CALDWELL, Idaho – Competed against an opponent for the first time in 19 months, The College of Idaho men's swim team opened the 2021-22 season with a 107-33 victory over Simpson University in the J.A. Albertson Aquatics Center.
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Yotes had five different individuals win, while sweeping the relays, competing against a Redhawks squad that had just two athletes making their fall debut.
C of I swept all five freestyle events – with Cameron Schwarzbach winning the 50 (24.15) and 100 (53.40), Ornjen Markovic winning the 200 (1:54.13) and
Ian Clifford winning both the 500 (5:04.77) and the 1,000 (10:27.51).
Ryan Barnard claimed a win in the 100-yard butterfly (56.66) and
Alec Chournos won the 100-yard backstroke (57.68), with the duo a part of both the winning 200-yard medley (1:43.40) and 400-yard freestyle (3:36.51) relays.
Tom Higdon won a pair of races for SU – claiming the 200-yard IM (2:02.08) and the 100-yard breaststroke (59.15) – hitting the NAIA "B" cut in the breaststroke.
The Yotes return to action in two weeks, competing in California at the Slug Shootout and the Bay Area Invitational.
