Both the women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams were in action over the weekend, and both lost to rival U-M.
The men’s team took a tough 178-106 loss Saturday in the regular season finale.
The loss was difficult in more ways than one, because it was also the last time seniors Kyle Workman and David Zoltowski would ever be in McCaffree Pool.
With the loss the Spartan men finished the season with an 0-4 Big Ten conference record and a 4-6 record for the season overall.
The Wolverines were dominant throughout the entire matchup, taking first place in the vast majority of the events, and the Spartans could not get any momentum going at any point during the meet. The only bright spot for the Spartans was junior Ian Rodriguez’s victory in the 200 breaststroke, finishing with a time of 2:03.41.
Despite the tough loss in the season finale, the Spartan men will be shifting their full attention toward the Big Ten championships from Feb. 25-28 in Iowa City, Iowa.
The women’s swimming and diving team ended their season on a sour note as well Friday evening, as they lost a competitive meet against U-M 199-95.
The Spartans had a rough start to the matchup and they never seemed to be able to make up for it throughout the meet. The relays were especially challenging for MSU, as the Wolverines dominated every single one of them.
Despite the team’s struggles, one bright spot of the evening came from senior Shelby Lacy, as she won the 50 breaststroke with a time of 29.12.
The diving team put up a good showing, with sophomore Madeline Sewell finishing second and senior Cristee Cordes finishing third on the 1-meter board with scores of 286.20 and 276.45 respectively. Cordes and fellow senior Alison Menzies both finished second on the 3-meter board, with respective scores of 302.55 and 307.58.
With the loss the Spartans finish the season with an 0-5 Big Ten conference record and a 5-9 record for the season overall.
The Spartans will have to put the weekend’s loss behind them as they prepare for the Big Ten championships from Feb. 18-21 in Columbus, Ohio.
