Denison returned to action for the first time in nearly a year and the men came away with a convincing 215-83 win over visiting Youngstown State University on Saturday at the Trumbull Aquatics Center.
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Denison was led by
Trey Ike and Nick Czepukaitis who posted three victories apiece. Czepukaitis was a part of the winning 200 medley relay, the 400 free relay and went on to take first place in the 200 free in 1:44.25.
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Ike won the 50 free in 21.09, the 100 free in 47.46 and was a part of the winning 400 free relay team that touched in 3:09.40.
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Sam Myaard took first in both distance freestyle events. He won the 1000 free with a time of 9:35.56, outdistancing second-place by 20 seconds. He also took first in the 500 free with a time of 4:40.96.
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In the diving events,
Liam Simmons won the 3-meter dive with a six-dive score of 270.23. He finished second on the 1-meter board with a score of 252.08.
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Other winners for Denison included
Liam Picozzi (100 back – 53.37),
John Stauffer (200 fly – 1:52.56),
Richie Kurlich (200 breast – 2:06.70),
Ethan Smith (100 fly - 50.65) and
Eric Chimes (200 IM – 1:55.56).
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The Big Red's next event will be on Saturday, Feb. 20 when they host Xavier University at 1 p.m.
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