Tigers Have Impressive Showing Against College Of Wooster

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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.