Wabash celebrated the five senior members of its 2021-2022 swimming diving team Friday evening with a 153-122 victory over the NCAA Division I squad from Eastern Illinois University.
 
The Little Giants honored seniors Sam Bleisch, Justin Dusza, Daren Glore, Ryan Sacco, and Isaac Temores before scoring victories in 11 of the 16 events.  
 
Glore started with the first individual win for Wabash by claiming the top spot in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:04.65. He also scored a win in the 500 free by touching for the final time in 4:49.54. Glore completed the hat trick with a victory in the final solo event, the 200-yard individual medley with a winning time of 2:00.47. Dusza placed third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.63.
 
Dusza added two individual victories in the backstroke events. He won the 100-yard back with a time of 54.03. Marc Nicholson placed third in that event at 57 seconds even. Dusza finished the 200 backstroke in 1:59.78 to earn the individual victory.
 
Caleb McCarty added two wins in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle. McCarty won the shorter sprint in 21.59. Connor Craig placed third overall in the 50 free with a time of 22.14. McCarty returned to win the 100 free in 47.31. Ethan Johns place third in that race by finishing in 49.06. Johns scored a victory in the 200-yard freestyle with a winning time of 1:44.77.
 
Temores won the 100 breaststroke by touching the wall for the final time in 1:02.53. Justice Wenz placed second in the event with a time of 1:02.66. Wenz also took second place in the 200-yard breaststroke by finishing in 2:18.99.
 
William Morris won the men's one-meter diving competition with an 11-dive score of 453.10. Tanner Carver scored 398.85 points to finish in second place. Thomas Gaines took third place with a score of 306.20.
 
Craig captured second place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.85. Jacob Penrose finished the 200-yard butterfly in 2:11.13 to take third place overall.
 
Dusza, Temores, Craig, and McCarty swam to second place in the 200-yard medley relay by finishing in 1:37.73. McCarty, Temores, Johns, and Craig finished the night with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a combined time of 1:27.31.
 
"What a way for our seniors to take home a win from the last home meet of their careers," Wabash head swimming coach Will Bernhardt said. "It was an exceptional meet from start to finish by everyone involved.
 
"I'm really happy that our seniors got to pull out a win against anyone on a senior day, but especially a Division I opponent like Eastern Illinois. I'm proud of their efforts and the energy the team brought to the meet. Congratulations as well to William Morris who broke the Wabash freshmen diving record on the way to qualifying for the NCAA Division III Diving Regional later this year. He has come along throughout the season. All of his hard work showed is paying off. Now we look forward as a team to the last two-and-a-half weeks as we head into the North Coast Athletic Conference ChampionshIp meet."
 
Wabash jumps right back into the pool on Saturday with a three-way meet against Bethel University, Indiana Wesleyan University, and Manchester University in Elkhart, Indiana beginning at 1 p.m.