Senior
Carter Adams and junior
Elliot Johns each captured two individual wins out of seven first-place finishes for Wabash Friday night in the Little Giants' 122-116 victory at Kalamazoo College.
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Adams captured back-to-back wins in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly with a break for three-meter diving in between the two events. He took first in the individual medley with a time of 2:01.30, followed closely by teammate
Zechariah Banks in second place (2:03.46).
Josh Bleisch finished fourth (2:09.61). Adams won the 100 fly with a time of 53.04.
Scottie Ogle captured fourth place (58.11), while Dave Johnson finished fifth (58.26).
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Johns finished the 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.32 to win that event.
Jack Belford, the current North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week, grabbed second place with a time of 1:46.49.
Steve Batchelder finished fourth (1:50.01). Johns added his second top placing by winning the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.82. Belford finished second again, this time touching the wall in 50.20. Batchelder scored a team point in fifth place (50.85).
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Wabash jumped out to an early lead with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. Adams joined
Jake Childress, Banks, and
Chris McGue for a winning time of 1:37.35.
Joel Paquin scored a win in the 1,000 freestyle, touching the wall in 10:05.87.
Arturo Granados finished third with a time of 10:32.75.
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Childress won the 100 backstroke by finishing in 54.18.
Dane Gray was second (1:00.31).
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Paquin finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:57.07) with Granados took third place (5:05.91).
Dakota Rhodes finished fourth (5:06.67). McGue added a second-place finish in the 50 free (22.56).
Wyatt Tarter grabbed fourth place (23.59). Banks captured second place in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.98) with Bleisch grabbing fourth place (1:01.80) and Batchelder touching in fifth (1:03.31).
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John Lang scored 158.55 points on the three-meter diving board for a third-place finish. He tallied 161.25 points in the one-meter event for a third-place finish.
Anthony Repay scored 89.10 points to take fourth place in one-meter competition.
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Wabash closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. The foursome of Johns,
Leo Abdalla, Belford, and McGue combined for a time of 1:29.35.
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"We did what we needed to tonight," head coach
Brent Noble said. "We still have a lot of sharpening to do before the NCAC meet, but I'm happy with where we are mentally.
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"The guys are perfectly on track for the bigger picture, and that came with a lack of speed tonight in a lot of areas. We get one more chance to race tomorrow. Our momentum is heading in the right direction, and I'm happy with where we are."
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Wabash continues its Michigan tour with a dual meet at Albion College Saturday at 1 p.m.
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