GRANVILLE, Ohio — Wabash moved into third place after two days of competition at the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Denison University.
The Little Giants sit in third place with 416 points midway through the meet. Denison holds the lead with 716 points, followed by Kenyon in second place with 565 points. Wooster is fourth (325 points), with Oberlin (324 points), DePauw (282.5 points), Hiram (182.5 points), Ohio Wesleyan (169 points), and Wittenberg (156 points) rounding out spots five through nine in the team standings.
The Wabash 400-yard medley relay team of Ryan West, Quinn Sweeney, Brody Page, and Ethan Johns produced the top finish of the evening for Wabash, placing fourth overall with a season-best time of 3:22.19.
Freshman Mason Gilliam turned in a career-best time of 4:34.84 to earn eighth place in the “A” final of the 500-yard freestyle. Sweeney and Xander Straw competed in the “B” final of the 500 free. The twosome finished 13th and 14th, respectively, with Sweeney finishing in 4:41.89. Straw touched the wall for the final time in 4:42.86. William Renie swam to 20th place in the “C” final with a career-best time of 4:45.63.
West placed 11th in the “B” final of the 200-yard individual medley with a career-best time of 1:52.69. Barret Smith finished the “C” final in 2:00.99 to earn 24th place.
Johns turned in the best effort of his career in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in a career-best time of 20.98 to finish 12th in the “B” final. Connor Craig added a career-best time of 21.32 for a 13th-place finish. Daniel Streeter scored a 19th-place finish in the “C” final with his career-best time of 21.45.
Five Wabash divers also produced points in the one-meter event Thursday evening. Nicolas Hakimian scored a career-high 263.20 points to place eighth in the finals of the one-meter competition. Christopher Wiatr earned a ninth-place finish in the finals with a score of 246.75. Alexander Arruza finished in tenth place with a score of 258.25. Garrett Mroz scored 231.35 points to finish 11th. Michael Cruzado added a 12th-place finish with a score of 206.30.
The Trumball Aquatics Center competition continue Friday, with preliminary events starting at 9:30 a.m.
