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Men's swimming action 2019
Andy Smith

Swimming & Diving

Men’s and Women’s Swimming Earn Top-4 Finishes at Oberlin Invitational; Two School Records Set

Day One Recap | Day Two Recap | Sunday Results | Full Meet Results
 
The Malone University swimming & diving teams wrapped up action at the Oberlin College Invitational on Sunday, the third day of competition. Both men's and women's teams earned top-4 finishes in deep and competitive fields.
 
Following Sunday's morning prelims and evening finals, the Malone women placed third among 13 teams, finishing behind only runaway winner Allegheny College and second-place Ashland. The men finished fourth overall among 12 schools, trailing only Penn State Behrend, Ashland, and Allegheny.
 
A total of seven swimming events were contested in Sunday night's finals, including 400 freestyle relay to end the meet. Diving events were held in between the prelims and finals.
 
Highlights

200-yard Freestyle
Macy Williams earned first-place points for the Pioneers, winning the A Final in a time of 1:55.06, the second-fastest mark in Pioneer history. Abby Reynolds, the school record-holder, finished third in 1:58.20. In the men's A Final, Brice Dixon placed second in 1:44.19. In the B Final, Caleb Cosentino posted a time of 1:47.61, finishing 11th overall in the event.
 
100 Backstroke
Brittany Sheets was the lone Pioneer woman to reach the A Final, placing eighth in 1:04.09. Nicole Kenny (1:04.77) competed in the B Final and finished 10th overall. Kinsey Knoch (1:05.07) won the C Final. Leading the men were Braydan Billman (59.88) in 15th place and Cole Travis in (1:01.62) in 18th.
 
100 Fly
Denise Quentin earned an impressive victory, surpassing the field by over two seconds touching the wall in 56.59, and setting the school record by two-hundredths of a second. She was joined in the A Final by Danielle Ward, who placed sixth in 59.76. In the men's races, Ezra Ferguson place 10th in a time of 54.05.
 
200 Breaststroke
In the men's races, Fabian Loewe (2:16.02) placed sixth overall, competing in the A Final. Bradley Bowers (2:25.08) won the C Final, trimming over eight seconds from his preliminary time. No Pioneer women entered.
 
100 Individual Medley
Nick Wertz won the men's event in a time of 54.43. He was followed by Braxton Miller (57.41), Samuel Rigdon (59.59), and Adam Aziz (1:00.66) in third through fifth, respectively. No Pioneer women competed.
 
400 Individual Medley
Nick Wertz (4:14.96) placed third in the A Final and Rhett Sanford (4:32.60) finished 16th overall, competing in the B Final. No Pioneer women were entered in the event.
 
400 Freestyle Relay
The women's relay teams continued their impressive performances this weekend, posting another victory in the event. Denise Quentin, Abby Reynolds, Kinsey Knoch, and Macy Williams put together a 3:32.74 winning mark, the school record time in the event. The men's team of Brice Dixon, Ezra Ferguson, Nick Wertz, and Caleb Cosentino placed second with a time of 3:13.27.
 
Diving
Malone's Corey Phillips placed fifth in the men's 1-meter dive, earning 281.55 points.
 
Up Next
The Pioneers conclude the fall session on December 5-7 in the Zippy Invitational at Akron.
 
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Players Mentioned

Bradley  Bowers

Bradley Bowers

Breast
Senior
Brice Dixon

Brice Dixon

Fly / Free
Junior
Ezra Ferguson

Ezra Ferguson

Breast / Free
Sophomore
Nicole Kenny

Nicole Kenny

Back
Senior
Denise Quentin

Denise Quentin

Sprint Free / Fly
Junior
Abby  Reynolds

Abby Reynolds

Sprint Free
Junior
Samuel Rigdon

Samuel Rigdon

Sprint Free
Sophomore
Rhett Sanford

Rhett Sanford

IM / Free
Senior
Brittany Sheets

Brittany Sheets

Free
Junior
Nick Wertz

Nick Wertz

Distance Free
Senior
Adam Aziz

Adam Aziz

Fly / Free
Freshman
Braydan Billman

Braydan Billman

Free
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bradley  Bowers

Bradley Bowers

Senior
Breast
Brice Dixon

Brice Dixon

Junior
Fly / Free
Ezra Ferguson

Ezra Ferguson

Sophomore
Breast / Free
Nicole Kenny

Nicole Kenny

Senior
Back
Denise Quentin

Denise Quentin

Junior
Sprint Free / Fly
Abby  Reynolds

Abby Reynolds

Junior
Sprint Free
Samuel Rigdon

Samuel Rigdon

Sophomore
Sprint Free
Rhett Sanford

Rhett Sanford

Senior
IM / Free
Brittany Sheets

Brittany Sheets

Junior
Free
Nick Wertz

Nick Wertz

Senior
Distance Free
Adam Aziz

Adam Aziz

Freshman
Fly / Free
Braydan Billman

Braydan Billman

Freshman
Free