IRSC WINS AT THE SPARTAN INVITATIONAL, December 17-20, 2021

This past weekend (December 17-20, 2021) saw the Indian River swimming teams compete in Clearwater Florida in the Spartan Invitational hosted by the University of Tampa. IRSC's athletes had some very good performances against some of the top NCAA Division 2 colleges in the country and came away with a victory on the men's side of the competition, and fourth place for the women. Other teams competing in the competition were NCAA Division 2 powerhouses University of Tampa, NOVA Southeastern University, St. Leo University, Lenoir Rhyne University, and the women's team from West Florida University.

Action from the first day's events was highlighted by (top 8 results),

1000 Free: women – Esther Rydbeck 6^th, Gina Miller 8^th. Men – Jack Rowell 2^nd, Chance Conde 4^th, Connor Jones 5th

200 IM: Men – Michael Deans 4^th, Aramis Rivera 5^th

50 Free: Men – Luke Altman 6^th  

200 Medley Relay: Women - Ella Gates, Masha Prima, Carla Meikle, Olivia Ciancimino 5^th. Men – William Beckstead-Holman, Michael Deans, Peyton Ming, Luke Altmann 2^nd.

Day 2:

200 Free relay: women – Olivia Ciancimino, Sydney Weatherspoon, Carla Meikle, Masha Prima 5^th. Men- Luke Altmann, John Zeiger, Caleb Brandon, Peyton Ming 4^th.

400 IM: Men – Aramis Rivera 3^rd, Jack Rowell 4^th, Russell Burton 7^th.

100 Fly: women – Ella Gates 8^th. Men – Peyton Ming 2^nd, Luke Altman 3^rd, Willian Beckstead-Holman 6^th.

200 Free: women – Carla Meikle 1^st. Men – Caleb Brandon 2^nd, John Zeiger 5^th.

400 Medley Relay: women – Kaylin de Almeida, Masha Prima, Ella Gates, Carla Meikle 3^rd. William Beckstead-Holman, Michael Deans, Peyton Ming, Luke Altman 1^st.

Day 3:

500 Free: women – Gina Miller 2^nd, Esther Rydbeck 7^th. Men – Caleb Brandon 2^nd, Chance Conde 3^rd, Jack Rowell 5^th, John Zeiger 7^th.

100 Back: Men – William Beckstead-Holman 1^st.

100 Breast: Women – Masha Prima 3^rd. Men – Michael Deans 1^st, Izak Zaplatar 4^th, Aramis Rivera 7^th, Russell Burton 8^th.

200 fly: Men – Marcus Beckstead-Holman 2^nd, John Zeiger 6^th.

800 Free Relay: women – Esther Rydbeck, Carla Meikle, Masha Prima, Gina Miller 4^th. Men – Luke Altman, Caleb Brandon, John Zeiger, William Beckstead-Holman 1^st.

Day 4:

1650 Free: women – Gina Miller 5^th, Esther Rydbeck 7^th. Men – Jack Rowell 2^nd, Chance Conde 3^rd, Connor Jones 5^th.

100 Free: women – Carla Meikle 3^rd. Men – Luke Altmann 3^rd, Caleb Brandon 7^th, John Zeiger 8^th.

200 Back: Men – William Beckstead-Holman 3^rd, Connor Jones 7^th.

200 Breast: women – Masha Prima 3^rd, Rylee Woelk 8^th. Men – Michael Deans 1^st, Aramis Rivera 3^rd, Izak Zaplatar 5^th, Riley Thomas 7^th, Lucas Lindblom 8^th.

400 Free Relay: women – Masha Prima, Carla Meikle, Olivia Ciancimino, Lillian Lewis 8^th. Men – William Beckstead-Holman, Caleb Brandon, Luke Altman, John Zeiger 1^st. 

Men's Team Scores

1 Indian River State College    1,143.5

2 University of Tampa                        1,086

3 Nova Southeastern University        794

4 Saint Leo University                         352.5

5 Lenoir Rhyne University                  317