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Stewart remains on top for @DubC_Swimming men

Posted: Jan 28, 2017

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS- The Wilmington College men's swimming team competed in their final meet of the regular season Saturday against fellow, OAC school, John Carroll University. The men saw a number of seasonal bests over the course of the afternoon, but were unable to come out on top. The final tally was JCU 161- WC 96.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sophomore Andrew Stewart (Wilmington, OH/Clinton-Massie) has proved himself a force to be reckoned with over the course of the season, and this afternoon was no different. Stewart brought home the highest, individual place finish for the team, posting a 21.92 in the 50-yard freestyle. This time earned him first-place in the field by nearly two seconds. Junior teammate Alex Tillapaugh (Wilmington, OH/Wickenburg) finished second in the event with a time of 23.31.
Stewart also snagged a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in with a 48.54. Stewart then banned together with senior David Spraul (Cincinnati, OH/Princeton), Tillapaugh, and senior Brendan Tirado (Dayton, OH/Oakwood) to achieve a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. In this event, however, JCU posted the fastest times, but were non-scoring.
The quartet traded out Tirado for junior Cody Nash (Kingsburg, CA/Kingsburg) to form a 200-medley relay. The team finished second with a time of 1:41.87. Not only did Nash achieve a second-place finish in the medley relay, but in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke, as well. He posted a 1:03.78 in the 100 and a seasonal best of 2:16.93 in the 200.
In the 100-yard butterfly senior Erik Spraul (Cincinnati, OH/Princeton) earned a second-place finish with a seasonal best time of 54.67. E. Spraul also grabbed a first-place finish in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 58.13. He was followed by Snowden (59.88) in second and freshman Brody Morris (Leesburg, OH/Washington Senior) with a 1:02.93 in third.
There were a number of additional third-place finishes throughout the course of the meet, including: junior David Bellus (Upper Marlboro, MD/Northmont) in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:49.69; Tirado in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.67); E. Spraul in the 200-yard butterfly with a seasonal best of 2:05.29; D. Spraul in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke with seasonal best times of 57.53 and 2:06.44, respectively; and Snowden in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.76).

HEAD COACH TRIP BREEN QUOTES

"We swam extremely well for this time of the season; we had 16 seasonal bests, overall. We just finished our last segment of hard training and head into taper next week. Taper's really a celebration of all of the hard work we've done all year. It's a part of the season we look forward to all year, and this meet just made us even more excited for what's in store. We're excited to get into championship season and can't wait to see how all the work pays off. "

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