The rebuilding of the John Carroll men's swimming & diving program into a league championship contender took another step forward Saturday, as the Blue Streaks ripped host Wilmington College, 141-62, in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet.
Final Results
Alex Vereshchagin (Solon, OH, Solon) (200 Free and 100 Breast) and
Eric Davis (Canfield, OH, Canfield)(50 Free and 100 Fly) led a list of nine winners against the Quakers as John Carroll more than doubled up Wilmington in the season opening meet for both squads.
Vereshchagin won the 200 Free in 2:07.27 and the 100 Breast in 1:15.45, while Davis took the 50 Free in 26.16 and the 100 Fly in 1:03.19.
Other individual victories were posted by
James Ranallo (Willoughby, OH, Notre-Dame Cathedral Latin) in the 200 IM (2:28.17),
Max Wilberding (Stuart, FL, John Carroll) in the 100 Back (1:08.37), and
Nicholas Grady (Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius) in the 400 Free (4:42.36).
Both relays won races Saturday, as the 200 Medley and 200 Free quartets came through.
Blake Pinchot (Solon, OH, Solon) ,
Melvin Vazquez (Cleveland, OH, Padua Franciscan) , Davis and
Tony Russo (Solon, OH, Solon) won the medley event in 1:57.00, while
John Reynolds (Chicago, IL, St. Ignatius College Prep) , Vereshchagin,
Ryan Tipping (Landsowne, PA, St. Joseph's Preparatory School) and
Drew Edson (Birmingham, MI, Brother Rice High School) won the free event in 1:48.50.