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Jack Belford scored two individual wins in the Little Giants' 124-106 victory at Albion.

Swimming & Diving Brent Harris

Little Giants Close Michigan Trip with 124-106 Win at Albion

Wabash scored its second dual-meet victory of the weekend Saturday with a 124-106 win at Albion College Saturday afternoon.
 
The Little Giants captured seven victories in the win, led by a pair of wins by Jack Belford.
 
Belford took the top spot in the 400-yard individual medley, touching first in 4:21.55. Steve Batchelder added a second-place finish (4:26.08) in the event, as well. Belford's second victory came in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing in 2:00.63. Clayton Highum finished second in that event with a time of 2:212.60, while Scottie Ogle took third (2:16.97).
 
Wabash opened the meet with a victory in the 400 medley relay. Jake Childress, Josh Bleisch, Carter Adams, and Joel Paquin combined to finish in 3:38.92. Dakota Rhodes, Batchelder, Highum, and Leo Abdalla finished third in the relay with a time of 3:47.99. Arturo Granados scored the first individual win for the Little Giants in the 1000 freestyle with his top time of 10:22.58.
 
After Belford picked up his two wins, Elliot Johns scored a victory in the 100 free with a time of 48.14. Chris McGue took fourth place, finishing in 50.71, followed by Wyatt Tarter in fifth (50.89). Paquin scored a win in the 500 free (4:53.75). Adams touched second in the distance event (5:07.41).
 
Zechariah Banks won the 200 breaststoke with a time of 2:11.48. Bleisch finished second (2:15.69), with Batchelder finishing in fourth place (2:16.96).
 
Johns grabbed second place in the 50 free (22.26), followed by Banks in third (22.97) and Bleisch in fifth (23.63). Childress was second in the 200 backstroke (2:01.18) along with David Johnson in fifth (2:14.20). John Lang finished second in both diving events, scoring 143.60 points on the three-meter board after tallying 147.95 points in one-meter competition.
 
Adams took third place in the 200 freestyle (1:49.94) with Tarter adding a fourth-place finish (1:52.57) while McGue finished fifth (1:55.85).
 
Wabash finished the meet with a second-place finish by Johns, Banks, Belford, and McGue in the 400 free relay (3:16.46). Childress, Tarter, Paquin, and Rhodes combined for a third-place finish (3:24.03).
 
The Little Giants will turn their attention to the 2015 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships to be held February 11-14 at Denison University. All-session tickets can be purchased online prior to the start of the event.

 
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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
Clayton Highum

Clayton Highum

FL/BR/IM
Junior
Elliot Johns

Elliot Johns

FS/BK/BR
Junior
Chris McGue

Chris McGue

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
Clayton Highum

Clayton Highum

Junior
FL/BR/IM
Elliot Johns

Elliot Johns

Junior
FS/BK/BR
Chris McGue

Chris McGue

Junior
FS