MEET INFO
Cleveland City Classic
Saturday, January 24 | 3:00 PM
Opponent: Baldwin Wallace and John Carroll
Busbey Natatorium | Cleveland, Ohio
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The Starting Block

• The Vikings are bringing back the Cleveland City Classic tomorrow at 3 p.m.
• The meet will feature Baldwin Wallace and John Carroll.
• The scoring will follow a traditional dual meet.

Last Time Out {Men's Edition}

• Cleveland State started the second half of the season with a 190-85 victory over Niagara, improving the men to 5-1 in dual races.
• Tyler Schultze led the way with multiple wins; 100-yard breaststroke (55.91) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.81).
• Diving only featured 1-meter with Paxton Martinez winning with a score of 212.55.

 
Last Time Out {Women's Edition}

• The Vikings began the championship half of the season with a 175-103 win against Niagara, moving the team to 5-1 on the year.
• Grace Chelf won the 50-yard freestyle (23.56) and 100-yard freestyle (52.28).
• Audrey Butcher was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly (57.42) and 200-yard butterfly (2:09.21).
• Only 1-meter diving was contested, with Lorelai Maisano winning with a score of 242.40.

 
Series History {Men's Edition}

• Both teams are 3-0 against Baldwin Wallace with the last competition coming in 2007.
• Both teams are 5-0 versus John Carroll with the last meeting occurring in 2012.
• All prior meetings have been in Cleveland with these two teams.

 
About Baldwin Wallace

• The women are 7-2 on the year, while the men hold a 4-5 mark in dual races.
• This will be the final tune-up for the Yellow Jackets before the conference championship.
• The women have won three straight duals and are coming off a 154-81 win over Ohio Northern last Saturday.
• The men dropped its last race to Ohio Northern by a score of 179-59.
• Eden Stahlin was named the Freshman Swimmer of the Week after winning both distance events against ONU.

 
About John Carroll

• John Carroll competes on Friday night at Oberlin before heading to Busbey.
• The men are 1-3 on the year, and the women are 1-4.
• The Blue Streaks have already swum in Busbey this season, taking part in Magnus Cup.

 
Get to Know Coach Richardson
Richardson enters his second year with the Green and White and is the fifth head coach in program history. In year one, he guided both teams to third-place finishes at the Horizon League Championships.
 
Preseason Rankings

• Both the men's and women's teams were picked to finish third in the Horizon League preseason poll.
• Oakland was picked to win the championships on both sides.

 
Chelf Looking for Three

• Senior Gracie Chelf is seeking to win her third consecutive Horizon League Championship in the 50-yard freestyle.
• Last season, she set school record times in both prelims and finals. Prelims were 22.85 and 22.78 in finals.

 
Outside the Pool Success

• Both teams received Scholar All-America Team honors for the Fall 2025 semester.
• The women's team posted a combined GPA of 3.61, while the men's program registered a team GPA of 3.39.

 
Up Next
Cleveland State completes the regular season on Friday, January 30, against Oakland with a 4 p.m. start.