Swim and Dive Start 2026 Strong at Oakland

Friday, January 9

Rochester, Mich.

4 p.m.

Miami University

Oakland [with Denison] (Co-Ed)

Photo by: Will Miklautsch

Swim and Dive Start 2026 Strong at Oakland

1/9/2026 6:36:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

ROCHESTER, Mich. — The Miami University swimming and diving team hit the road to start the 2026 calendar year strong at Oakland University on Friday, Jan. 9. After day one, the RedHawk women are leading against both Oakland and Dennison with identical scores of 124-62. The men are down against Oakland 86-100 but up against Dennison 131-55.

How it Happened:

The RedHawks' first meet of the 2026 calendar year kicked off with the women's 200-yard medley, where the women's A team finished first. Ella Ziegert, Madison Watschke, Natalie Gilson and Jenna Halliday turned in a combined time of 1:42.08.
The men's 200-yard medley followed, where the A team finished third. Jensen Nelson, Ian Wihebrink, Duncan Salmen and Tegan Barrier posted a combined time of 1:27.48.
Next was the women's 400-yard IM, where Gracie Gregory earned a time of 4:22.85, good for second place.
Owen Hoban finished first in the men's 400-yard IM with a time of 3:52.26. Michal Piela and Elijah Rolfsen followed in second and third, with times of 3:55.16 and 3:55.25, respectively.
Herbet finished first in the women's 200-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 1:48.78. Waechter finished in third place with a time of 1:51.31.
Next came the men's 200-yard freestyle, where Bryce Menchhofer was fourth with a time of 1:38.03.
The women's 100-yard butterfly followed, as Ziegert came in first by earning a time of 55.66. Gilson was second, turning in a time of 56.03.
Salmen was first in the men's 100-yard butterfly, recording a time of 47.98. Allen Cotton was right behind him in second place with a time of 47.99.
After that came the women's 100-yard breaststroke, where Gilson was third, clocking a time of 1:04.00.
The men's 100-yard breaststroke followed, where Benjamin Eichberg was fifth, turning in a time of 55.68
Next was the women's 50-yard freestyle, where Herbet finished first with a time of 22.93. Waechter was third, earning a time of 23.52.
In the men's 50-yard freestyle, Barrier finished first, recording a time of 20.24.
Audrey Conley was first in the women's 500-yard freestyle, earning a time of 4:57.42. Casey Stephens was right behind her in second, recording a time of 4:58.21.
The men's 500-yard freestyle was next, where Elijah Rolfsen finished first, posting a time of 4:25.28.
The women's 100-yard backstroke followed, where Ziegert finished second, recording a time of 54.81.
After that was the men's 500-yard backstroke, where Jensen Nelson finished second, turning in a time of 48.24. Cotton finished third with a time of 48.36.
The women's 400-yard freestyle relay was next, where the women's A team finished first. Gracie Gregory, Waechter, Halliday and Herbet turned in a combined time of 3:22.01.
Swimming events concluded with the men's 400-yard freestyle, where the men's A team finished second. Rodrigues-Kmiliauski, Cotton, Salmen and Barrier posted a combined time of 2:56.49.
For diving events, Mia Meinhardt earned a first place finish in the women's 1M dive, posting a score of 266.80. Sydney Rice finished second with a score of 272.20. Gretchen Osmun was third, earning a score of 245.30.
Paul Hong finished first in the men's 3M dive, turning in a score of 307.2. Tuck Gregory was second with a score of 300.20.

UP NEXT: The Miami swimming and diving team will hit the pool again for day two of the meet against Oakland and Denison Saturday, Jan. 10. Events will begin at 10 a.m.