Swimming teams open season at MIAA Relays

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Olivet College men's and women's swimming teams opened their 2013-14 seasons by participating in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Relays. Calvin College hosted the unscored meet inside the Venema Aquatic Center in Grand Rapids.

The top finishing relay for the men's team was the third-place 1,500 freestyle trio of junior Jimmy DeRupa (Trenton), freshman Trey Jennings (Grand Haven) and senior Korey Mervenne (Jenison). They stopped the clock at 15:38.84. Overall, Olivet also had seven relays finish in fourth-place, two in fifth-place and one in sixth-place. The women's team had four relays finish in fifth and another four relays place sixth.

"Although we didn't win any of the relays, we swam well at the meet," said Head Coach Elise Knoche. "I was pleased with the times that Jimmy, Trey and Korey posted during our 3 x 500 men's relay. Also, Jazmin Johnson had great splits on the end of our medley and free relays. Kira Gates had an overall good meet as well."

The Comets will begin their dual meet schedule next Saturday, Oct. 26, when they host Kalamazoo College. Action at the Upton Center Pool starts at 1 p.m.

Men

• 3rd – 1,500 freestyle – 15:38.84 – Jim DeRupa, Trey Jennings, Korey Mervenne
• 4th – 200 medley – 1:40.60 – Eric Dawdy, Adam Rhein, Georges Aoun, Ben Aldrich
• 4th – 200 backstroke – 1:46.62 – Eric Dawdy, Georges Aoun, Trey Jennings, Korey Mervenne
• 4th – 200 breaststroke – 1:58.13 – Adam Rhein, Nick Aldrich, Phil Bielak, Tyler Russell
• 4th – 200 butterfly – 1:40.66 – Georges Aoun, Nick Aldrich, Tyler Russell, Townsend Montgomery
• 4th – 100 breaststroke – 52.37 – Tyler Russell, Phil Bielak, Nick Aldrich, Adam Rhein
• 4th – 100 freestyle – 41.01 – Derek Beslock, Georges Aoun, Phil Bielak, Ben Aldrich
• 4th – 4x100 IM – 3:59.09 – Ben Aldrich, Tyler Russell, Townsend Montgomery, Adam Rhein
• 5th – 100 butterfly – 45.63 – Townsend Montgomery, Nick Aldrich, Jim DeRupa, Derek Beslock
• 5th – 100 backstroke – 49.53 – Eric Dawdy, Korey Mervenne, Trey Jennings, Townsend Montgomery
• 6th – 200 freestyle – 1:30.90 – Eric Dawdy, Derek Beslock, Phil Bielak, Jim DeRupa

Women

• 5th – 200 medley – 1:59.12 – Alivia Hammond, Megan Dossey, Kira Gates, Jazmin Johnson
• 5th – 200 backstroke – 2:01.55 – Alivia Hammond, Katie Dobis, Britnee Jackson, Jazmin Johnson
• 5th – 1500 freestyle – 17:48.03 – Shana Bush, Milie Funk, Megan Dossey
• 5th – 200 freestyle – 1:46.01 – Milie Funk, Megan Dossey, Alivia Hammon, Jazmin Johnson
• 6th – 500 progressive freestyle – 5:09.57 – Jazmin Johnson, Katie Dobis, Kira Gates, Shana Bush
• 6th – 200 butterfly – 2:14.23 – Kira Gates, Katie Dobis, Britnee Jackson, Raquel Mazur
• 6th – 100 freestyle – 51.58 – Shana Bush, Milie Funk, Alivia Hammond, Raquel Mazur
• 6th – 4x100 IM – 4:47.59 – Kira Gates, Shana Bush, Megan Dossey, Britnee Jackson

NOTE: The placements above is based on the team's performance against only "A" relays.