TIGERS OPEN SWIM SEASONS WITH BIG WINS OVER AQUINAS
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened up their 2024-25 seasons in dominant fashion, taking down the Aquinas Saints on both sides Saturday afternoon in the Perry Center.
The ONU women racked up 10 individual wins across the dual, led by Kayla Parry who won all three of her events. Grace Barnhart added a pair of wins, taking a win in the meet's primary distance event. Ashley Parry collected a pair of wins, as well.
The Tiger men finished with nine wins in individual events, led by former KCAC Men's Swimmers of the Year Jack Fries and Timothy Braun who had two wins apiece on the day.
Meet Results
ONU Men def. Aquinas, 166-92
ONU Women def. Bethel (Ind.) 162-99
Women's Top-3 Finishes
1st - Grace Barnhart - 200-yard freestyle - 2:01.46
1st - Paige Howell - 100-yard backstroke - 1:00.83
1st - Mia Points - 100-yard breaststroke - 1:13.01
1st - Kayla Parry - 200-yard butterfly - 2:08.50
1st - Ashley Parry - 100-yard freestyle - 56.39
1st - Katelyn Inman - 200-yard backstroke - 2:11.75
1st - Kayla Parry - 200-yard breaststroke - 2:29.32
1st - Grace Barnhart - 500-yard freestyle - 5:21.95
1st - Ashley Parry - 100-yard butterfly - 1:00.43
1st - Kayla Parry - 200-yard IM - 2:20.27
1st - 200-yard medley relay - 1:53.73
1st - 400-yard freestyle relay - 3:47.81
2nd - Katelyn Inman - 100-yard backstroke - 1:01.23
2nd - Mia Points - 50-yard freestyle - 26.34
2nd - Katelyn Inman - 500-yard freestyle - 5:29.73
2nd - Taylor King - 200-yard IM - 2:14.02
3rd - Taylor King - 200-yard butterfly - 2:24.08
3rd - Taylor King - 50-yard freestyle - 26.55
3rd - Emma Beste - 1-meter diving - 143.15 pts
3rd - Aubrey Velzen - 100-yard freestyle - 57.78
3rd - Paige Howell - 200-yard backstroke - 2:12.95
3rd - Mia Points - 200-yard breaststroke - 2:42.88
3rd - Paige Howell - 200-yard IM - 2:20.74
Men's Top-3 Finishes
1st - Caleb Norling - 200-yard freestyle - 1:50.00
1st - Jack Fries - 100-yard backstroke - 52.68
1st - Ollie Shead - 200-yard butterfly - 2:01.87
1st - Timothy Braun - 50-yard freestyle - 21.56
1st - Timothy Braun - 100-yard freestyle - 47.82
1st - Jack Fries - 200-yard backstroke - 1:58.60
1st - Alejandro Arteaga Restrepo - 200-yard breaststroke - 2:17.14
1st - Aleks Parsetich - 500-yard freestyle - 4:54.97
1st - Jacob Fincher - 199-yard butterfly - 52.77
1st - 400-yard freestyle relay - 3:11.24
2nd - Aleks Parsetich - 200-yard freestyle - 1:50.01
2nd - Alejandro Arteaga Restrepo - 100-yard breaststroke - 57.58
2nd - Santiago Rafael - 200-yard butterfly - 2:02.27
2nd - Talon Mather - 1-meter diving - 172.65 pts
2nd - Ethan Smith - 100-yard freestyle - 49.58
2nd - Ethan Holwerda - 200-yard breaststroke - 2:18.05
2nd - David Gann - 500-yard freestyle - 5:11.46
2nd - Ollie Shead - 100-yard butterfly - 53.51
2nd - Michael Meinert - 200-yard IM - 2:06.94
3rd - Arturo Cedeno Penafeil - 100-yard breaststroke - 59.39
3rd - Caleb Englert - 1-meter diving - 151.35 pts
3rd - Ryan Harrison - 200-yard backstroke - 2:10.83
3rd - Arturo - Cedeno Penafeil - 200-yard breaststroke - 2:19.54
3rd - Ethan Holwerda - 200-yard IM - 2:08.40
3rd - 200-yard medley relay - 1:51.78
The Tigers will hit the road on a short turnaround to take on Lewis next Wednesday, Oct. 9.
--ONU—
*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu