{"id":188505,"date":"2026-02-22T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/188505\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:00:09","slug":"oakland-sweeps-horizon-league-conference-streak-up-to-46-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/188505\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Sweeps Horizon League; Conference Streak Up to 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oakland University swimming and diving teams swept the Horizon League Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies have swept the conference titles for 13 years since moving from the Summit League to the Horizon League.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Oakland has won 46 conference titles in a row, and the women have won 31.<\/p>\n<p>Horizon League Men\u2019s Team Scores<\/p>\n<p>Oakland \u2013 904<\/p>\n<p>IU Indianapolis \u2013 785.5<\/p>\n<p>Youngstown State \u2013 494<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee \u2013 438<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland State \u2013 391<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay \u2013 193<\/p>\n<p>Northern Kentucky \u2013 150.5<\/p>\n<p>Horizon League Women\u2019s Team Scores<\/p>\n<p>Oakland \u2013 896.5<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee \u2013 641<\/p>\n<p>IU Indianapolis \u2013 530<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland State \u2013 442<\/p>\n<p>Youngstown State \u2013 430<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay \u2013 273.5<\/p>\n<p>Northern Kentucky \u2013 131<\/p>\n<p>Oakland\u2019s Karel Subagyo, Joey Countryman, Max Haney and Harry Nicholson won the 800 free relay in a meet-record 6:21.43.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies got a win in the 200 free relay with Ajjuub Ezzat, Micah Scheffer, Nicholson and Charlie Brown, swimming another meet record of 1:17.16.<\/p>\n<p>Ezzat, Chris Palvadre, Scheffer and Nicholson broke the meet mark in the 400 medley as well, getting to the wall in 3:06.92.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson won the 200 free in a meet-record 1:34.12, an NCAA provisional cut. Ezzat won the 200 back in 1:42.42.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland\u2019s Ike Martinez won the 200 fly in a meet-record 1:44.19.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland\u2019s Max Haney won the 200 IM in 1:44.68. Cooper Dillman won the 400 IM in 3:48.10 and 1650 free (15:16.32). Palvadre won the 100 breaststroke (52.20).<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson, Joey Countryman, Scheffer and Brown won the 400 free relay in a meet-record 2:52.30.<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis\u2019 Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Hugo Arteaga and Yassin Abdelghany won the 200 medley relay in 1:24.36.<\/p>\n<p>Abdelghany won the 50 free in 18.91, breaking the meet record. He broke another meet mark to win the 100 butterfly in 45.23 and a third in the 100 free (42.28). Kelly won the 200 breast in a meet-record 1:52.21.<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis divers Sebastian Otero (400.20) and Blake Vanderjeugdt (357.40) went 1-2 on the 1-meter board and 3-meter with Otero (389.55) and Vanderjeugdt (354.45).<\/p>\n<p>Youngstown State\u2019s Quinn Cynor won the 500 free in 4:20.78.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin-Milwaukee\u2019s Sam Lorenz won the 100 backstroke in a meet-record 45.81.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2026-horizon-league-championships-full-results\/ncaa-college\/2026\/February\/18?rtn=%2Fresults%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Full Results<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s meet, Oakland\u2019s Mia Englender, Kelley Hassett, Viviane Partridge and Erika Pietras won the 800 free relay in 7:18.47.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland\u2019s Clarissa Bezuindenhout won the 200 IM in 2:01.68, going 1-2 with Lydia Soldatke (2:02.58).<\/p>\n<p>Hassett won the 400 IM in 4:22.11. Soldatke won the 100 backstroke (53.89) and 200 backstroke (1:55.88).<\/p>\n<p>Oakland\u2019s Kendra Venter, Partridge, Pietras and Avery Beal won the 400 free relay in a meet-record 3:20.09.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin-Milwaukee\u2019s Mara Freeman, Gabrielle LePine, Maddy Hayashi and Christiana Brooks won the 200 medley relay in 1:40.02.<\/p>\n<p>LePine, Brielle Laube, Freeman and Brooks won the 200 free relay in 1:31.77. Freeman, LePine, Mayashi and Brooks won the 400 medley relay in 3:41.26.<\/p>\n<p>LePine won the 50 free in 22.74 and 100 breaststroke (1:01.68). Hayashi won the 100 butterfly in 54.88 and 200 fly (2:01.71). Brooks won the 100 free in 49.98.<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis\u2019 Alaina Heyde won 3-meter diving with a score of 284.60.<\/p>\n<p>Youngstown State\u2019s Olivia Sweetman won the 500 free in 4:49.29, 1650 free in 16:46.26 and 200 free in 1:48.65. Hannah Murray won the 200 breaststroke in 2:17.61.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland State\u2019s Ellie Seiter won 1-meter diving with a score of 294.35.<\/p>\n<p>2026 Horizon League Championships Specialty Awards<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Freshman of the Meet \u2013 Lydia Soldatke, Oakland<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Freshman of the Meet \u2013 Cooper Dillman, Oakland<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Diver of the Meet \u2013 Alaina Heyde, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Diver of the Meet \u2013 Sebastian Otero, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Swimmer of the Meet \u2013 Olivia Sweetman, Youngstown State<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Swimmer of the Meet \u2013 Yassin Abdelghany, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year \u2013 Eric Barnes, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year \u2013 Eric Barnes, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year \u2013 Mitch Alters, Oakland<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year \u2013 Damion Dennis, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Oakland University swimming and diving teams swept the Horizon League Championships. 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