Lopes Close Out Home Campaign With Wins Over North Dakota

Saturday, January 10

Goodyear, AZ

1 p.m.

Grand Canyon

205

North Dakota

GCU's seniors with Coach Schaffer Saturday in Goodyear.

Lopes Close Out Home Campaign With Wins Over North Dakota

1/10/2015 4:56:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

Men, Women Take Down Visiting UND on Senior Day

In their home finale, the Grand Canyon University men's and women's swimming and diving teams picked up wins over visiting Western Athletic Conference (WAC) foe North Dakota Saturday at the Southwest Valley Family YMCA in Goodyear. The Antelope men prevailed with a 205-92 victory over UND while the GCU women bounced back from a one point defeat Friday to tally a win, 173-125.

"I am very proud of our women's team for the way they bounced back today," said head coach Steve Schaffer. "We took some time before the meet to take the opportunity yesterday's loss presented to talk about how a one point loss come down to just a few 10^ths or even 100^ths of a second and asked everyone to consider what they can do better to in their races to just go just that much faster to be able to touch out the other team."

"Our men's team continues to impress," said Schaffer. "A lot of the guys swam off events today and they still dominated the meet. We have a very tough last dual meet in a few weeks that should help sharpen us up for the WAC Championships next month."

During the meet's final break, the GCU seniors were honored for their hard work and dedication to the program. This year's graduating class includes: Kayla Clark, Alexandr Dmitriyenko, Neil Fogel, Russell Krzyzanowski, Stanislav Saiko and Tom Wahlers.

"I always seem to get a little choked up on Senior Day presenting our graduating seniors at their last home meet," added Schaffer. "They are a wonderful group and have all made their own special mark on our team. We still have more work to do this season, but it's always emotional as we begin to see their time with us coming to an end."

Illya Glazunov and Trent Trump went 1-2 in the men's 200-free, as Glazunov posted a time of 1:43.71, while Trump came in at 1:43.85. Glazunov also won the 100-free with his time of 46.43 seconds. Jacob Lambros was second (46.63 seconds), while Trump finished third (47.80 seconds).

Saiko had a strong showing on Senior Day, as he raced to a top finish in the 1000-free (9:36.35) and 200-IM (1:54.41). Nathon Burwick was second to Saiko in the 200-IM (1:56.01). Iegor Lytvenok added to his impressive weekend resume, notching a pair of wins in the 200-fly (1:50.75) and 200-breast (2:02.70). Trent Godfrey notched a first-place finish in the 100-back after touching the wall in a time of 54.77 seconds. Tanner Brotherton was third with his time of 55.68 seconds.

Mantas Auruskevicius came in first in the 100-breast with a time of 57.15 seconds, while Aslan Burbayev was second (58.61 seconds) and Youssef Elkamash (59.37 seconds) third.

Canyon took the top four spots in the 50-free, as Lambros (21.00 seconds) led the charge, followed by Alexandr Dmitriyenko (21.43 seconds), Brotherton (21.83 seconds) and Wahlers (21.86 seconds).

Lambros, Youssef Elkamash, Burwick and Glazunov were the quickest quartet to finish in the 400-medley relay (3:27.62). Feely, Lytvenok, Godfrey and Lambros took home the top time in the 200-free relay, collecting a time of 1:25.43.

For the GCU divers, Michael Bidak won the men's 1-meter (292.50) and finished fourth in the 3-meter (252.30), while Michael Winfrey was fourth in the 1-meter (210.38) and fifth in the 3-meter (237.00). On the women's side, Rachel Adams was fourth in the 3-meter (202.05) and fifth in the 1-meter (154.80).

Hannah Kastigar had another solid day in the pool, as the sophomore picked up wins in the 200-fly (2:01.91), 500-free (5:02.64) and 200-IM (2:06.40). Rebecca Coan (2:10.25) was third in the 200-fly and fifth in the 200-IM. In the 200-IM, Yara Fakhry and Molly Graves finished third and fourth, respectively.

Iryna Glavnyk won the 100-back (58.43 seconds) and 200-free (1:53.16). Joana Ulyte was third in the 200-free (1:57.46) and Petya Dimova (1:59.15) fourth. Dora Plestina came in second in the 1000-free, notching a time of 10:48.77.

Jovanna Koens secured a first-place finish in the 50-free with her time of 23.99 seconds. Daria Talanova (1:07.05), Vangelina Draganova (1:07.12) and Kathleen Robertson (1:08.27) finished 2-4, respectively, in the 100-breast.

Glavnyk, Draganova, Kastigar and Koens were victorious in the 400-medley relay with their time of 3:51.92.

The GCU women will be back in the pool Jan. 24 when they travel to Idaho for a dual, while the GCU men are off until Jan. 31 when the swimmers will be at BYU and divers at Air Force. Fans can find more information on the swimming and diving season at www.gculopes.com.

Saturday's results can be seen here and team scores here.