Men’s Swimming Falls at No. 12 Ohio State
January 30, 2015 08:48 PM | General
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| Riggs |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In its final dual meet of the season, the West Virginia University men’s swimming and diving team came up short at No. 12-ranked Ohio State earlier tonight in Columbus, Ohio.
Despite earning one-two-three finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM events, the Mountaineers fell by a final score of 170-120 to the host Buckeyes.
“It was a really solid effort from the men,” said coach Vic Riggs. “Both relays had significant drops from the fall and overall we had 23 in season-best times.
“Max (Spencer) had some really solid breaststroke swims. Nate Carr swam three in season-best times as well. This was an excellent opportunity for us to race a very good OSU team. I felt we did a great job of racing against them, which I believe will helps us race at Big 12s.”
Andrew Marsh contributed to three first-place finishes on Friday night. Marsh took first place in the men’s 100-yard backstroke (48.97) and 100-yard butterfly (49.68).
Marsh, along with Ross Glegg, Frank Csonka and Tim Squires raced to a first-place result in the men’s 200-yard freestyle relay.
In the men’s 200-yard IM, the Mountaineers took first through fourth place. Nate Carr hit the wall first in 1:49.85, Chris Brill placed second in 1:56.24, Austin Green finished third in 1:58.07 and Chase Williams took fourth in 1:58.24.
West Virginia enjoyed another sweep in the men’s 200-yard breaststroke. Max Spencer hit the pad first in 2:02.23, Carr placed second in a season-best 2:02.70 and Brill finished third in 2:07.56
On the men’s 1-meter diving board, Alex Obendorf led the Mountaineers with a fifth-place overall finish, scoring 285.68. Obendorf also led WVU on the 3-meter board, recording a fourth-place result (333.08).
In the men’s 200-yard freestyle, Carr and Ross Glegg placed second (1:40.07) and third (1:40.96), respectively.
The men’s 500-yard freestyle saw Nathan Howells take second in 4:45.06. Pierce Bradshaw placed third in the event in 4:45.24 and James Koval finished fourth in 4:47.48.
The women’s diving team also competed at Ohio State on Saturday night. Senior Haily VandePoel took second on the 1-meter board with a mark of 277.58. Jennifer Rey took fourth in the event with a score of 251.40 and Lindsay Schmidt placed fifth, scoring 248.03.
VandePoel also led the group on the 3-meter board, placing third overall (292.73). Schmidt placed fourth (272.10) and Rey took fifth (261.45).
The women’s swimming and diving team hosts Ohio tomorrow at 4 p.m., at the WVU Natatorium, while the men won’t return to competition until the Big 12 Championships from Feb. 25-28.
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