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Kenyon
RedHawk Men & Women Defeat Kenyon
11/12/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 12, 2011
OXFORD, Ohio - Both Miami's men's and women's swimming and diving teams were victorious over Kenyon Saturday in the schools' annual coed meet. Coach Pete Lindsay's RedHawks (3-2) won their battle with the Lords, 163-135, while Coach Dave Jennings' team overwhelmed the Kenyon Ladies, 167-119.
The RedHawk men got two individual event wins from Anderson Whipp (Fort Wayne, IN) and Chris Gunnels (Chapel Hill, NC), and single triumphs from Dan Nemeth (Highland Heights), JIMMY BERES (Columbus), Michael Cavanaugh (Bowling Green) and Chris Hoppler (Germantown, MD).
Miami's women got double individual victories from Bekka Westrick (Fairfield), Nikki Craft (Bay Village) and Stacie Clagg (Canton), plus single wins by Maddie Kete (Bay Village), Chelsey Bruington (Mission Viejo, CA), Maegan O'Connor (Fishers, IN), Kelsey Mallon (Wheaton, IL), Leah Thornton (Helena, AL) and Courtney Collett (Hilton Head Island, SC),
MEN'S EVENTS
The men's 200 medley relay team triumphed, edging out Kenyon by 13/100s of a second with a time of 1:34.08. Gunnels, Whipp, Cavanaugh and Nemeth teamed up for the victory.
The men's 1000 free was dominated by Kenyon, as the Lords placed first, second and fourth. Miami's Sean Minderlein (Mullica Hill, NJ) placed third with a time of 9:48.57.
ANDY KILKENNY (Manchester, MO) and Brendan Melling (Solon) placed second and third in the 200 free, clocking in just behind the Kenyon's winner.
Whipp sprinted to a time of 58.77 in the 100 breaststroke to win that event and earn Miami nine team points.
Gunnels won the 100 backstroke in a time of 51.47, drawing the RedHawks within 10 points in the team score, 32-42.
The men's 200 butterfly saw Cavanaugh place second, just 47/100s behind Kenyon's swimmer.
Nemeth drew the RedHawks within seven points of Kenyon with a victory in the 50 free. His time was 21.09. Miami's Joe Baumgartner (St. Louis, MO) placed third.
Miami's Beres led a one-two-three finish in the three-meter event, collecting 16 of the 18 points and narrowly slipping the RedHawks into first in the team standings.
The Red & White's Baumgartner and Nemeth placed second and third, respectively, in the 100 free.
Gunnels won his second event of the day in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:53.07. Miami's Mike Kline (Fort Wayne, IN) was the runner-up.
The men's 200 breast saw the RedHawks' Melling finished as runner-up in a time of 2:10.65.
In the 500 free, Alex Reinhardt (Littleton, CO) and Minderlein placed second and third. Reinhardt's time of 4:43.54 was just two/100ths of a second behind Kenyon's Colton Spark. Minderlein touched the wall in a final time of 4:43.74.
The men's 100 fly saw Cavanaugh post a winning time of 51.40, Lords swimmers finished second, third and fourth, keeping Kenyon in front by a narrow margin, 124-120.
Miami's Hoppler won the men's one-meter competition, barely edging out teammate Mike Grainger (Cincinnati), 317.85 to 314.39. That put the RedHawks into the lead.
A one-two-three finish by Whipp (1:56.93), Melling (1:56.98) and Kilkenny (1:57.44) in the 200 IM increased Miami's lead to a 23-point margin and sealed the RedHawks' team victory.
In the afternoon's final event, the Red & White foursome of Gunnels, Nemeth, Baumgartner and Cavanaugh added 11 points to Miami's final team total with an impressive victory in the 200 freestyle relay (1:23.55).
WOMEN'S EVENTS
The 200 medley relay team of Brianna Fujan (Byron, MN), Scott, Rohr and Kete got the RedHawks off to an early lead with a top time of 1:48.09. They finished :01.48 ahead of the Kenyon foursome.
In the women's 1000 freestyle, Miami's Jenny Warmolts (Upper Arlington) took second, touching the wall in 10:38.42.
The RedHawks' Bruington, Thornton and Clagg went one-two-three in the 200 freestyle, with respective times of 1:52.92, 1:55.40 and 1:56.05, boosting Miami to a 38-17 lead in team points.
O'Connor won the 100 backstroke, edging out teammates Katie Bootsma (Eden Prairie, MN) and Brianna Fujan with a time of 57.94.
Scott won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.32, just 17/100ths of a second in front of her Kenyon opponent.
Mallon and Collett earned the two top times in the 200 butterfly. Mallon sprinted to a time of 2:07.19 to win first place, while Collett was the runner-up in a clocking of 2:09.51.
The top four finishes in the 50-yard freestyle went to Miami swimmers. Westrick led the way for the RedHawks with a winning time of 23.60. She was followed by Kete, Lauren Sichterman (Wausau, WI) and Annie Marquiss (Solon).
Craft, junior Lisa Werwinski (Canton) and sophomore Lucy McGrath (Winchester, KY) went one-two-three in the three-meter diving event. Craft's winning score was 310.27.
Kete and Bruington took the top two spots in the women's 100 freestyle with respective times of 52.02 and 52.42.
Miami placed first-through-fourth in the 200 backstroke, led by Thornton's winning time of 2:05.83, Bootsma, Fujan and O'Connor completed the top four.
The women's 200 breaststroke saw Miami's Clagg touch the wall first (2:23.06). Nicole Wagner (Columbus) finished fourth.
Collett won the 500 free in a time of 5:07.48, just ahead of teammate Warmolts (5:12.13).
In the 100 butterfly, because of the commanding lead that they held, Miami's competitors all swam exhibitions. Westrick (56.17), Rohr (58.29), Mandi Grandjean (Canton, 58.57) and Mallon (58.84) all had faster times than the Kenyon swimmers.
The three-meter diving event also turned out to be an exhibition effort for Miami's quartet of Craft, Werwinski, COREY BANGS (Monument, CO) and McGrath, who posted the four best scores.
Again, because of Miami's sizeable lead, the winning 200 individual medley time of Clagg (2:09.01) and runner-up Thornton (2:10.21) didn't count in the team standings.
The final event, the women's 200 freestyle relay, also was an exhibition swim for Miami's five entries. MU's best time (1:35.10) was recorded by the quartet of Westrick, Kete, O'Connor and Bruington.
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