Men's Swimming & Diving Dominates Yellow Jackets on Senior Day

1/22/2022 5:45:00 PM | By: Joe Ginley '16, SID

The Blue Streaks started and ended the days with 1-2 sweeps in a relay.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- You could feel the warmth in the Johnson Natatorium on Saturday, and not just in comparison to the outdoors.

On a cheery Senior Day celebrating a large class, John Carroll Men's Swimming & Diving soared to a 219-74 conquest over Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.

"I'm very proud of our awesome senior class," said Head Coach Tanner Barton. "These men have shown so much growth over the past couple seasons, and I look for them to accomplish even more as we move down the stretch. Today, the entire men's team put forth a dominant effort from top to bottom against Baldwin Wallace."

The domination began in the opening race with a 1-2 punch in the 200 Medley Relay. Liam McDonnell, Jonah Venos, Bryce Liddell, and Michael Heller did the honors for first at 1:54.25. Jonathan Simoes, Jacob Clark, River Flatley, and Austin Davis combined for a second-place time of 1:56.56.

John Carroll rolled to a 1-2-3 sweep then in the 1000 Free. Aidan O'Neill bested the field with a time of 10:33.74. Andrew Chiapetta caromed a time of 10:37.89 for second. Venos completed the feat in 10:47.65.

A full sweep didn't happen in the 200 Free, but a 1-2 finish did just fine. Jacob Farr took the crown with a time of 1:48.23. Davis did good work with a time of 1:49.16 for the runner-up spot. Another top two finish came with the 100 Back, as Liam McDonnell soared to 51.46 and Clark followed in 55.23.

Joe Kaiser conquered the competition in the 100 Breaststroke, clocking in at 1:04.40. Erik Sribuas celebrated Senior Day nicely with a third-place time of 1:05.92.

Flatley found a first-place crown next, winning the 200 Fly. The Youngstown native clocked in at 1:58.36, followed by Luke Novak in third (2:08.49) and Max Campbell in fourth (2:12.78).

JCU notched its second 1-2-3 sweep of the day in the 50 Free. Forrest Campbell led the way with a time of 22.14. Liddell followed closely in second at 22.18. Davis rounded things out in third at 22.38.

John Carroll tallied second, third, and fourth in the 1 meter diving. Jack Lausin anchored the squad with a second-place score of 281.62 points. Christian Litwinowicz snagged second in 196.62. Campbell tried his hand at diving and earned 126.67 points in a Senior Day performance.

Out of the diving break, Davis won the 100 Free with a time of 48.13. Michael Heller followed closely behind in 48.66 for second. The momentum kept rolling in the 200 Back, as Simoes won the day with a time of 1:55.82. Clark snagged second in 2:01.31.

Kaiser collected his second victory of the day in the 200 Breaststroke, touching the wall at 2:22.18. Novak was just behind at 2:22.70. O'Neill then got his glory in the 500 Free, clocking in at 4:59.01. Farr found third at 5:13.52.

McDonnell flew past the field in the 100 Fly, clocking in at 49.89. Liddell earned second, touching in at 52.07.

In the 3 meter diving, Litwinowicz earned 174.75 points, good for second place for JCU.

After the diving break, Campbell captured another W, winning the 100 IM with a time of 53.92. Sribuas snatched third at 56.95.

The day ended as it began, with a 1-2 victory in a relay. In the 200 Free Relay, McDonnell, O'Neill, Heller, and Venos combined for a time of 1:26.39. Novak, Kaiser, Farr, and Flatley worked together for a second-place time of 1:29.39.

After the win, the Blue Streaks will get back to it this week, with end of the regular season in view. The Blue & Gold will head to Wilmington next week for the regular season finale.

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