RESULTS

CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Swim and Dive teams defeated Henderson State University on Senior Day at the Ronnie Mayers Aquatic Center on Friday afternoon. Before the meet the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen honored nine senior swimmers and divers. Kenzie Blomquist, Grace Veselits, Madison Foreman, Sophia Waddingham, Danyyil Gayuk, Michael Maly, Matey Rezashki, Kyle Weesner, and Daniel Wiseman were the nine seniors honored before the start of the meet.
 
Off The Starting Blocks:

• DSU vs HSU
• Date/Time: January 10, 2020
• Location: Ronnie Mayers Aquatic Center
• Lady Statesmen: 166 points Reddies 64 points
• Statesmen: 148 points Reddies 83 points
• Get Social: @DeltaStateSWD

 
Inside The Ropes:

• The Lady Statesmen "A" 200 yard medley team of Madelyn Byrd, Madison Lavoie, Lucia Martelli, and Sophia Waddingham won by three seconds over Henderson State with a time of 1:47:91
• The Statesmen "A" team of Giulio Brugnoni, Matey Rezashki, Emanuel Fava, and Daniel Wiseman beat the Delta State "B" by two seconds with a time of 1:34:83.
• Isabella Kelly won the 1000 free with a time of 10:38:08 with Sommer Rhodes coming in second.
• John Stewart won the men's 1000 free with a time of 9:39:91 winning by 11 seconds.
• The Lady Statesmen claimed the top four spots in the 200 free with Peyton Osborn earning the win in 1:56:40. Celeste Turner, Victoria Brady, and Rylee Daniels finished second, third, and fourth respectively.
• Michael Maly won the men's 200 in 1:46:11. Josh Armond took second place.
• Madelyn Byrd took second in the 50 free with a time of 24.71 and Mackenzie McGuire was third with a time of 25.06.
•  Alex Miller finished in second in the 50 free on the men's side with a time of 21.85.
• Lavoie continued to dominate the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:08:50 with Chelsea Borrowdale coming in second.
• On senior day Matey Rezashki won the 200 IM on the men's side with a time of 1:54:37.
• Lucia Martelli took first place in the 100 fly with a time of 57.04.
• Alex Miller took second in the men's 100 fly and Carson Traylor came in third.
• Celeste Turner took second in the 100 yard free with Kelley coming in third and Erin Franklin coming in fourth.
• Giulio Brugnoni won the men's 100 free with a time of 47.59.
• Lavoie won her second race of the day with a time of 58.84.
• Fava won the men's 100 back with a time of 54.12 and Jared Ehrman came in second.
• Osborn win her second as well in the 500 free with a time of 5.10 flat.
• Maly came in second in the men's 500 free.
• Chelsea Borrowdale win the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:07:94
• Rezashki won the 100 yard breast on the men's side with a time of 56.65. Gayuk came in second.
• The 200 yard free relay team of Martelli, Byrd, Brady, and Osborn won for the Lady Statesmen.
• On the men's 200 free relay, the Statesmen team of Brugnoni, Gavin Blackshear, Noble Reynolds, and Maly came in second with a time of 1:26:54

On The Boards:

• Gillian Pratt scored 220.87 in the one meter dive while Megan Black had 161.85.
• Jawone Blankenship had a score of 303.97 in the men's one meter and Kyle Weesner had 289.20.
• Pratt also had 221.25 in the three meter and Black had 187.11
• Kyle Weesner had 326.1 points in the men's three meter and Blankenship had 319.20.

 
Up Next: The Statesmen and Lady Statesmen continue tomorrow with a meet against LSU at 11 AM. It is the first time LSU will visit the Ronnie Mayers Aquatic Center