MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's swim and dive team competed in the Bethel University Tournament at the Elkhart Aquatics Center on Saturday.  The Tigers took down Lincoln College, 199-41, and defeated tournament host, Bethel, 181-87. 

The Tigers kicked off the meet with a victory in the 400-yard Medley Relay.  The team of Nicholas Klenner, Alejandro Evreinoff-Salinas, Christian Mikrut, and Timothy Braun finished with a time of 3:32.27.  Then Mason Beall followed that performance with a win, in the 1650-yard freestyle, by nearly 13 with a time of 17:29.68.  Braun, following his performance in the 400-yard Medley Relay, won the 200-yard freestyle clocking a time of 1:47.04.  Erik Firganek finished as the runner-up with a time of 1:47.85.  Liam Kuiper, Klenner, and Chase Aruskevicus finished first, second, and third in the 100-yard backstroke.  Kuiper edged out Klenner by 23 tenths-of-a-second, in the race. 

Evreinoff-Salinas then won the 100-yard breaststroke race finishing with a time of 58.92.  Connor Harrison and Mikrut finished first and second in the 200-yard butterfly with times of 1:56.71 and 1:57.65.  Braun then continued his impressive day as he won the 50-yard freestyle race clocking in a time of 21.84.  In his debut in the pool, Kyle Lovell placed second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 160.90.  In the next swim race, Harrison picked up the win in the 100-yard freestyle and Beall placed third in the race. 

The Tigers kept up their winning ways into the 200-yard backstroke as Klenner brought home the crown with a time of 1:52.67.  Aruskevicius finished as the runner-up in the race.  Harrison then followed up his performance in the 100-yard freestyle and won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.26.  Kuiper then won the 400-yard IM race with a time of 4:19.09. 

The Tigers finished out the meet taking the first two places in the 400-yard freestyle relay.  The Tigers wiped out the competition at the Bethel Tournament. 

Below are the top three finishers for the Tigers from the Bethel Tournament

BREAKDOWN OF NATIONAL STANDARDS

• Klenner/Evreinoff-Salinas/Mikrut/Braun (400-yard Medley Relay): A-Standard
• Braun (200-yard Freestyle, 50-yard Freestyle): B-Standard
• Kuiper (100-yard Breaststroke, 400-yard IM): B-Standard
• Evreinoff-Salinas (100-yard Breaststroke): B-Standard
• Harrison (200-yard Butterfly,100-yard Butterfly): B-Standard
• Mikrut (200-yard Butterfly, 100-yard Butterfly): B-Standard
• Klenner (200-yard Backstroke): B-Standard
• Washington (100-yard Butterfly): B-Standard

RANKINGS UPDATE

The Tigers are ranked fifth in the NAIA according to SwimCloud. 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers host the annual Toby the Tiger Invitational on Friday and Saturday, November 12-13.  The meet on Friday will start at 4 p.m. and Saturday will start at 10 a.m.

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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu