Complete Final Results
January 11 – It took all 16 events to determine a winner, but the Oberlin College Yeowomen fell just short as they found themselves on the wrong-end of a 150-148 decision against Ohio Northern on Friday night at Robert Carr Pool.
The Yeowomen needed a first-place finish in the final event of the night to secure victory, but Ohio Northern’s A-relay group took the top spot in the 400-yard free relay with a mark of 3:52.42 to steal the victory away from Oberlin.
Both the men’s and women’s teams put forth great effort tonight as they spent the last 24 hours on bus traveling back from their training trip in Key Largo, Fla.
“We swam well tonight,” head coach Mark Fino said. “I am proud of the way we competed today as team. We went through a tough week of training down in Florida and spent the last 24 hours on a bus. For these kids to come out here and perform the way they did, that says a lot.”
First-year standout Sara Kadi recorded her first victory of the night as she posted a mark of 2:15.70 in the 200-yard butterfly. Kadi later returned to complete the butterfly-sweep with a victory in the 100-yard fly with a time of 1:00.21. In final individual event of the night, Kadi earned her third victory by winning the 200 IM with a mark of 2:15.52.
With just five events left in the meet, the Yeowomen kept the pressure on as they took the top three spots in the 500-yard free. First-year Kelsey Sherman checked in first with a mark of 5:30.41. Fellow rookie Jenny Meltz ended in second (5:30.56) and senior Kiri Umschneider placed third (5:34.50).
First-year diver Christine Martin kept the Yeowomen within striking distance heading into the final two events as she compiled a strong six-dive effort on the 3-meter board - finishing with 198.5 points to take first place.
Laura Fries checked in with a pair of winning-performances as she posted a mark of 1:03.63 to take top honors in the 100-yard backstroke and later returned to win the 200-yard back in 2:16.72.
Meltz and Sherman finished first-and-second in the 1000-yard free as Meltz clocked in a winning-time of 11:10.79, with Sherman tapping in second with a mark of 11:20.42.
Shannon Gallagher got the Yeowomen within three, 67-64, as she picked up nine points just before the first diving break by clocking in at 25.91 in the 50-yard free. Gallagher returned in the first event after the break to take top honors in the 100-yard free with time of 56.78.
Bryne Ulmschneider recorded four points for the Yeowomen in the 200-yard free as she touched the wall in 2:04.41 to earn a second-place finish. Ulmschneider just missed earning a victory in the 200-yard breast as she clocked in at 2:38.76 – just .33 seconds back of Janelle Cain of ONU (2:38.43).
In the men’s 200-yard free, Jon Vimr put together a strong swim to win the event with a mark of 1:51.30. Vimr also recorded a second-place showing in the 200-yard back as he completed the course in 2:07.05.
Daniel Holm was victorious in the 100-yard backstroke as he tapped the wall in 1:06.16. Holm also garnered second place in the 200-yard breaststroke after he clocked in at 2:24.59.
First-year Corey Spiro took the men into the final diving break by winning the 100-yard butterfly with mark 54.70. In the final individual event for the men, Spiro checked in at 2:06.23 to win the 200-yard IM.
Scott McInerney, who partnered with former swimmer Melissa Ising to sing a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem before the meet started, finished second in the 50-yard free with a mark of 22.61 and later returned to earn another second-place finish in the 100-yard free with a time of 51.17.
The Yeowomen will not have much time to rest as the Notre Dame College of Cleveland will invade the Robert Carr Pool tomorrow for a 1 p.m. dual meet. | 
