MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Macalester College men's swimming & diving team prepped for next week's MIAC Championships at the First Chance Meet, hosted by the University of Minnesota Friday and Saturday. No team scores were kept. Also, the divers competed at the Dodd Road Diving Invitational on Saturday at Carleton.
In Friday's 200-yard individual medley, first year
Isaac Snaza (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North) placed third with a time of 2:30.67, followed by junior
Ryan Mickelborough (Andover, Minn./Andover) in fifth place (2:14.94). In the 100-yard backstroke, first year
Edward Barnes (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) finished ninth in 56.59, and sophomore
Gunnar Ray (Tacoma, Wash./Stadium) was 12th in 59.18. Junior
Thomas Moore (Philadelphia, Pa./Science Leadership Academy) took 12th in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.58.
On Saturday, four Scots swam well in the 100-yard freestyle. Senior
TJ Palli (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) placed second with a time of 47.55. Senior
Casey Meretta (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) took fifth (48.83), Barnes tied for sixth (48.96) and sophomore
Kean Pajarillaga (Saipan, Marianas Pacific/Grace Christian Academy) was ninth (49.10). Senior
Will St. John (McGaheysville, Va./East Rockingham) finished second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:14.21. Snaza took seventh in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.90. The Scots' 400-yard freestyle relay team of first year
Mason Saunders (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights), junior
Peter Simpson (Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell), Ray and first year
Spencer Laga (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King) placed fourth with a time of 3:31.37.
At the Dodd Road Diving Invitational on Saturday, senior
Dylan Herlihy (Reading, Mass./Phillips Academy Andover) won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events with scores of 201.85 and 178.40, respectively.
The MIAC Championships begin on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the University of Minnesota's Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
Click here for Friday's results.
Click here for Saturday morning's results.
Click here for Dodd Road Diving Invitational results.
