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BOYS'
SWIMMING PRIMER
Swimming and diving state finals
-- Compiled by Wes Morgan
Division 1 - When: Today (prelims)
and Saturday (finals), beginning at noon each day. Where: Jones Natatorium,
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. Tickets: $5 today; $6 Saturday.
Individual qualifiers: Kalamazoo
Central -- Justin Rauhoff (100 fly), Liam Galliger (diving); Mattawan --
Rob Andrews (100 fly, 200 free relay, 500 free, 100 back), Paul Tansey,
Jeff Hoyle and Brian Wiley (200 free relay); Portage Central -- Brad Lininger
(200 medley relay, 200 IM, 500 free, 400 free relay), Andy Sheppard (200
medley relay), Even Cyr (200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 breast and 400 free
relay), Levi Barry (200 medley relay, 50 free and 400 free relay), Sam
Ryder (400 free relay).
The skinny: Portage Central should
score in several events and freshman Even Cyr will make his first finals
appearance coming off a 200 individual medley championship at the Southwestern
Michigan Athletic Conference West Division meet.
Division 2 - When: Today (prelims)
and Saturday (finals), beginning at noon each day. Where: Ernst Natatorium,
Oakland University, Rochester. Tickets: $5 today; $6 Saturday.
Individual qualifiers: Battle Creek
Lakeview -- Ryan VanDusen (200 medley relay, 100 back), Carsten Loewe (200
medley relay, 100 breast), Tanner Livinsgston (200 medley relay, 100 fly,
100 back), Zach Timmons (200 medley relay, 50 free, 400 free relay, 200
free relay), Phil Rose (200 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay),
Phil Cole (50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay), Stephen
Kurti (50 free, 100 free), Joe Evans (50 free), Steve Geminder (diving);
Otsego -- Nathan Meles (200 medley relay, 100 back), Andrew Larson (200
medley relay, 200 free relay, 50 free), Jordan Schreuder (200 medley relay,
200 free relay), Jason Schreuder (200 medley relay, 200 free relay); Plainwell
-- James Wallace (diving), Ben Dmitruk (500 free); Portage Northern --
Fritz McGirr (200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 back), John Meilinger (200
medley relay), Barrett Marble (200 medley relay, 100 free, 200 free relay,
400 free relay), Kyle Austin (200 medley relay, 50 free, 200 free relay,
400 free relay), Igor Rasula (200 free, 100 free,
200 free relay, 400 free relay), Alex Dawson (200 free relay,
400 free relay), Greg Pezzoli (100 back). Sturgis -- Romulio Sousa (200
medley relay, 100 fly, 200 free relay), Cody Touzer (200 medley relay,
200 free relay), Josh Roberts (200 IM), Elias Rodriguez (200 medley relay,
50 free, 100 free), Tyler Voorus (200 free relay).
The skinny: Both of the relays should
be strong for Portage Northern, and the 200 free relay could finish in
the top eight. The sprints should score points for the Huskies and there
is an outside shot that the 200 IM could score as well. Sturgis has suffered
from illness recently and hopes to have its guys healthy this weekend.
Rodriguez has the potential to place high in the 50 free, possibly top
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