Wabash opened the dual-meet portion of its swimming and diving season Friday night against in-state rival Rose-Hulman. The Little Giants lost the home opener to the Fightin' Engineers by a score of 179.5 to 108.5.
 
Justin Dusza and Tanner Carver scored a pair of first-place finishes for Wabash in the dual meet. Dusza won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.87. He finished the 200 backstroke with a winning time of 1:58.06. Dusza also placed second in the 200-yard individual medley by finishing in 2:02.68. Daren Glore added a third-place finish in that event with a time of 2:04.31.
 
Carver scored a pair of individual wins in diving. He opened with a win on the one-meter board with a score of 229.75. Carver scored a total of 218.65 points in three-meter competition to win that event as well.
 
Isaac Temores scored a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke by finishing in 1:01.71. Teammate Justice Wenz placed third with a time of 1:02.47. Wenz also placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke by finishing in 2:15.97.
 
Daren Glore picked up a second-place finish in the 1000 freestyle. He completed the event in 10:10.85. Glore also finished second in the 500 free with a time of 4:56.19. Gavin Hill took second place in the 100-yard butterfly by finishing in 54.50. He placed third in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.37.
 
Connor Craig and Ethan Johns finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 freestyle. Craig turned in a time of 48.94 while Johns finished in 48.96. Johns also scored a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.59.
 
Caleb McCarty finished the 50-yard freestyle in 22.16 to earn second place overall for Wabash.
 
The Wabash foursome of Dusza, Temores, Hill, and Craig place second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:37.77. The Little Giants also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay with the quartet of McCarty, Temores, Hill, and Craig finishing the race in 1:28.40.

"We had a great meet tonight as a team," Wabash head coach Will Bernhardt said. "Unfortunately, they were just a bit better than us in some very close races. We swam and dove exceptionally well for this being our first dual meet of the season. I am proud of the fight and resilience in our men. We are taking steps each week to build on the previous meet. Even though they won the meet, we had some very positive progress towards our goals. It was great to see Dusza and Tanner win two events each. We are looking forward to some great racing on the road tomorrow up at Albion. The road trip after a tough meet tonight will simulate our multiple day meet format at the end of the season."
 
Wabash travels to Michigan on Saturday to compete in a dual meet against Albion College. The meet begins at 2 p.m. and will take place at Hillsdale College.