Firebirds Take Second at Augsburg University Invite

10/24/2021 6:30:00 PM

MINNEAPOLIS — The Carthage College men's swimming and diving team started the new season with a second-place finish at the Augsburg University Invitational on Sunday. The Firebirds scored a total of 384.5 finishing behind St. John's University who tallied a 455.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Conner Hwang, Mitchell Mages, Jacob Hardt, and Adam Moskus picked up the first win of the day for Carthage in the second event, clocking a time of 1:35.39. The team later won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:27.01

Individually, the Firebirds had five first-place finishes as Moskus won the 50-yard and 200-yard freestyle events. Carthage took the top three spots in the 100-yard butterfly as Mages took first, Hwang took second and Hardt came in third. Mages also clocked a first-place time of 56.83 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Next up, Carthage returns to the pool on Saturday, October 30 for the home opener of the season. They face Lake Forest beginning at noon.

Head Coach Seth Weidmann

"It feels cliche to say that it felt great to get back to racing as a team, but it sure did feel amazing. Thanks to Augsburg for hosting a meet that allowed us to travel and compete at an outstanding facility and against great schools in our region that we don't typically get to match up against. Our seniors led the way in every aspect of the meet and we are really starting to see the talent and depth that our younger guys are bringing to the team."

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