Trail Grand Valley State, Wayne State
HOLLAND, Mich. – The NMU men’s swimming and diving team concluded day two of the GLIAC Championships with a trio of podium finishes.
The ‘Cats slid into third place, holding 320.5 points after two days of competition. Ahead of the ‘Cats are Grand Valley State in first with 391.5 and Wayne State in second with 332.
Today saw the ‘Cats compete in the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 3-meter diving, and the 400 medley relay, with the ‘Cats medaling in four of the five events.
The day started with the 100 fly, seeing Leo Nolles claim his fourth medal of the week with a bronze medal thanks to his time of 47.33, setting a school record in the process.
Daniel Lopez-Aponte found his first podium of the week, claiming a bronze medal of his own in the 400 IM with his time of 3:53.84. Teammate Alessandro Rosatelli also found his first medal of the weekend just one event later, a bronze medal in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.43, setting a school record with his performance.
The ‘Cats capped off the night with the 400 medley relay claiming silver, thanks to Ian Rocheleau, Wyatt Dickman, William LaCount, and Nolles with their time of 3:11.17.
The full list of results from today and all things 2025 GLIAC Swimming and Diving Championships can be found here.
The ‘Cats now look ahead to tomorrow, featuring the 500 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, and 800 Freestyle Relay. Prelims start at 10 a.m. with the finals at 5:30 p.m., both of which can be streamed on FloSwimming.
Running Medal Count
Day One
200 Medley Relay – Rocheleau, Dickman, LaCount, Nolles, 1st
50 Free – Nolles, 1st
200 Free Relay – LaCount, Fulconi, Khmara, Nolles, 1st
Day Two
100 Fly – Nolles, 3rd
400 IM – Lopez-Aponte, 3rd
200 Free – Rosatelli, 3rd
400 Medley Relay – Rocheleau, Dickman, LaCount, Nolles, 2nd
NMU Finals Results
Event 13 – 100 Fly
3rd – Leo Nolles, 47.33
4th – William LaCount, 48.00
16th – Andrew Tease, 49.67
Event 15 – 400 IM
3rd – Daniel Lopez Aponte, 3:53.84
13th – Zachary Billotte, 4:02.31
15th – James Werwie, 4:07.53
Event 17 – 200 Free
3rd – Alessandro Rosatelli, 1:37.43
5th – Wyatt Dickman, 1:38.28
6th – Gabriel Fulconi, 1:38.83
9th – Daniel Khmara, 1:38.27
Event 18 – 3-Meter Diving
5th – Tobie Stiles, 435.95
Event 20 – 400 Medley Relay
2nd – NMU, 3:11.17
Back – Rocheleau, 49.43
Breast – Dickman, 52.38
Fly – LaCount, 47.63
Free – Nolles, 41.73
NMU Prelim Results
Event 13 – 100 Fly
6th – Leo Nolles, 48.35, DII B
8th – William LaCount, 49.06
15th – Andrew Tease, 49.51
Event 15 – 400 IM
3rd – Daniel Lopez Aponte, 3:55.39, DII B
12th – Zachary Billotte, 4:02.39
16th – James Werwie, 4:04.32
Event 17 – 200 Free
3rd – Alessandro Rosatelli, 1:37.70, DII B
7th – Wyatt Dickman, 1:39.07, DII B
8th – Gabriel Fulconi, 1:39.09, DII B
10th – Daniel Khmara, 1:39.30, DII B
Event 18 – 3-Meter Diving
2nd – Tobie Stiles, 459.50
11th – Benaiah Schurstein, 398.80
