O'FALLON, Ill. – The McKendree University men's swimming and diving team improved to 7-0 on the season in dual meets as the fourth-ranked Bearcats picked up wins here Saturday over both 15th-ranked Missouri S&T (179-81) and 14th-ranked Delta State (203-94) at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex Pool.
In Saturday's double dual meet, the Bearcats won 13 of the 16 events and turned in four NCAA 'B' qualifying times. In addition, the Bearcats went 1-2 in four events – 1,000 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 400 IM.
Four Bearcats won at least three events on Saturday, including sophomore
Filipe Pinheiro (Rio de Janiero, Brazil/Colegio Ao Cubo) taking home four event wins.
Pinhiero was the second leg on the winning 200 medley relay team that recorded a time of 1:30.03 and was first in the 100 breaststroke (55.67), 200 breaststroke (2:52.30) and the 400 IM (4:05.83).
Along with Pinhiero, graduate student
Xander Skinner (Namibia, Africa/Windhoek Afrikaans Private School) and senior
Gregg Lichinsky (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) each won three individual events, while junior
DaVante Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Queens College) and freshman
Filip Cigic (Zagreb, Croatia/Sportska Gimnazija) won two events.
Skinner, who was named this week's PNC GLVC Men's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week, took home first place in the 200 freestyle (1:38.78) and 100 freestyle (44.54) and was the anchor leg on the winning 200 medley relay team. Both of Skinner's individual event times were 'B' qualifying times.
Lichinsky's three wins came in the 50 freestyle (20.53), 100 butterfly (49.41) and he was the third leg on the winning 200 medley relay team. His time in the 50 freestyle was a 'B' qualifying time.
Cigic won the 1,000 freestyle (9:41.99) and 500 freestyle (4:40.83), while Carey won the 100 backstroke (50.13) and was the lead leg on the winning 200 medley relay team.
The other 'B' qualifying time on Saturday was recorded by freshman
Jackson Lustig (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) as he swam a 'B' qualifying time in the 200 butterfly (1:48.28).
McKendree returns to pool on Friday, Nov. 5 with a 1 p.m. CT Great Lakes Valley Conference dual meet at No. 1 ranked University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Ind.
Here are the individual results from the double dual meet between Missouri S&T and Delta State.
1. McKendree 'A' – 1:30.03 – Carey, Pinheiro, Lichinsky, Skinner
3. McKendree 'B' – 1:34.33 –
Patryk Rozenek, Gary Schrock,
Alireza Yavari,
Caleb Law
5. McKendree 'C' – 1:36.45 –
Colton Grimes,
Ethan Hanson,
Nick Khatkovyy,
Noah Javens
7. McKendree 'D' – 1:38.10 –
Gavin Wagner,
Owen Brubaker,
John Bodden,
Robert Ross
1,000 Freestyle
1. Cigic, 9:41.99
2.
Charlie Fraser-Allen, 9:48/41
200 Freestyle
1. Skinner, 1:38.78 ('B' Time)
2. Yavari, 1:41.17
3.
Leo Gandaria-Hernandez, 1:41.67
4.
Arthur Souza, 1:42.62
7.
Taras Zherebetskyy, 1:46.56
12.
Noah Fishel, 1:49.61
100 Backstroke
1. Carey, 50.13
3. Rozenek, 52.91
4. Grimes, 53.04
7. Wagner, 53.45
10.
Macoy Neinas, 56.32
100 Breaststoke
1. Pinheiro, 55.67
3. Schrock, 58.60
7. Hanson, 1:00.97
200 Butterfly
1. Lustig, 1:48.28 ('B' Time)
6. Bodden, 1:56.78
8. Khatkovyy, 1:58.81
11. Javens, 2:03.75
50 Freestyle
1. Lichinsky, 20.53 ('B' Time)
2. Law, 20.81
6. Ross, 22.27
8. Brubaker, 22.80
1-Meter Diving
2.
Ethan Larson, 265.20
100 Freestyle
1. Skinner, 44.54 ('B' Time)
2. Zherebetskyy, 46.15
3. Souza, 46.33
4. Law, 47.10
10. Fishel, 49.48
12. Brubaker, 50.25
13. Ross, 52.46
200 Backstroke
1. Rozenek, 1:53.93
2. Carey, 1:56.18
5. Wagner, 1:58.80
8. Neinas, 2:01.81
9. Grimes, 2:04.46
200 Breaststroke
1. Pinheiro, 2:02.30
3. Schrock, 2:07.16
8. Hanson, 2:15.72
500 Freestyle
1. Cignic, 4:40.83
3. Fraser-Allen, 4:42.85
4. Gandaria-Hernandez, 4:45.92
5. Bodden, 4:51.23
11. Javens, 4:57.99
100 Butterfly
1. Lichinsky, 49.41
3. Yavari, 50.62
4. Zherebetskyy, 51.12
8. Khatkovyy, 51.77
3-Meter Diving
2. Larson, 320.10
5. Kenny Glidden, 127.51
200 IM
1. Pinheiro, 4:05.83
2. Lustig, 4:09.02
6. Schrock, 4:15.25
