Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Wabash College Athletics

Carter Adams
Howard Hewitt
Carter Adams scored a pair of wins in Friday's win at Kalamazoo.

Swimming & Diving Brent Harris

Wabash Opens Michigan Weekend with Win at Kalamazoo

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.
 
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).
 
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).
 
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.
 
Childress won the 100 backstroke by finishing in 54.18. Dane Gray was second (1:00.31).
 
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).
 
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.
 
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.
 
"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.
 
"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."
 
Wabash continues its Michigan tour with a dual meet at Albion College Saturday at 1 p.m.

 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Carter Adams

Carter Adams

Multiple
Senior
Zechariah Banks

Zechariah Banks

Back
Junior
Steve Batchelder

Steve Batchelder

IM/BR/FS
Senior
Jack Belford

Jack Belford

FS/FL/IM
Junior
Josh Bleisch

Josh Bleisch

BR/FS
Junior
Jake Childress

Jake Childress

BK/FS
Senior
Arturo Granados

Arturo Granados

FS
Junior
Elliot Johns

Elliot Johns

FS/BK/BR
Junior
Chris McGue

Chris McGue

FS
Junior
Joel Paquin

Joel Paquin

FS
Junior

Players Mentioned

Carter Adams

Carter Adams

Senior
Multiple
Zechariah Banks

Zechariah Banks

Junior
Back
Steve Batchelder

Steve Batchelder

Senior
IM/BR/FS
Jack Belford

Jack Belford

Junior
FS/FL/IM
Josh Bleisch

Josh Bleisch

Junior
BR/FS
Jake Childress

Jake Childress

Senior
BK/FS
Arturo Granados

Arturo Granados

Junior
FS
Elliot Johns

Elliot Johns

Junior
FS/BK/BR
Chris McGue

Chris McGue

Junior
FS
Joel Paquin

Joel Paquin

Junior
FS