Men’s Swim and Dive Takes Second at Carthage Classic Invite

12/4/2021 10:17:00 PM

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College men's swimming and diving team finished in second with 2,099 points during the Carthage Classic Invitational coming just behind Rose-Hulman who had 2,632 points for first.

During the three-day meet, the Firebirds had 10 finishes in the top three. Adam Moskus placed second in the 100-yard (46.43) and 200-yard freestyle events (1:44.66) while Ben Keller registered second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.61). Mitchell Mages recorded third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.06 while Jacob Hardt tallied second in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.78). Moskus and Mages went one and two in the 50-yard freestyle respectively while Conner Hwang placed third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:57.27).

Hwang was part of four relay teams that finished second or better during the three-day meet. The relay team of Mages, Hwang, Moskus, and Michael Bartczyszyn registered a second-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle, swimmers Garrett Shuldes, Moskus, Mages, and Hwang won the 200-yard freestyle (1:23.42) and Case Stevenson, Mages, Moskus, and Hwang tallied second in the 200-yard medley relay. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Mages, Moskus, Hwang, and Hardt was two seconds short of the HARIBO Pool record of 3:02.23 as they won the event clocking a time of 3:04.67.

In diving events, Sam Wallace set new school and pool records. Wallace won the three-meter (505.70) and one-meter (495.38) competitions. Both wins for Wallace were NCAA Regional cuts.

Carthage returns after the new year facing Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Saturday, January 15 at 1 p.m.

Head Coach Seth Weidmann

"It's impossible to not be impressed by all of the lifetime-best and season-best times this team put up over the weekend. Our winning 400 freestyle relay put an exciting capper on a great meet and just barely missed our HARIBO Pool record. Our divers were fantastic, led by Sam Wallace who set the school and pool records for the one-meter and three-meter board en route to NCAA Regional cuts in both."

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