The Starting Block

• Cleveland State starts the second half of its season at home tomorrow against Niagara.
• Tomorrow's meet is the start of three straight at home in the month to conclude the year.
• The Green and White have spent the past week training in Puerto Rico.

 
Last Time Out {Men's Edition}

• The men claimed their third straight team title at the Magnus Cup after leading from start to finish.
• Tyler Schultze set two meet records: 50-yard breaststroke (24.79) and 100-yard breaststroke (53.36).
• Aidan Florio swam a program and set a meet record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:56.72.
• Justin Schneider had a meet record in the 100-yard IM prelims of 50.21, and then Alex Cucu topped it in finals with a 49.48.
• The men's 400-yard freestyle relay of Daniel Lyngaas, Gabe Hudgens, Joe Parkhurst, and Jacopo Lanzo ended the weekend with a meet record time of 2:57.04.

 
Last Time Out {Women's Edition}

• The Vikings placed sixth at Magnus Cup, which concluded on November 22.
• Grace Chelf swam a program record of 22.70 in the 50-yard freestyle.

 
About Niagara

• The women are 2-2 in dual meets, and the men are 2-1.
• The Purple Eagles last competed on November 22 at the UB Invite.
• At the midseason meet, the men had 15 top ten times, while the women had two.
• Natalie Killion set the school record in the 100-yard back with a time of 54.01.

 
Series History

• The Viking women are 10-1 all-time, with the lone setback coming last season on the road, 120-85.
• Cleveland State men are unbeaten at 11-0, which includes a 107-98 victory last season.

 
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.

 
Replacing Champions

• The men will seek to replace 200-yard butterfly champion Paddy Johnston and four-time 400-yard IM champion Jackson Nester.
• The women will be without Giovanna Cappabianca, winner of the 200-yard breaststroke.

 
Divers Aiming for More at NCAA Zones

• Cleveland State sent four divers to zones last year, including three men and one woman.
• 1-meter consisted of Xander Austin, James Wolf, Brooke Eichel, and Ellie Seiter.
• The 3-meter featured Austin.

Outside the Pool Success

• Both teams received Scholar All-America Team honors for the Spring 2025 semester.
• The women's team posted a combined GPA of 3.63, while the men's program registered a team GPA of 3.32.

 
Up Next
The Vikings have a week off before hosting the Cleveland City Classic on Saturday, January 24 at 3 p.m. The meet will feature Baldwin Wallace and John Carroll.