Kenyon vs St. Bonaventure vs Cleveland State
- Saturday, October 15, 2022
- Cleveland, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores:
- Women: Kenyon 196, CSU 83
- Women: Kenyon 181, St. Bonaventure 99
- Women: St. Bonaventure 170, CSU 115
- Men: Kenyon 166, CSU 96
- Men: Kenyon 176.5, St. Bonaventure 117.5
- Men: CSU 158, St. Bonaventure 136
Courtesy: Kenyon Athletics
CLEVELAND and ATHENS, Ohio — The Kenyon College women’s swimming and diving team opened the season and two different meets this week. The Owls sent divers to compete at The Fletch College Invitational at Ohio University, while the swimmers headed to Cleveland State University to square off against the host Vikings, as well as the Bonnies from Saint Bonaventure University.
In terms of scores, at Cleveland State, Kenyon posted a 196-83 win over the Vikings and a 181-99 triumph over Saint Bonaventure. Diving at Ohio was an individual event, so no team scores were kept.
At Ohio, Kenyon’s top diver was junior Katarina Ilic. In a field of 29 competitors, she placed 11th on the three-meter board, racking up a score of 200.60. She did even better on the one-meter, placing sixth with a score of 215.55. Bryn Tiernan placed 20th on the one-meter and Claire Fergusson placed 21st. Back in the three-meter competition, Fergusson, Naomi Kennel and Tiernan placed 18th, 19th and 20th, respectively.
At Cleveland State, senior Olivia Smith led the way for Kenyon. She started her day by leading the Owls’ winning 200-yard medley relay team that clocked in at 1:45.09. Joining her in that race was Jennah Fadely, Celia Ford and Alexandra White.
After the relay, Smith went on to win the 100-yard backstroke, as well as the 100-yard butterfly (56.42).
Fadely, a sophomore, also had a pair of individual-event wins for Kenyon. She claimed the top spot in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.20) and went on to win the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.40).
White, who was a part of that winning relay, also chalked up a win in the 50-yard freestyle (23.79).
Kenyon had four other individual-event winners. That list included Kira Bowling in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:48.79), Ania Axas in the 200-yard butterfly (2:06.91), Caleigh Wukitch in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.49) and Gabrielle Wei in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.99).
The Owls now take an extended break from competition. They get back in the pool on Friday, November 4, when they host Ohio Wesleyan University at 6 p.m.
CLEVELAND and ATHENS, Ohio — The 2022-23 swimming and diving season started this weekend for the Kenyon College Owls. Divers went to Ohio University to compete in The Fletch College Invitational, while swimmers went to Cleveland State University to compete against the host Vikings, as well as the Bonnies from Saint Bonaventure University.
Diving was an individual event, while team scores were kept at Cleveland State, where Kenyon racked up a 166-96 win over the Vikings and a 176.5-117.5 victory over the Bonnies.
Friday and Saturday at Ohio, Kenyon divers put together up some impressive performances. The most impressive came from junior Israel Zavaleta, who won both the one-meter and three-meter competitions. On Friday, he posted a score of 314.80 to win the one-meter. Right behind him was senior Drew Albrecht, who claimed the runner-up spot with 272.65 points. Fellow senior Mason Fishell took fourth place and first-year Owen Peterson took fifth.
Saturday, Zavaleta scored a 388.10 and broke the Ohio University three-meter pool record with a 388.10, which was previously set at 361.42 by Tim O’Brien in the 1986 season. Following up that showing was Albrecht, who placed sixth with a score of 238.35. Fishell wound up in eighth place and Peterson was ninth.
At Cleveland State, Kenyon had a quartet of swimmers win two, or more, events. Headlining that list was junior Marko Krtinic. He cleaned up in the sprinting events, taking the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle (21.17) and the top spot in the 100-yard freestyle (45.76). Krtinic also swam a leg on the Owls’ winning 400-yard freestyle relay team that clocked in at 3:03.92. His teammates on that relay were Cheran De Silva, Djordje Dragojlovic, and Liam Sweeney.
Kenyon’s other double winners were Noah Hargrove, Yurii Kosian and Luis Weekes. Hargrove was quickest in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.95) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:53.90). Kosian swept the backstroke events, taking the 100 in 49.48 and the 200 in 1:47.74, while Weekes swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 56.72 and then the 200 in 2:07.75.
The Owls now take an extended break from competition. They get back in the pool on Friday, November 4, when they host Ohio Wesleyan University at 6 p.m.