Ravens Highlight Weekend with Wins against Spartans, Comets

The Anderson University men's swimming and diving team battled in two meets in a two-day span.

Anderson (4-0, 3-0) picked up two wins during Friday's triangular at Bennett Natatorium. The Ravens topped The University of Olivet (0-3) in non-conference action 132-78. Anderson then fought past Manchester University (1-1, 0-1) in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action 126-103.

The Ravens secured fifth place in Saturday's Indiana D-III Invitational in Crawfordsville.

During Friday's triangular, Matthew Hayward captured first in the 1-meter diving event with an 11-dive score of 485.85 points and an average of 44.17 points per dive. The senior from Fort Wayne eclipsed the NCAA D-III 'B' qualifying standard of 425 points. Hayward can qualify for the NCAA D-III Diving Regionals for the fourth time in his career if he hits the NCAA D-III 'B' qualifying standard a second time this season.

COACH EMMA FURNISH'S COMMENTS

• [On Friday] – [Friday's] meet was a great fight! Start to finish, the AU Ravens gave everything they had and it paid off. It's truly thrilling to watch this team work together! I'm proud!
• [On Saturday] – [Saturday's] meet was a blast! It was a great opportunity for our freshmen to see what a large collegiate meet is all about! There were definitely a lot of firsts with plenty of work to still be done. I am thrilled that we are walking away with a women's fourth-place finish and a men's fifth-place finish overall.

ANDERSON VS. MANCHESTER VS. OLIVET (Friday, Oct. 13 – Bennett Natatorium)

• Matthew Hayward – 1-Meter Diving (11 Dives) – 485.85 Points – 44.17 Points Per Dive – 1st Place – Hit NCAA D-III 'B' Qualifying Standard
• Reid Haney – 1,000 Freestyle – 10:33.85 – 1st Place
• Michael Collins – 200 Freestyle – 1:53.79 – 1st Place
• Michael Collins – 100 Freestyle – 51.08 seconds – 1st Place – Personal Record
• Ben Hall – 100 Butterfly – 54.91 seconds – 1st Place
• Reid Haney – 500 Freestyle – 5:19.38 – 1st Place
• Noah Singleton – 200 Individual Medley – 2:07.78 – 1st Place
• 200 Freestyle Relay 'A' Team – Noah Singleton, Gage Lane, Michael Collins, Ben Hall – 1:32.03 – 1st Place – Season Best
• 200 Medley Relay 'A' Team – Noah Singleton, Caleb Savage, Ben Hall, Gage Lane – 1:43.16 – 1st Place – Season Best
• Cameron Stanley – 1,000 Freestyle – 11:30.49 – 2nd Place
• Cameron Stanley – 500 Freestyle – 5:36.56 – 2nd Place
• Andrew Crawford – 100 Backstroke – 1:03.70 – 2nd Place
• Braden Marshall – 100 Backstroke – 1:05.56 – 3rd Place – Personal Record
• Reid Haney – 50 Freestyle Split – 24.85 seconds – Personal Record
• Andrew Crawford – 50 Freestyle – 24.93 seconds – Personal Record
• Ethan Scialabba – 100 Freestyle – 56.50 seconds – Personal Record
• Noah Singleton – 50 Backstroke Split – 26.51 seconds – Season Best
• Ethan Scialabba – 50 Freestyle Split – 24.77 seconds – Personal Record
• Ethan Scialabba – 50 Freestyle – 25.35 seconds – Improved Previous Personal Record 336
• Andrew Crawford – 50 Backstroke Split – 29.49 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best
• Caleb Savage – 50 Breaststroke Split – 29.08 seconds – Personal Record
• Thinh Tran – 50 Breaststroke Split – 39.63 seconds – Personal Record

INDIANA D-III INVITATIONAL (Saturday, Oct. 14 – Crawfordsville)

• Matthew Hayward – 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 246.95 Points – 41.16 Points Per Dive – 1st Place
• Reid Haney – 500 Freestyle – 5:09.78 – 4th Place – Personal Record
• Ben Hall – 100 Butterfly – 55.95 seconds – 5th Place
• Noah Singleton – 200 Individual Medley – 2:08.38 – 5th Place
• Michael Collins – 200 Butterfly – 2:11.70 – 6th Place
• Noah Singleton – 100 Backstroke – 57.03 seconds – 7th Place – Season Best
• Thinh Tran – 100 Breaststroke – 1:31.41 – Personal Record
• Cameron Stanley – 500 Freestyle – 5:36.56 – Season Best
• Cameron Stanley – 100 Freestyle Split – 55.29 seconds – Personal Record
• Cameron Stanley – 50 Freestyle Split – 24.61 seconds – Personal Record
• Andrew Crawford – 100 Freestyle Split – 54.17 seconds – Personal Record

UP NEXT

Anderson battles in the Indiana Intercollegiates on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 12 p.m. in West Lafayette.