Even though the Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams recorded 13 school records and 11 individual titles, it wasn’t enough for a GLIAC Championship.

The men’s and women’s teams both finished second to GLIAC champions Wayne State University at Saturday’s conference meet.

GVSU’s men (7-3, 4-1 GLIAC) scored 811 points, trailing 61 points behind Wayne State’s first-place finish. The GVSU women (8-3, 4-1 GLIAC) tallied 599.5 points, but GLIAC champion Wayne State posted a score of 923.

“We had a great team performance,” said head coach Andy Boyce, who was named 2012 GLIAC Men’s Coach of the Year. “Runner-up on both sides isn’t exactly what we wanted, but you can only control what you do yourself.”

The Wayne State women held the lead from day one of the four-day meet, but GVSU’s men came into the final day with a 572-527 lead over Wayne State.

“We were going against some of the top teams in Division II,” Boyce said. “It’s a long meet, with a lot of races and a lot of diving, but we trained for it. We came into the last meet a little bit tired, but the last session was one of our best sessions.”

On the men’s side, senior David Hayhow captured his first GLIAC title and set the GVSU school record (9 minutes, 24.88 seconds, Aaron Beebe GVSU) in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:22.32.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Raphael Santos, Erik Aakesson, Beebe and Milan Medo won the GLIAC title with a time of 1:30.05. The 400-yard (3:16.97) medley team of Santos, Aaron Marken, Beebe and Medo took first and broke the school record with a time of 3:16.13. Beebe broke his own school record in the 100-yard butterfly (48.01) with a time of 47.71, also a GLIAC and pool record. Beebe also claimed the 200-yard butterfly title with a GLIAC meet record (1:47.27, Duarte Mourao Wayne State) and pool record in 1:46.44.

Santos won the 100-yard backstroke for the second time in his career and captured his third GLIAC individual title when he finished with a time of 49.16. GVSU’s 800-yard freestyle relay team of Beebe, Derek Mead, Kyle Gunderson and Hayhow set a GLIAC?àChampionship meet (6:41.64 Wayne State Mourao, Costa Shields, Sebastian, and Rzep) and pool record with a time of 6:39.19.

“The team responded wonderfully,” said Beebe, men’s senior co-captain. “For the most part, everybody gave their absolute best. Last year I think we folded under the pressure, but this year everybody responded very well and swam their absolute best.”

On the women’s side, senior Carly Bush claimed her second GLIAC individual title of her career when she beat her own school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:13.79) with a time of 10:11.49 and sophomore Caitlyn Madsen broke her previous school record in the 100-yard butterfly (56.10) with a second-place finish and a time of 56.01. Madsen also claimed a GLIAC Championship in the 200-yard butterfly and broke the GLIAC meet record (2:02.02 Elaina Hogle, Wayne State), her own school record (2:03.34) and the pool record with a time of 2:01.45. Lauren Dorsey claimed a GLIAC individual title and beat her previous school record (2:17.09) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2.17.07.

Senior diver Karen Verbrugge repeated as the 2012 GLIAC Diver of the Year, and took home her fourth individual GLIAC title of her career when she took first in the 3-meter dive with 431.30 points. She finished her GLIAC career with a second place finish in the 1-meter dive. On the men’s side, Medo was named GLIAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year.

Only those who qualify will compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships in Mansfield, Texas.

“It is bittersweet,” Beebe said. “… I believe we made the most out of our opportunity and I don’t have any regrets about it, and I’m proud of what we did.”

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STAT BOX

Men’s records

David Hayhow

1,000-yard freestyle, 9 minutes, 22.32 seconds (School record)

500-yard freestyle, 4:30.27 (School)

1,650-yard freestyle, 15:47.71 (School)

Aaron Beebe

200-yard individual medley, 1:49.34 (School)

100-yard butterfly, 47.71 (GLIAC, pool, school)

200-yard butterfly, 1:46.44 (GLIAC meet, pool)

Aaron Marken

100-yard breaststroke, 54.86 (School)

Raphael Santos, Marken, Beebe and Milan Medo

400-yard medley, 3:16.13 (School)

Beebe, Derek Mead, Kyle Gunderson and David Hayhow

800-yard freestyle relay, 6:39.19 (GLIAC Championship meet, pool)

Women’s records

Carly Bush

1,000-yard freestyle, 10 minutes, 11.49 seconds (School record)

Caitlyn Madsen

100-yard butterfly, 56.01 (School)

200-yard butterfly, 2:01.45 (GLIAC meet, pool, school)

Lauren Dorsey

200-yard breaststroke, 2:17.07 (School)

Kelsey Vermeer, Danielle Vallier, Madsen and Sarah Kosmak

400-yard medley relay, 3:47.94 (School)

Bush, Kirsten Emerson, Madsen and Kosmak

800-yard freestyle relay, 7:34.24 (GLIAC meet)