RESULTS
CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Swim and Dive teams opened up the 2019-20 season with a meet against the University of Alabama. The Green and White had a great showing against the division one opponent winning five events including sweeping the men's one meter diving.
Off The Starting Blocks:
- Event: Delta State vs Alabama
- Date/Time: September 13, 2019 | 1 PM
- Location: Ronnie Mayers Aquatic Center
- Lady Statesmen: 91 points | Alabama 204 points
- Statesmen: 109 ponts | Alabama 186 points
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Inside The Ropes:
- Delta State won its first event in the 100 yard backstroke. Giulio Brugnoni, for the third straight year, won the race by over a second and a half. He swam it in in 48.28, while second place did it in 50.64.
- In the very next race, Madison Lavoie won the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04:75. She repeated the victory from her freshman campaign over Alabama.
- The 200 yard butterfly brought the next DSU victory as Matey Rezashki won his first race against Alabama with a time of 1:51:89.
- Lavoie made it double in the breaststroke winning the 200 yard event in 2:19:07.
- Rezashki took second in the men's 200 yard butterfly as well with a time of 2:04:07
- Brugnoni snagged second in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 49.61.
On The Boards:
- The Statesmen put up a great showing on the boards, sweeping the one meter diving competition.
- Jawone Blankenship won his first event as he scored 289.27 points. Kyle Weesner took second and Alex Burt grabbed third place.
- In the women's one meter, Gillian Pratt was the highest finisher coming in fourth and fresh man Maddie Prusinowski came in fifth.
- Pratt also finished second in the three meter diving on the women's side.
- On the men's three meter, Weesner grabbed second place as well.
Up Next: The Statesmen and Lady Statesmen stay at home for their next meet. They will face Rhodes College, who is out of Memphis, on Saturday, October 5 at the
Ronnie Mayers Aquatic Center.
