No. 1 Keiser University men's swimming & diving team claimed the top spot at TYR Classic hosted by Florida International University. The Seahawks took first-place in front of Florida Atlantic, Nova Southeastern, Lynn, and St. Thomas. Juan Gonzalez broke the Keiser program record and set a new meet record on day two with a 329 point performance in the 1 Meter Dive. With the win, Head Coach Adam Epstein claimed his first victory over his alma mater, FAU.

Keiser will be back on the road on Thursday, October 10 for a dual meet with Rollins College at 1:00 PM in Winter Park, Fla.
 

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1. 550 - Keiser
2. 533 - Florida Atlantic
3. 481 - Nova Southeastern
4. 440.5 - St. Thomas
5. 419.5 - Lynn
 

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• The pool was on notice right from the start as Jake Hutchinson, Noel De Geus, Jet Fuhrmann, and Hanno Boeckmann took first in the 400 Yard Medley Relay
• Carlos Trinidad followed with a third-place performance in the 200 Yard Freestyle at 1:42.38
• At the diving board, Juan Gonzalez took second in the 3 Meter, scoring 316.20 points
• Alexander Menzel tore up the pool in his first event, taking first in the 200 Yard IM with a time of 4:04.34
• KU made it back-to-back wins as Hutchinson took first in the 100 Yard Butterfly, touching at 48.45
• The winning streak continued in the 50 Yard freestyle with Boeckmann winning the event with a time of 20.66
• Noel De Geus followed with a blazing time in the 100 Yard Breaststroke, touching the wall at 54.36 for the fourth consecutive Seahawks win
• The Seahawks ended the day with a first-place finish in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay with De Geus, Fuhrmann, Hutchinson, and Boeckmann clocking in a time of 1:21.67
• Day two began with Hutchinson, De Geus, Fuhrmann, and Boeckmann once again showing out, taking first in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:30.56
• Soon after, Menzel clocked a third-place performance with a 4:38.98 time in the 500 Yard Freestyle
• De Geus followed with another outstanding performance, taking the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:04.30
• Hutchinson was back in the pool for an energy-filled 200 Yard Butterfly that he won with a time of 1:51.27
• On the 1 Meter diving board, Juan Gonzalez broke the Keiser program record and the meet record with a 329 point performance
• The final swimming event decided the meet and it was Hutchinson, Trinidad, Fuhrmann, and Boeckmann who secured first-place with a time of 3:01.81.

 

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Keiser will be back on the road on Thursday, October 10 for a dual meet with Rollins College at 1:00 PM in Winter Park, Fla.
 

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