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 A.J. Erard earned an NCAA B cut in the 400 IM. |
Nov. 17, 2006
DETROIT, Mich. - The Wayne State men's swimming and diving team defeated the University of Findlay, 96-80, in the Warriors' first home meet of the season on Friday evening at the Matthaei Aquatic Center.
Wayne State claimed first and second in the 200 medley relay, getting the dual meet off to a strong start.
The top three finishes in the 1000 free went to the Warriors thanks to strong swims from Guilherme Veiga (9:37.53), Matt Leix (10:21.59), and Argent Palumbo (10:39.14).
Justin Shields (1:49.40) and Sebastian Rzepa (1:49.50) went 1-2 in the 200 free, as did Tim Giblin (21.71) and Per Bergstrom (22.45) in the 50 free.
A.J. Erard (4:09.47) won the 400 IM and earned an NCAA "B" qualifier, followed by Jared Troyer (4:14.80) in second place.
Cauli Bedran (53.98) finished in second place in the 100 butterfly, while Alex Davidson (48.52) and Erard (50.85) took the top two spots in the 100 free to officially seal the victory.
Other notable swims included Leix in the 100 back (55.62), James Ekleberry in the 500 free (4:56.81), and Christer Tour in the 100 breaststroke (59.71).
Wayne State will compete at the Eastern Michigan Invitational in two weeks, Dec. 1-2.
