COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 13, 2021) – The fourth-ranked team in NCAA Division III squared off against the No. 11-ranked team in NCAA Division I on Friday night, and in the end, The Ohio State University handed the Denison University's men's swimming & diving team a 183.5-104.5 loss at the McCorckle Aquatic Pavilion.

The meet was kicked off by the 400 medley relay in which Chris Luus, Richie Kurlich, Ethan Bevill and Kyle Verstandig finished fourth with a time of 3:25.34.

In the first individual event of the meet, the 1000 freestyle, Lucas Conrads was fifth with a time of 9:42.92 while Sam Myaard was sixth with a time of 9:46.56.

Next was the 200 freestyle in which Verstandig took sixth with a time of 1:45.36 while Ryan Foreback was seventh with a time of 1:46.84.

In the 100 backstroke, Luss was third with a time of 51.91 seconds; in the 100 breaststroke, Kurlich was fourth with a time of 57.20 seconds; in the 200 butterfly, Eric Chimes was fourth with a time of 1:54.70; and in the 50 freestyle, Trey Ike was fourth with a time of 21.12 seconds while Aidan Lane was fifth with a time of 21.43 seconds.

The competition on the diving boards started with the 3-meter dive in which Liam Simmons took ninth with a score of 272.70 and Brendan Downey was 10th with a score of 200.78.

Back in the pool, the 100 freestyle saw Ike take third place with a time of 46.40 seconds.

Next was the 200 backstroke in which Chimes was fourth with a time of 1:57.15 and Liam Picozzi was fifth with a time of 1:57.41.

In the 200 breaststroke, Kurlich (2:03.40) finished first, Gavin Jones (2:09.80) was second and Christian Narcelles (2:10.71) was third.

In the 500 freestyle, Christian McIntire (4:44.98) finished first, Foreback (4:46.98) was second and Myaard (4:47.05) was third.

In the 100 butterfly, Bevill (51.00 seconds) finished first, Michael Arpasi (52.21 seconds) was second and Noah Houskeeper (52.40 seconds) was third.

In the second diving competition, the 1-meter dive, Simmons (261.68 points) was again ninth while Downey (198.83) was again 10th.

In the final individual event of the meet, the 200 IM, Patrick Daly (1:55.29) finished first, Narcelles (1:58.52) was second and Houskeeper (1:59.15) was third.

Denison closed out the meet with the 400 freestyle relay in which Verstandig, Ike, Picozzi and Kurlich were second with a time of 3:09.35 and Lane, Nicholas Czepukaitis, Luus and Dhinal Weerasinghe were third with a time of 3:11.62.

Next up will be the Denison Invitational, featuring six sessions over three days (Dec. 2-4) inside the Trumbull Aquatics Center.

Final Results