CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Vikings led from start to finish at the 12th annual Magnus Cup, completing the three-day competition with 1,662 points. St. Bonaventure were the runner-up with 1,312 points, and Youngstown State was third with 1,240 points.
The individual swimming started with the 100-yard IM as
Alex Cucu won with a time of 50.70.
Josh Merchbaker, who set the meet record in prelims with a 50.62, swam a 51.15 in finals to come in third.
Aidan Florio swam a 51.71 to finish fifth.
Michael Cucu placed 16th with a time of 53.16 and
Nathan Dunhac was a spot back with a time of 53.17.
Daniel Lyngaas touched in 22.01 to come in sixth of the 50-yard butterfly while
Cameron Craft was tenth with a 22.70.
Andrew Arslanian won the B-final after finishing in 22.88.
Ethan Mumma (22.96) was 14th,
Nate Steiner (23.04) 16th, and
Seth Smith (23.26) was 19th.
The 200-yard backstroke went to
Jackson Nester as the senior clocked a 1:44.88.
Brock Wallace placed ninth with a 1:52.62 and
Tanner Beck was 13th after swimming a 1:51.70.
Cleveland State claimed the fifth through ninth spots of the 100-yard freestyle with
Dogukan Tombul (45.27),
Connor Green (45.30),
Daniel Lyngaas (45.49),
Cameron Craft (45.51), and
Joe Parkhurst (45.68).
Noah Greer rounded it out in 18th with a time of 46.35.
Schultze claimed the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:58.06 and Florio was third with a time of 2:00.08.
Ahmad Abdalhak was the runner-up in the B-final with a time of 2:02.35, A. Cucu (2:04.56) was 14th and Dunhac (2:05.15) came in 16th.
Merchbaker placed second in the 50-yard backstroke after clocking a 22.67. Tombul (22.92) took fourth and Wallace (24.34) came in 13th place.
James Wolf scored 258.70 points to win platform diving, and the team won the competition with a 273.40.
Johnston swam a school record 1:45.26 to finish as the runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly. Steiner came in eighth after touching in 1:52.05.
The Vikings ended the competition with a meet record in the 400-yard freestyle relay as Johnston, Tombul, Lyngaas, and Green clocked a 2:57.34.
Final Team Scores
1. Cleveland State – 1662
2. St. Bonaventure – 1312
3. Youngstown State – 1240
4. Xavier – 839
5. Niagara – 641
6. LeMoyne – 315
7. IUP – 308
8. Canisius – 270
9. Valpo – 228
10. Ashland – 177
