Keriazes wins three times but No. 19 Men's Swimming & Diving falls to No. 13 Case Western

By: Jake Schwerer

CLEVELAND – Senior Drew Keriazes won three events on the afternoon, but it was not enough as the No. 19-ranked Ohio Northern men's swimming & diving team dropped a 185.8-110.5 contest at No. 13 Case Western Reserve on Saturday afternoon at Veale Natatorium.

The loss drops the Polar Bears to 10-2 overall, while the Spartans improve to 13-2-1 overall.

Keriazes won the 100 breaststroke in 59.12 seconds and the 200 breaststroke in 2:11.16.

He also touched first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.21.

Junior Jordan Breitigam also won twice on the afternoon, taking first place in the 100 and 200 butterfly with times of 51.55 seconds and 1:57.28, respectively.

Junior Christian Garlock earned a unique first place finish in the 100 freestyle by tying with Spartan Heath Hudgins. They both touched the wall in 48.41 seconds.

The Polar Bears will swim next when they travel to Akron for the OAC Championships on February 14-16.