Results

In a meet that went down to final event, the Carthage College men's swimming team (1-5 dual-meet record) lost to CCIW-opponent Wheaton College (Ill.), 136-126, on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Chrouser Fitness Center Pool in Wheaton, Ill. 
 
For the Red Men, Tyler Smith (Sr., Farmington, Minn.) won the 100 butterfly (53.80), while taking second place in the 200 butterfly (2:03.89) and third in the 200 individual medley (2:05.73).  Eric Primdahl (Jr., Kildeer, Ill./Arlington Heights-St. Viator) won the 200 backstroke (2:01.50), while taking third in the 200 freestyle (1:48.37), and Benjamin Ertl (So., Phillips, Wis.) won the 50 freestyle (21.84) with a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle (49.57).  Sam Nields (Fr., Minneapolis, Minn./St. Thomas Academy) won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.01). 

Steven Mathe (Sr., Wauconda, Ill./Mundelein-Carmel Catholic) was second in the both the 500 freestyle (4:54.79) and the 1,000 freestyle (10:16.75), and Tom Hubbard (Fr., Woodridge, Ill./Naperville-North) was second in both the 50 freestyle (22.33) and the 100 freestyle (48.79).  Scott Reher (So., Elmhurst, Ill./York) took second in the 100 butterfly (54.21), as did Scott Pinter (Jr,, Bloomington, Ill./Normal-Community) in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.92).  Derrick Rendon (So., Waukesha, Wis./South) finished third in both the 200 breaststroke (2:19.97) and the 200 butterfly (2:05.74).  Danny Steenrod (Fr., Freeport, Ill.) was third in the 1,000 freestyle (10:54.43), as was Jake Carabelli (Sr., South Beloit, Ill./Rockton-Hononegah) in the 100 backstroke (57.34).

Click here to see video of Carthage finishing one-two in the 50 ffeestyle.
 
"This was the most complete performance we've had this season,” said Carthage coach Greg Earhart.  “We got some contributions from new guys today.  Ron Schaeffer, Sam Nields and Danny Steenrod all stood out.  Wheaton is definitely the favorite to win the CCIW title this year, but our team is coming together, and if we continue to do so, I feel good about our chances next month.” 

Carthage plays host to the Wisconsin Private College Swimming Championship on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wis., beginning at Noon.