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Swim Senior Day vs CWRU
Peter Wangechi

Men's Swimming & Diving Wraps Regular Season with Senior Day Loss to CWRU

| By: Joe Ginley '16, SID

The Blue Streaks celebrated the senior class at Johnson Natatorium

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS – For the final time, five seniors competed in the Johnson Natatorium. And for the last time this season, John Carroll Men's Swimming & Diving swam in front of the home crowd.

From here, it's on to the postseason, with a trip to the vaunted North Coast Athletic Conference Championships in sight.

As for today, the Blue Streaks lost a 173-115 dual to #16 Case Western Reserve University. 

Results

John Carroll opened the day with a defeat in the 200 Medley Relay by a razor-thin margin. David Miller, Alex Gallagher, Michael Vertikoff, and Cameron Cook lost by just half a second with a mark of 1:34.63. 

To begin on the individual side of things, Sam Kmet did not surprise anyone by winning the 1000 Free. The veteran did so in easy fashion, carding a time of 9:54.06. Kmet later tabbed second in the 500 Free (4:49.97). 

Joe Nadur went out with a victory in the 200 Breaststroke. The Dublin, Ohio native sprinted past the competition, rolling for a 2:09.19 time to easily win in his last home meet. Later on, the veteran strolled to a win in the 200 IM, with a strong winning time of 1:53.77. 

Cook stirred the pot with a few strong swims today. The sophomore touched the wall in 21.49 for the top time in the quick event. Cook followed it up with a fantastic victory in the 200 Free, touching the wall at 1:41.60. To finish things off, he guided the 100 Free brigade with a second-place time of 47.32. Senior Patrick Branch nabbed third in 47.93. 

Bart Kubis did his thing as usual in the 100 Breaststroke, tapping the wall in 58.64 for silver. Miller kept up a good pace in the 100 Backstroke, clocking in at 51.86. 

After Vertikoff touched the wall in second in the 100 Butterfly (52.22), Owen Holm, Bailey Parsons, and Dewey Black all competed for the Blue Streaks to celebrate the senior day. 

To finish off the day, the Blue Streaks took second in the 400 Free Relay. Owen Holm, Kyle Priset, Dominic Falcon, and Yuriy Gorobchuk snatched second in 3:11.78. 

Next Up
The Blue Streaks will head to Denison University for the NCAC Championships from February 11-14. 
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