Men's Swimming & Diving 9/22/2016 5:00:00 PM J.T. Webb

Swimming and Diving to Host Rhodes College

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CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University swimming and diving teams return to action on Friday, Sept. 22, for a meet with Rhodes College (Tenn.). The diving competition is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., while swimming is set for 7 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT:

Both teams opened the 2016-17 season at the University of Alabama. The Statesmen fell 211-83, while the Lady Statesmen were defeated 212-82.

ABOUT THE STATESMEN:

Matteo Fraschi claimed a pair of top-three finishes against Alabama. Fraschi came home in 55.59 in the 100-Breaststroke and 2:03.96, for a third place effort, in the 200-Breaststroke.
2015-16 NSISC Men's Swimmer of the Year Mattia Schirru opened his sophomore campaign with a 21.16 to finish fifth in the 50-Freestyle, and a 46.72, to finish fourth in the 100.
William Ashwell (1-Meter) and Ryan Moore (3-Meter) led Statesmen divers with third place finishes in their respective events.
CollegeSwimming.com recently named Fraschi, Cody Lavoie, Alex Peach and Schirru Preseason All-Americans.
At Alabama, newcomers scored points for the Statesmen in nine different races.

ABOUT THE LADY STATESMEN:

The Lady Statesmen claimed multiple top-five finishes in events that held scoring participants by Alabama, including runner-up finishes by Caroline Jouisse and Anastasia Klyarovskaya.
Jouisse finished second in the 1000-Freestyle with a 10:23.79, and followed it up with a 5:04.93 for a runner-up finish in the 500.
Klyarovskaya's 57.11 in the 100-Backstroke was good enough for second place, as she finished just .25 behind the race winner.
Newcomer Casey Moore led DSU with a fifth place finish (191.10) in the 1-Meter diving competition. Hailey Leonard was sixth in the 3-Meter competition with a score of 199.80.
Klyarovskaya, Kierstin Page, Kirsten Stroven and Melanie Tombers were recently named Preseason All-Americans by CollegeSwimming.com
Newcomers scored points for the Lady Statesmen in 10 different races.

SERIES NOTE:

The Statesmen and Lady Statesmen competed against Rhodes College on Sept. 18, 2015. The Statesmen earned a 197-34 win, while the Lady Statesmen claimed a 170-63 victory.

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Players Mentioned

William Ashwell: Diving; 6' 0"; Junior; Diving

Matteo Fraschi: Breaststroke/IM; 6' 4"; Senior; Breaststroke/IM

Cody Lavoie: Backstroke/IM; 5' 10"; Junior; Backstroke/IM

Alex Peach: Breaststroke; 6' 0"; Senior; Breaststroke

Mattia Schirru: Freestyle; 6' 0"; Sophomore; Freestyle

Anastasia Klyarovskaya: Backstroke/Butterfly; 5' 5"; Senior; Backstroke/Butterfly

Hailey Leonard: Diving; 5' 1"; Junior; Diving

Kierstin Page: Backstroke/IM; 5' 7"; Senior; Backstroke/IM

Kirsten Stroven: Breaststroke/IM; 5' 5"; Senior; Breaststroke/IM

Melanie Tombers: Freestyle/IM; 5' 6"; Senior; Freestyle/IM

Caroline Jouisse: 5' 7"; Sophomore; Freestyle/IM

Casey Moore: 5' 6"; Freshman; Diving

Players Mentioned

William Ashwell
: 6' 0"; Junior; Diving
: Diving

Matteo Fraschi
: 6' 4"; Senior; Breaststroke/IM
: Breaststroke/IM

Cody Lavoie
: 5' 10"; Junior; Backstroke/IM
: Backstroke/IM

Alex Peach
: 6' 0"; Senior; Breaststroke
: Breaststroke

Mattia Schirru
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Freestyle
: Freestyle

Anastasia Klyarovskaya
: 5' 5"; Senior; Backstroke/Butterfly
: Backstroke/Butterfly

Hailey Leonard
: 5' 1"; Junior; Diving
: Diving

Kierstin Page
: 5' 7"; Senior; Backstroke/IM
: Backstroke/IM

Kirsten Stroven
: 5' 5"; Senior; Breaststroke/IM
: Breaststroke/IM

Melanie Tombers
: 5' 6"; Senior; Freestyle/IM
: Freestyle/IM

Caroline Jouisse
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; Freestyle/IM

Casey Moore
: 5' 6"; Freshman; Diving

Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned

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