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Miners capture seven events, win home opener over Flyers

ROLLA, Mo. – Winning seven of the 11 contested events Friday night, Missouri S&T's swimming team came away with a 118-87 victory over Lewis in its home opener at the S&T Pool.

The Miners got two winning performances apiece from Jon Glaser (Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette) and Aljaz Kerc (Ljubljana, Slovenia/Gimnazija Bezigrad) in Friday's meet, as Glaser won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:03.29 and 500-freestyle in 4:43 flat and Kerc had firsts in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.68 seconds and 100-free in 47.41.  The duo also bookended the Miners' victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay to close the night, as Kerc opened the event with a 46.98 over the first 100 yards and Glaser posted a 49.37 in the final 100.

They were joined by Keith Sponsler (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East) and Eirik Nielsen (Stathelle, Norway/Toppidrettsgynmaset) on the winning relay team.

Nielsen also had a first place finish in the 200-butterfly in a time of 1:56.54, while Stuart Mossop (Houston, Texas/James E. Taylor) had the seventh winning performance for the Miners in the 200-individual medley in 1:58.35.

Second place finishes were recorded by Sponsler in the 200-freestyle in 1:47.25, Miguel Chavez (Chihuahua, Mexico/Colegio de Bachilleres) in the 200-IM in 1:58.35 and 200-breaststroke in 2:08.96, Caleb Hathaway (North Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas Christian) in the 200-butterfly in 1:58.45 and Mike Rouleau (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) in the 200-backstroke in 1:58.89.

The Miners' 400-yard medley relay team of Ryan Layne (Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek), Chavez, Nielsen and Jon Anderson (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury Senior) also placed second with a time of 3:32.30.

Nate Endebrock (Colbert, Wash./Riverpoint Academy) had a third place showing in the 1,000-freestyle in 10:50.02, as did Rouleau in the 200-freestyle in 1:49.93, Sponsler in the 100-freestyle in 48.72 seconds and Mossop in the 200-backstroke in 1:59.88.

The Miners' next competition is slated for Nov. 1 when it takes part in the Lindenwood Quad in St. Charles, Mo.
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Players Mentioned

Miguel Chavez

Miguel Chavez

FR, BR, Fly
5' 11"
Sophomore
Jon Glaser

Jon Glaser

FR
6' 1"
Sophomore
Aljaz Kerc

Aljaz Kerc

BR, FR, IM
6' 7"
Junior
Ryan Layne

Ryan Layne

Dist, IM
5' 10"
Senior
Keith Sponsler

Keith Sponsler

FR
6' 3"
Junior
Dakota Anderson

Dakota Anderson

FR
6' 0"
Freshman
Nate Endebrock

Nate Endebrock

FR, BK, IM
6' 1"
Freshman
Caleb Hathaway

Caleb Hathaway

FR, Fly
5' 10"
Freshman
Stuart Mossop

Stuart Mossop

FR, BR, IM
5' 10"
Freshman
Eirik Nielsen

Eirik Nielsen

FR, Fly, IM
6' 1"
Freshman
Mike Rouleau

Mike Rouleau

FR, BK, Fly
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Miguel Chavez

Miguel Chavez

5' 11"
Sophomore
FR, BR, Fly
Jon Glaser

Jon Glaser

6' 1"
Sophomore
FR
Aljaz Kerc

Aljaz Kerc

6' 7"
Junior
BR, FR, IM
Ryan Layne

Ryan Layne

5' 10"
Senior
Dist, IM
Keith Sponsler

Keith Sponsler

6' 3"
Junior
FR
Dakota Anderson

Dakota Anderson

6' 0"
Freshman
FR
Nate Endebrock

Nate Endebrock

6' 1"
Freshman
FR, BK, IM
Caleb Hathaway

Caleb Hathaway

5' 10"
Freshman
FR, Fly
Stuart Mossop

Stuart Mossop

5' 10"
Freshman
FR, BR, IM
Eirik Nielsen

Eirik Nielsen

6' 1"
Freshman
FR, Fly, IM
Mike Rouleau

Mike Rouleau

5' 11"
Freshman
FR, BK, Fly