The Wright State Raiders hosted the Xavier Musketeers for their final home meet Saturday afternoon. The Wright State men won 167-94, while the Xavier women won 184-72
The men had a number of first place finishes with Thomas Downey (1000 free), Jack Fergus (100 back), Trevor Keriazes (100 breast), Mitchell Stover (200 fly, 200 back), Dominic Poletta (50 and 100 free), Levente Sardi (200 breast), Kevin McCaffrey (100 fly), Levente Sardi (200 IM) each winning. The 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay teams both took first place finishes for the men side as well. For the women, Sofia Aledo (100 back, 200 IM) and Abby Saner (200 breast) each gained victories for the Raiders.
With it being the last home meet of the season, emotions were definitely high and you could see it from both the swimmers and the fans. Before the meet started, all of the seniors were recognized for their accomplishments and dedication to the program throughout its ups and downs. Those seniors were Fergus, Keriazes, Stover, Ryan Schultz, Chace Conley, Marissa Johnson, Jamie Krupp, Abby Saner and Meghan Wilson. Since this would be their last meet at WSU, the entire team was recognized after the meet.
Stover thought the final meet went well overall, even though it was bittersweet. “Everybody accomplished what they wanted to. Everybody wanted to have a good last meet, everyone wanted to feel a part of everything and wanted to be a part of that last meet here.”
Looking forward, the team will prepare themselves for the Horizon League Championships in Cleveland, OH, starting on Wednesday, Feb 21.
