Wabash captured first-place finishes in three of the five events on the first day of the End-Of-Season Meet between the Little Giants and DePauw University held Friday night at the Class of 1950 Natatorium. Wabash took an early lead in the team scoring with a 59-32 advantage after the first day.
 
Wabash started the evening with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle. Wesley Slaughter, Gavin Hill, Caleb McCarty, and Jan Dziadek combined to win the event with a time of 1:23.06. Brandon Edwards, Chaz Rhodes, Lucas Daniken, and Isaac Temores combined to place second overall by finishing in 1:24.93.
 
The Little Giants continued to stack on points by turning in a 1-2 finish in the 500-yard freestyle. Daren Glore won the event in 4:41.71. Nick Young grabbed second place by touching the wall in 4:50.98. Jacob Penrose scored a fourth-place finish with a time of 4:54.13.
 
Wabash dominated the 50-yard freestyle, capturing the top-seven places out of 14 competitors. Slaughter took the top spot with a winning time of 21.01. Hill finished second at 21.11, followed by Rhodes in third place with a time of 21.32 to complete the team scoring for the Little Giants.
 
Justin Dusza placed second for Wabash in the 200-yard individual medley by finishing in 1:56.12. Will Melcher scored a fourth-place finish with a time of 2:00.93. Tyler Richmond finished fifth at 2:05.76.
 
Wabash added six more team points by finishing second and third in the final race of the night, the 800-yard freestyle relay. Connor Baker, McCarty, Glore, and Slaughter combined to finish in 6:56.71. The team of Hill, Young, Penrose, and Rhodes produced a third-place time of 7:07.46.
 
The meet, which is part of the North Coast Athletic Conference Challenge and the Division III Swimming and Diving Challenge, continues Saturday with two sessions. The first begins at 11 a.m. with the 400 medley relay. The evening sessions starts at 6:30 p.m. with the 1650 freestyle. General admission is not allowed. The meet can be viewed live at https://team1sports.com/Wabash with live results available at https://wabash_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/SwimmingDiving/Live/index.htm and on Meet Mobile.