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LUDINGTON — No better way to prep for a big meet than finishing on a high note, which is what the Ludington boys swimming and diving team did Tuesday night when the Orioles swam to a convincing 101-56 dual meet win against visiting Fremont at the Donald C. Baldwin Community Pool.
Picking up a total of nine first place finishes, including five individual winners, the Orioles were on cruise control from beginning to end in their last home meet of the regular season.
“Since it was senior night they got to choose any event they wanted to swim,” said Ludington swim coach Joe Schneider. “The boys are excited to be in the final stretch of the season, but still giving it all they have.”
Ludington senior Hayden Madl was first in both the 100-yard butterfly (1:12.66) and the 100 backstroke (1:05.79).
Also taking individual victories for the Orioles were Lucas Peterson in the 50 freestyle (25.92), Lucas Miller in the 200 individual medley (2:37.59) and Kyle Wendt in the 100 freestyle (58.26).
The Orioles other first place finishes came in the 200 medley relay (Madl, Peterson, Evan Bennett and Wendt in 1:56.39), the 200 freestyle relay (Madl, Peterson, Wendt and Bennett in 1:42.10) and the 400 freestyle relay (Mason VerStrat, Gavin Smith and Lucas Miller in 4:26.04).
Matthew Snyder finished second in the 50 freestyle (27.04) and the 100 butterfly (1:14.13), Smith took second in the 500 freestyle (6:12.14) and Miller was second in the 100 freestyle (1:01.49).
Recording third place finishes for the Orioles were Smith in the 200 freestyle (2:17.01) and Nevin Slater in the 500 freestyle (6:59.54).
Also finishing third were the 400 freestyle team of Slater, Noah Lowman, Owen Forrester and Carter Anderson (5:08.74) and the 200 freestyle relay (Snyder, Smith, Anderson and Miller (1:59.39).
The Orioles are idle now until Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26 when they compete in the Coastal Conference meet in Manistee at the Paine Aquatic Center pool.
