Mavericks come up short at Air Force
Oct 11, 2024 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving
USAF Academy, Colo. – The Omaha men's and women's swim and dive teams came up short today at Air Force. The men's team fell to Air Force in its only dual meet 147.00-91.00. The women's team had three dual meets, two being against Air Force and the other against Liberty.
Between the men's and women's teams throughout their respective events, Omaha had 19 top-three-place finishes in individual events.
As for relays, the Mavericks had five units that could carry out the top three performances at Air Force.
Senior Owen Hoak found himself in the top three in three events. Two individual, and one relay team that resulted in a second-place finish. Hoak took first place in the men's 50-yard freestyle event, putting up a final time 21.05.
Senior Payton Easley won the women's 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.91 and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle, securing a time of 23.92.
In the men's one-meter diving event, Omaha placed three of the top four finishers, including freshman Owen Kipp, who finished second with a score of 266.40.
The relay team of Stefan Varga, Mason Schroeder, Trevor Vocasek and Grant Schaeffer finished second in the men's 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:33.04. Varga also placed in the top three in every event competed in at Air Force on Friday night.
Another Maverick senior, Nick Walkley, grabbed a third-place finish in the men's 1000-yard freestyle event with a final time of 10:34.68.
Omaha also rounded out numbers two through four of the men's 100-yard backstroke, with Schroeder finishing second at a 51.31 finish on time.
The Mavericks return to battle in the water on Saturday, October 12 at Air Force.
Between the men's and women's teams throughout their respective events, Omaha had 19 top-three-place finishes in individual events.
As for relays, the Mavericks had five units that could carry out the top three performances at Air Force.
Senior Owen Hoak found himself in the top three in three events. Two individual, and one relay team that resulted in a second-place finish. Hoak took first place in the men's 50-yard freestyle event, putting up a final time 21.05.
Senior Payton Easley won the women's 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.91 and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle, securing a time of 23.92.
In the men's one-meter diving event, Omaha placed three of the top four finishers, including freshman Owen Kipp, who finished second with a score of 266.40.
The relay team of Stefan Varga, Mason Schroeder, Trevor Vocasek and Grant Schaeffer finished second in the men's 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:33.04. Varga also placed in the top three in every event competed in at Air Force on Friday night.
Another Maverick senior, Nick Walkley, grabbed a third-place finish in the men's 1000-yard freestyle event with a final time of 10:34.68.
Omaha also rounded out numbers two through four of the men's 100-yard backstroke, with Schroeder finishing second at a 51.31 finish on time.
The Mavericks return to battle in the water on Saturday, October 12 at Air Force.
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