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Wabash swimmer competing at the 2025 Indiana DIII Invitational
Jeremiah Runge

Swimming & Diving

Wabash Secures Third Place At the 2025 Pebworth Invitational

Crawfordsville, Ind. — Wabash College closed out the 2025 Gail Moll Pebworth Invitational with a surge of scoring performances across Sunday's final eight men's events, securing a third-place team finish at the three-day meet held at the Crawfordsville High School Aquatics Center. The Little Giants finished with 1,126 points, behind DePauw (1,532) and Ohio Northern (1,294), and well ahead of fourth-place Franklin (791).

Mason Gilliam opened the finals by winning the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16 minutes, 6.58 seconds. Carter Ramsey added a sixth-place finish in 17:11.53, and Aidan Gubbins scored an eighth-place effort in 17:28.70. Teammate William Renie placed ninth in 17:32.80, followed by Mark Berger in 10th at 17:33.07.

Ryan West picked up an individual victory in the 200-yard backstroke, posting a season-best time of 1:48.84. Nicholas Plumb added a season-best 1:53.73 to finish second. Zach Baty turned in a season-best 1:57.94 for fourth place in the A final, and freshman Alijah Hall produced a season-best 1:59.83 to take ninth.

In the 100-yard freestyle, junior Quinn Sweeney placed third in the A final with a personal-best 46.99. Freshman Nate Marshall earned a 10th-place finish in 49.36. Renie scored a 12th-place finish in the B final with a personal-best 48.79. Senior John Allen posted a season-best 49.19 for 16th, and sophomore Lucas Ferreira added a 20th-place finish in a season-best 50.44.

Freshman Lew Sams finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a season-best 2:07.46. Senior Dane Market placed 12th in 2:16.99, while sophomore Cooper Kowalski added a 15th-place finish in a season-best 2:18.59. Gubbins scored a 20th-place finish in 2:23.02.

Plumb earned a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a season-best 2:00.31. Gilliam took seventh in 2:01.57, and freshman Andres Tejada posted a season-best 2:07.27 for 13th. Ramsey added a season-best 2:09.90 to place 16th.

In three-meter diving, sophomore Liam Fuller scored 18 points by finishing fourth with 246.85 points.

Owen Thomas finished 14th in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 56.27 in the B final. Freshman Abbas Hakim added an 18th-place finish in 57.76, while sophomore Jace Caldwell placed 20th in 58.42.

Wabash closed the invitational with a strong performance in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The A team of West, Renie, Marshall, and Sweeney finished fourth in 3:09.05. The B relay of Baty, Sams, Ferreira, and Allen placed 11th in 3:18.28. The C relay of Michael Cruzado, Plumb, Thomas, and Gilliam also scored, finishing 15th in 3:21.35.

 
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Players Mentioned

John Allen

John Allen

Senior
Mark Berger

Mark Berger

Sophomore
Jace Caldwell

Jace Caldwell

Sophomore
Michael Cruzado

Michael Cruzado

Junior
Lucas Ferreira

Lucas Ferreira

Sophomore
Liam Fuller

Liam Fuller

Sophomore
Mason Gilliam

Mason Gilliam

Sophomore
Cooper Kowalski

Cooper Kowalski

Sophomore
Dane Market

Dane Market

Senior
Nicholas Plumb

Nicholas Plumb

Junior

Players Mentioned

John Allen

John Allen

Senior
Mark Berger

Mark Berger

Sophomore
Jace Caldwell

Jace Caldwell

Sophomore
Michael Cruzado

Michael Cruzado

Junior
Lucas Ferreira

Lucas Ferreira

Sophomore
Liam Fuller

Liam Fuller

Sophomore
Mason Gilliam

Mason Gilliam

Sophomore
Cooper Kowalski

Cooper Kowalski

Sophomore
Dane Market

Dane Market

Senior
Nicholas Plumb

Nicholas Plumb

Junior