By Hunter Chovanec, Sports Information Student Assistant
Holland, Mich.- The Alma College Swim and Dive teams traveled to Hope College for a tri meet on Friday (Feb. 12) for a tri meet with the host Dutch and the Kalamazoo College Hornets. Team score wise, the men fell to Hope 191-64, and to the Hornets 170-68. On the women's side the Scots fell to the host Dutch 200-83, and to Kalamazoo 169-102.
Individually the Scots had some highlights. Sophomore Nate Sutton finished in second place in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:52.92. Andrew Ludden took second in the 100 yard backstroke. Junior Jennifer Ostrowski finished in second place in the women's 100 yard breaststroke with a time with a time of 1:12.03. In that event the Scot had four women in the top five. In the 200 yard butterfly, Danielle Ries earned second on the women's side while Max Carey placed second on the men's side. Allison Brown grabbed second place in the 50 yard freestyle.
In the relays, the Scots had a solid performance by the women's 200 yard freestyle relay team of senior Brown, junior Paige Thompson, sophomore Emily Diener, and Ries. The four finished in second place with a time of 1:45.29.
Up next for the Scots will be the MIAA Championships. The women's meet will begin on Thursday (Mar. 4) and conclude on Saturday (Mar. 6), while the men's championship meet will begin on Thursday (Mar. 11) and end on Saturday (Mar. 13). Both meets will be at Calvin University.
