KENOSHA - The Carthage men's swim & dive team showcased several standout individual performances at the Calvin Quad Meet, highlighted by a first-place diving finish and strong contributions in the middle-distance freestyle and IM events. The Firebirds added depth through relay scoring and positioned themselves well as competition intensifies deeper into the season.
- Calvin - 1630
- Ohio Northern - 719
- Carthage - 548
- Albion - 265
The Carthage men tallied several notable swimming and diving finishes throughout the Calvin Quad Meet. In distance events, Tyson Politsch paced the Firebirds with a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:55.95), followed by freshman Sean Noller in seventh. Politsch also contributed to relay scoring, swimming on the Carthage "A" 400 medley relay that placed fifth overall in 3:36.70, with strong legs from Trey Halas and AJ Landorf.
Landorf posted one of the team's best individual swims with a runner-up finish in the 200 IM (1:56.30), later adding a third-place finish in the 100 fly at 52.16. In sprint freestyle, Ben Przekota led the Firebirds in the 50 free with a 22.44, placing 19th overall in a tightly packed field.
On the diving side, Carthage earned a major highlight as Taydin Murphy won the 1-meter event with a meet-leading score of 410.20.
The Firebirds return to action for a conference matchup against the Wheaton Thunder. Action is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 14. For more information, visit our
athletics.carthage.edu.
