OLIVET, Mich. - Albion College achieved a 4-1 record against its Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rivals in dual meets when it defeated Olivet College, 230-42, Saturday afternoon.
To make the day better, Nate Kozycki and Gerardo Huidobro finished one-two in the 100-yard butterfly, Sebastian Tostado and Kozycki were the top two finishers in the 200 individual medley and a new combination (Lucas Harder, Troy Trombley, Tom Parsons and Derek Bosko) won the 200 freestyle relay as Albion surged for a 156-141 victory over the College of Wooster in the double dual meet.
"Being this close to the MIAA Championships, it was good to get quality races out of both the men's and women's sides," Albion Head Coach Jake Taber said. "Harder keeps telling me he is a sprinter and we got a solid split from Trombley (in the relay)."
Tostado achieved Olivet pool records in all three of his individual events. He posted times of 46.90 in the 100 freestyle, 1:44.51 in the 200 freestyle, and 1:57.69 in the 200 IM.
Albion was third in the freestyle relay after Harder's 23.15 split, but the Britons made up time when Trombley completed his leg in 22.39. Parsons had the fastest split at 21.10 and Bosko swam the anchor in 22.12 for a total time of 1:28.76 as the Britons edged Wooster by a half second.
Albion also got first place swims from Kyle Harvey in the mile (17:28.50), Harder in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.75), and Bosko in the 50 freestyle (21.60).
Almost lost in the swimming results was another school record for first-year diver Jake Burris. He achieved a total of 313.85 in the 1-meter event and now owns the school records for six dives on both boards. He also achieved a first-place score of 319.75 on 3-meter.
Albion will celebrate the senior members of the team Feb. 5 when it swims against Olivet in what will be a non-league dual meet. The first event is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. inside the Dean Aquatic Center.