SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – In Notre Dame College's final home matchup of the season, the swimming and diving teams faced the University of Mount Union on January 31.
On the women's side,
Hannah Berlin won the 1000-yard Freestyle with a time of 10:53.96, coming up just 13 seconds short of breaking the school record. She also won the 100 Butterfly, finishing with a time of 1:01.99. Berlin was named MEC Women's Swimmer of the Week for her performances all weekend.
Alexis Torosian won the 200 Freestyle, with a time of 2:04.74. In the 50 Freestyle, NDC women finished one and two, with
Brooke Dobrzanski and
Brionna Costanzo taking those spots. Dobrzanski also won the 100 Freestyle with a time of 56.54, while Costantino earned first place in the 100 Backstroke at 1:03.93.
Amanda Finn earned nine points in the 100 Breaststroke, winning with a time of 1:13.82. NDC also won the 200 Freestyle Relay, but ultimately came up short against Mount Union, 103.5-96.5.
The men lost to Mount Union, but
Garrett Warren had a good weekend, beginning with his second place finish in the 200 Freestyle. His time of 1:47.47 was just .12 seconds behind the leader and he nearly broke the program record.
Roan Kelleher won in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 22.44.
FROSTBURG, Md. – The next day, February 1, the Falcons traveled to Frostburg State University for their last regular season conference competition.
The women's team swam very well throughout the day. They would win by a score of 132-102 for their eighth victory of the season.
Irelan Ming won with a time of 2:23.95 in the 200 Freestyle and then was also victorious in the 50 Free. Torosian (2:35.45) won at the200 Butterfly and Dobrzanski (1:04.90) won at 100 Free. Costanzo finished with a time of 2:43.10 and won the 200 Backstroke.
Berlin was victorious in the 600 Freestyle and the 300 Freestyle. In the 600 Free, she posted a time of 7:23.40, which broke the FSU pool record.
The 800 Freestyle Relay and the 100 Medley relay went in favor of the Falcons.
The men also enjoyed a successful day. A relay team took second in the 100 Medley. In the 600 Freestyle,
Daniel Alvarez finished at 7:04.13 and won. Alvarez (1:05.51) also took first in the 100 IM.
Jonathan McIntosh (1:13.02) won at 100 Breaststroke and Cam Fisher (2:21.59) took the 200 Butterfly. Kelleher (2:07.63) was victorious in the 200 Free and he won the 100 Freestyle with a time of 56.02. Warren won in the 200 Backstroke at 2:20.47. NDC also took second in the 800 Freestyle.
In all, the men's team had three races where they finished one and two. They won 141-115.
"Being so close to conference [championships], everyone is at different stages in their taper so it is hard to compare this weekend's times to their normal dual meet times," said Head Coach
Stephanie Gyurke. "That means we have to focus on the little things: starts, turns, breathing, etc. After watching them execute those little things flawlessly, I know that these guys are going to set the pool on fire at conference. I can't wait to watch them do it."
Men's and women's swimming and diving will prepare for the MEC-GMAC Championship, which will take place on February 12-15 in Canton, Ohio.
