GRANVILLE, Ohio --- A record-setting, all-conference performance by the Wabash College 800-yard relay team put the Little Giants into fourth place after the first day of the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Denison University.
 
The Wabash quartet of Ethan Johns, Quinn Sweeney, Ryan West, and Nicholas Plumb combined to finish in third place in the 800 free relay in 6:44.00, breaking the old school record of 6:47.02 set at the 2023 NCAC Championship meet. The Little Giants added a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with the foursome of Barret Smith, Eddie DaMata, Brody Page, and Connor Craig completing the race in a season-best time of 1:33.48
 
Wabash finished the opening day with 116 points. Denison holds the early lead in the team scoring with 140 points, followed by Kenyon in second place (124 points) and Oberlin in third (118 points). Wooster (110 points), Hiram (104 points), Ohio Wesleyan (104 points), Wittenberg (98 points), and DePauw (58 points) round out the team scoring.
 
Competition at the Trumball Aquatics Center continues on Thursday, with preliminary events starting at 9:30 a.m.