Wabash turned in two all-conference performances on the second day of the 2022 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships held at Denison University.
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The Little Giants opened Thursday evening's finals with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Caleb McCarty,
Connor Craig,
Ethan Johns, and
Isaac Temores produced the all-conference effort with a combined time of 1:23.32.
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The foursome of
Justin Dusza, Temores, Craig, and Johns scored another third-place finish in the final event of the evening. The quarter finished the 400-yard medley relay in a combined time of 3:27.61 to pickup all-conference honors along with an additional 60 team points. Â
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Daren Glore added 26 points to the Wabash team total with a seventh-place finish in the "A" final of the 500-yard freestyle by completing the race in 4:37.30.
Ryan Sacco qualified for the "C" final and finished 19
th overall with a time of 4:55.65.
Adam El-Khalili placed 22
nd in the "C" final by finishing in 5:04.51.
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Dusza captured 14
th place in the "B" final of the 200-yard individual medley. The senior posted a time of 1:56.45. Freshman
Justice Wenz also earned a place in the "B" final and finished in 1:59.32 to capture 17
th place overall.
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McCarty turned in the top time in the "B" final of the 50-yard freestyle. He finished the race in 20.92 to take 10
th place. Craig placed 14
th in the "B" final with a time of 21.50. Johns also competed in the "B" final for the Little Giants and finished in 17
th place with a time of 21.64.
Nicolas Hakimian earned a spot in the "C" final of the 50 free and finished in 20
th place at 21.59. Temores also swam in the "C" final and finished in 21
st place with a time of 21.68.
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Wabash remains in third place in the team standings after the second night of competition. The Little Giants finished the evening with a total of 332 points, trailing Denison University with 732 points and Kenyon with 568. DePauw is in fourth place with a score of 312 points. Wooster (309.5), Allegheny (239.5), Oberlin (232), Ohio Wesleyan (168), Hiram (148), and Wittenberg (129) complete the Thursday scoring results.
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Friday's preliminary round begins at 9:30 a.m. from the Trumball Aquatics Center. The finals start at 6 p.m. Friday evening.
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