The Wabash College swimming and diving team celebrated the career of senior diver
Bernardo Morales before the Little Giants' final home meet of the season on Saturday. The Little Giants lost the double-dual meet with a 178-114 final against the NCAA Division II program from the University of Indianapolis and a 170-124 loss to NCAA Division I Valparaiso University.
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Morales, known as "Bear" to his coaches and teammates, scored an individual victory in the three-meter diving event with a score of 134 points.
Keane Albright finished second on the three-meter board with 131 points.
Christopher Wiatr placed third overall with 130 points. Morales finished second in the one-meter competition with 270.70 points.
Alexander Arruza won the event with a score of 274.85. Wiatr scored a third-place finish with 266.10 points.
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Quinn Sweeney picked up the only other individual victory for Wabash by placing first in the 500-yard freestyle with a winning time of 4:50.48. Sweeney scored a third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly by completing the race in 2:00.84.
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Xander Straw raced to second place in the 1,000-yard freestyle by finishing with a season-best time of 10:08.19.
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Nicholas Plumb placed second in the 200-yard backstroke by finishing the race in 1:55.62. Plumb added a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.13.
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Connor Craig picked up a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.10. He also placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle by finishing in 49.08.
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The Little Giants closed out the meet with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:28.28.
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Wabash travels to IUPUI to compete in a dual meet next Friday at 4 p.m.
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