Steve Rader
The Tiger men's and women's swimming and diving teams are off to
a strong start with an impressive showing against the College of
Wooster this weekend. The men were victorious over the Scots by a
118-113 score while the women were narrowly defeated by a count of
109-126.
There were many notable swims for the men, including first-place
finishes by Steve Rader (Concord, Ohio/Cleveland St.
Ignatius) in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.96) and 100
butterfly (54.13). Matt Werbach (Painesville,
Ohio/Hawken) had season-best times in the 100 free (50.25)
and 200 free (1:51.79), placing first and second respectively.
Brandon Morris (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville)
stood out in the distance events by taking first in the 500 free
(5:16.89) and second in the 1,000 free (10:48.47). Blake
Troxel (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell) finished first in the 200
IM (2:09.62) and Alex Berger (Findlay,
Ohio/Findlay) scored blue in the 100 breaststroke
(1:03.55).
The team of Rader, Werbach, Berger and Scott Olmsted
(Castle Rock, Colo./Cherry Creek) teamed up in the 200
free relay to take first (1:31.24).
The women found it tough to score first-place points against the
Scots. Newcomer Betany Yeakley (Wilmington,
Ohio/Wilmington) was the only Tiger to take home the top
honor. Yeakley finished in first in the 100 backstroke (1:02.30)
and second in the 200 IM (2:16.81).
Notable swims were achieved by Rebecca Searcy (Shelbyville,
Ky./Shelby County Bloomington) who scored a pair of
second-place finishes in the 1,000 free (11:02.62) and the 500 free
(5:26.96). Swimming sprint freestyle, Courtney Galliger
(Eagan, Minn./Eagan) had season-best swims in the 50
(25.57) and in the 100 (56.47).
Catherine Gray (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) and
Ashley Tipple (Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) each took
home top honors in the diving competition. Gray scored 189.25
points in the 1-meter competition, while Tipple scored 142.9 in the
3-meter.
On Friday, the Tigers will match-up against Ohio Wesleyan and
Wilmington at home. Saturday they will take to the road against the
toughest competition of the season - perennial NCAA champion Kenyon
College.
Next: Next: 11/8 vs. Wilmington & Ohio Wesleyan, 6
p.m.