No. 12 Men’s Swim/Dive Jump to Early Lead at Kalamazoo

The 12th-ranked Hope College men's swimming and diving team clocked a season-best time in the 200 freestyle relay to lead the charge to a Day 1 lead against John Carroll University and Kalamazoo College on Friday.

The two-day meet continues on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 10:30 a.m. at Kalamazoo. Hope leads with 432 points. John Carroll is second with 325 points. Kalamazoo has 157 points.

The Flying Dutch's 200 free relay of senior Graham Eisenmann (Ozark, Missouri / Ozark), senior Josh Bordovsy (Herndon, Virginia / South Lakes), junior George Marsh (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Seaholm), and junior Blake Hetherington (Jackson, Michigan / Lumen Christi) clocked a winning effort of 1 minute, 22.01 seconds.

Hope also finished second in the event. Senior Christian Hoeksema (Holland, Michigan / Holland Christian), Hetherington, sophomore Nolan Smith (Buffalo Grove, Illinois / Buffalo Grove), senior John McHugh (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton), and sophomore Jack Szuba (Farmington Hills, Michigan / Detroit Catholic Central) posted a swim of 1:25.93.

Diver Finn Sanders also won on the 3-meter board. The sophomore from Wyoming, Michigan / Grandville) recorded a first-place total of 256.43 points.

The Flying Dutch placed runner-up in three more events.

In the 400 medley relay, Bordovsky, Hoeksema, Eisenmann, and junior Everett Cox (Sugar Land, Texas / Logos Prep) swam a second-place and season-best effort of 3:24.98.

In the 50 free, Hetherington touched wall second at 21.43.

In the 200 individual medley, Bordovsky finished runner-up at 1:54.73.

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Players Mentioned

Everett Cox: Junior; Business

Graham Eisenmann: Senior; Mathematics

Blake Hetherington: Junior; Economics

Christian Hoeksema: Senior; Communication

George Marsh: Junior; Business

John McHugh: Senior; Exercise Science

Finn Sanders: Sophomore; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Nolan Smith: Sophomore

Jack Szuba: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Everett Cox
: Junior; Business

Graham Eisenmann
: Senior; Mathematics

Blake Hetherington
: Junior; Economics

Christian Hoeksema
: Senior; Communication

George Marsh
: Junior; Business

John McHugh
: Senior; Exercise Science

Finn Sanders
: Sophomore; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Nolan Smith
: Sophomore

Jack Szuba
: Sophomore