The Ohio State Buckeyes won all but two events in their regular season finale against Wright State. The meet included an expanded event lineup that included 50s of butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke.
Highlighting the Buckeye Senior Night was a 400 free relay win by an all-senior relay comprising all four of the team’s female seniors.
Men’s Meet
The OSU men won 17 events on the men’s side with a deep attack that saw only a trio of multiple-event winners.
The only swimmer to win more than one race was Matt McHugh, who went undefeated in his three appearances. Individually, McHugh excelled in the sprint format, taking the 50 free (20.56) and 50 fly (23.15) for the home team, and his 22.24 backstroke split on the 200 medley relay led the Buckeyes to a first-event win.
Diver Colin Zeng also doubled up, winning on 3-meter (483.15) and 1-meter (430.20), and Mark Belanger took the 50 back (23.38) and 100 back (49.14).
Wright State got a pair of late wins in the dual. Matthew Dassow took the 200 breast in a touchout of Ohio State’s Andrew Appleby, 2:06.12 to 2:06.32. And after finishing second in the 500 free, Mitchell Stover won the 200 IM for the visitors in 1:51.25.
The end results was a 192-125 win for Ohio State, which moves on to the Big Ten Championships later this month. Wright State, meanwhile, heads for the Horizon League Championships this postseason.
Women’s Meet
The OSU women were event more dominant, sweeping all 19 events to blow out Wright State 200-81.
Perhaps the highlight for the Buckeyes on senior night was a meet-ending 200 free relay win from a team made up of all four seniors on the program’s roster. Camey Rabold, Rachel Dzierzak, Katy Luchansky and Annie Jongekrijg teamed up to win that relay in 1:34.17. Jongekrijg had the biggest split, going 22.63 on the anchor leg.
Not to be outdone, the other three combined to win four individual races on the night. Rabold paced the 200 free (1:51.30), Dzierzak the 100 free (51.58) and 50 breast (29.45) and Luchansky the 200 IM (2:05.55).
Meg Bailey, Lindsey Clary and Liz Li all won multiple events for the Buckeyes. Bailey took the 100 back (56.42) and 200 breast (2:19.30), Clary the 200 fly (2:04.40) and 200 back (2:04.71) and Li the 100 fly (54.96) and 50 back (25.78).
Wright State was led by Samantha Miller, who took second in the 50 by just three tenths, going 24.12, and was also 59.57 in the 100 fly.