Tag: "Oakland University Swimming"
CAMPUS CLIPS: Former Oakland swimmer Dickens reaches semis of Olympic breaststroke events
BY DAN GLIOT CORRESPONDENT LONDON – Former Oakland swimmer Scott Dickens finished 16th in the 200-meter breaststroke earlier Wednesday at the London 2012 Olympics. Dickens reached the semi-finals of the event this morning after winning his preliminary heat with a time of 2:10.95. Earlier in the games, Dickens became the first Canadian swimmer to ever break […]
OAKLAND TRACK/SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: Oakland completes action at the Grand Valley’s ‘Big Meet’
ALLENDALE, Mich. — Desiree Pettiford earned a third place finish in the 200-meter dash (25.26), Serena San-Cartier finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (9.15) and Ryan Balzer earned a 15th-place finish in the high jump (5 feet 10.75 inches) as the Oakland men’s and women’s track and field teams completed action at the Big Meet […]
Oakland captures 13th consecutive Summit League swimming championship
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Since moving to Division I in the late 1990s, Oakland University has held a stranglehold on the Summit League men’s swimming and diving title. The dominance continued Feb. 15-18 at Oakland University. Amr el Sayed and Vanessza Balogh were named Men’s and Women’s Swimming Championship MVPs, as the Oakland men’s and women’s […]
CAMPUS CLIPS: Oakland’s Harding wins Summit League Weekly Award
ELMHURST, Ill. – Grant Harding was named The Summit League’s Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week after his performance at the 2012 Michigan Open hosted by Oakland at the OU Aquatic Center Feb. 3-5. Harding, a native of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, garners his first career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week award after […]
OU swim coach Hovland records 300th career victory
ROCHESTER HILLS – Oakland head coach Pete Hovland earned his 300th career victory at Oakland as the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams earned wins over both Cleveland State and Xavier Saturday afternoon in the OU Aquatic Center. “This isn’t just about me, it’s about all the coaches and assistants I’ve worked with and […]
Evans, Balough helps Oakland sweeps Summit League Athlete of the Week awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Nick Evans and Vanessza Balogh were named The Summit League’s Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week for their performances Oct. 7-17, marking the initial awards of the 2011-12 season announced by the league office. Evans, a native of Rochester Hills, Mich, earns his second career Swimming and Diving Athlete of the […]
Oakland women’s swimming and diving claims CSCAA Academic All-America honors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Vanessza Balogh, Marcella Barretta and Chelsea Oates of the Oakland University women’s swimming and diving team each earned Honorable Mention Scholar All-America awards and the OU women’s team was named a Scholar All-America Team on Friday, announced by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The Golden Grizzlies posted a […]
