Results: Friday | Saturday

MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Davenport University swimming and diving teams traveled to the U.P. on Friday and Saturday to face off against both Northern Michigan and St. Cloud State. Friday's Wildcat Relay Meet consisted of just relays and diving as each relay quartet was made up of two men and two women. Saturday's action was for a normal dual meet with the teams going head to head for both the men and women.

Looking at the team scores and starting with Friday, Davenport lost to the host, Northern Michigan, 168-124, and St. Cloud State by a hair, 150-149. Saturday, the men fell to the Wildcats, 181-98, and the Huskies, 177-116. The women came up short to Northern Michigan, 168-124, and St. Cloud State, 150-149.

"We did well this weekend," said head coach, Justin Vasquez. "We were competing against two really good swimming and diving teams in Northern and St. Cloud and we competed well. I am happy with our continued progress as a team."

Starting with Friday's action, Davenport took third or better in seven events including the 400 breast relay, 800 free relay, one meter dive, 200 free relay, three meter dive, 4x100 IM relay, and 400 free relay. Particulars for those finishes can be found below:

800 free relay - 1st - 7:26.20
Alvaro Ruiz, Hannah Gnatt, Rebecca Wallis, Evan Tucker-Jones

4x100 IM relay - 2nd - 3:53.29
Richard Polasek, Ella Wagner, Emma Wallis, Julian Lazea

400 breast relay - 2nd - 4:16.35
Owen Stender, Ella Wagner, Emma Wallis, Richard Polasek

One meter dive - 3rd - 209.25
Lexis Mirandette

Three meter dive - 3rd - 195.87
Lexis Mirandette

200 free relay - 3rd - 1:33.64
John Gill III, Cameron Whitfield, Jenna Schrotenboer, Sara Mumby

400 free relay - 3rd - 3:25.88
Mitch Dickey, Rebecca Wallis, Chelsea Engelsman, Alvaro Ruiz

Fast forward to Saturday, and there were three wins apiece for the men and women. Among those three first-place finishes for the men were a pair of new school records from Eric Perczak.

200 fly - 1st - 1:53.89 (SCHOOL RECORD)
Eric Perczak

100 fly - 1st - 51.27 (SCHOOL RECORD)
Eric Perczak

100 free - 1st - 47.34
Alvaro Ruiz

1000 free - 1st - 10:45.49
Rebecca Wallis

500 free - 5:12.25
Rebecca Wallis

200 free - 1st - 1:57.33
Hannah Gnatt

Next up on the schedule for Davenport is a head-to-head meeting at Wayne State on Oct. 22 with the action set to begin at 5 p.m. inside Matthaei Natatorium.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler