Lakers Win the 2026 D3 Mid Season Swim/Dive Invite
By Mick Homan | Jan 10, 2026 10:58 PM
2026 D3 Mid-Season Invite (Holland Aquatic Center) Team Scores 1. Spring Lake 372 2. Holland Chr. 340 3. East Grand Rapids 303 4. Allegan 204 5. Plainwell 183 6. Ludington 162 7. Otsego 150 8. Detroit Country Day 148 9. Chelsea 115 10. Grand Rapids Christian 11 11. Hamilton 103 12. Holland 78 13. Milian 56 In a battle of some of the top-ranked D3 Schools in the State, the Spring Lake “Lakers” edge out host Holland Christian to take home First Place for the first time in the SL Swim/Dive Program's history. From start to finish, the Lakers battled and finished strong in all the Swimming/Diving events. The Lakers' team depth showed through in many events and was key to the Lakers' big win! Lakers Swim/Dive to a season high 39 Personal Records. and 8 official D3 Stat Meet Cut Times. Leading the way for the Lakers was Freshman Dane Trask, who was first in the 100 Fly with a New D3 State Cut 53.47, third in the 100 Back with a New D3 State Cut 51.73, and a lead-off 100 Free D3 State cut of 48.78 in the 400 Free Relay. Senior Alex Strauss was second in the 100 Fly with a new D3 State Cut 54.04 and was 3rd in the 100 Breast with a New D3 State Cut 1:02.45. Junior Graham Porter finished second in the 50 Free with a New D3 State Cut 21.88, and finished fourth in the 100 Free with a New D3 State Cut 48.27. Other Top Finishers/D3 State/MISCA Cuts 200 Medley Relay 1:37.73 1st Place D3 State/MISCA Dane Trask, Alex Strauss, Tyler Nutt, Graham Porter 200 Free Wesley Mazurek 1:54.52 9th State/MISCA 200IM Arthur Fletcher 2:08.43 4th State/MISCA 50 Free Graham Porter 21.88 2nd State/MISCA Kevin Dahl 22.88 6th State/MISCA Russell Cherney 23.29 9th MISCA 100 Fly Dane Trask 53.47 1st State/MISCA Alex Strauss 54.05 2nd State/MISCA Tyler Nutt 57.72 7th State/MISCA 100 Free Dane Trask (Relay Lead Off) 48.78 State/MISCA Graham Porter 48.27 4th State/MISCA Kevin Dahl 50.05 6th State/MISCA 500 Free Arthur Fletcher 5:01.84 5th State/MISCA Sam Otter 5:16.15 8th State/MISCA 100 Back Dan Trask 51.73 3rd State/MISCA Tyler Nutt 58,20 6th State/MISCA 100 Breast Alex Strauss 1:02.45 3rd State/MISCA Winn Halsey 1:06.30 9th State/MISCA 400 Free Relay 3:17.30 2nd State/MISCA Dane Trask, Kevin Dahl, Wesley Mazurek, Graham Porter Personal Records Madeline Vink Diving (11 Dives) 200.85 pts. Quinn Barclay 100 Back 1:02.55 / 100 Free 55.73 Russell Cherney 100 Breast 1:12.59 – 50 Free Split 23.31 Cole Barclay 50 Breast 31.10 Russell Cherney 50 Free 23.29 / 100 Breast 1:07.34 Kevin Dahl 50 Free 22.88 / 100 Free 50.05/ Relay Splits 100 Free 49.55 Simon Engman 50 Free 29.08 Arthur Fletcher 200 IM 2:08.43 /500 Free 5:01.84 / Relay 100 Free 54.14 Logan Franklyn 100 Back 1:16.08 Winn Halsey 100 Breast 1:06.30 Zander Hodgins 50 Fly 37.40 / 50 Free 30.91 Gabe Kamin 500 Free 7:05.89 / Relay Splits 50 Free 30.93 Wesley Mazurek 100 Fly 58.84 / 200 free 1:54.52 / Relay Splits 100 Free 50.98 Tyler Nutt Relay Split 100 Free 53.32 Alex Otter Relay Splits 50 Free 26.40 / 100 Free 58.40 Sam Otter 500 Free 5:16.16 / Relay Split 100 Free Split 56.03 Graham Porter 50 Free 21.88 / 100 Free 48.27 / Relay Splits 100 Free 47.99 Alex Strauss 100 Fly 54.04 / 100 Breast 1:02.45 Dane Trask 100 Fly 53.47 / 100 Back 51.73 / Relay Split 100 Free 48.78 Anderson Vickers Relay Spits 50 Free 29.84 / 100 Free Split 1:14.49 / 200 Free 3:05.24 I am beyond words how proud I am of our team, and well, we swam this weekend. It's so rewarding and exciting to watch dives. The D3 Invite showed that we are getting stronger and faster every day, and we are able to use our Team Depth to battle with the best in the state. After this weekend, it willbe interesting to see the next State Rankings! I have a strong feeling we will be moving up!!! A Huge Thank You to our Great Coaching Staff (Brian Porter, Sarah Colvin, Jack Mendoza, Sara Strauss, and Student Coach Lucas Williams) for getting the Team reading every day to get stronger and faster. Thank you all for Great work and support! Thank you also to our amazing Laker Swim Fans/Family who made the trip to Holland to cheer us on to Victory!! Thank You!! your great Next Swim Meet Tuesday 1-13-26 Holland-Manistee-SL Tri Meet Holland Aquatic Center Warmups 5:30 pm Meet at 6:30 pm
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