BROWN DEER, Wis. — The Carthage College men's swimming and diving team delivered several strong performances at the Wisconsin Showcase on Saturday at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center. The Firebirds were led by Danny Mangan, who recorded three top-eight individual finishes, while Carthage also earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Mangan paced the Firebirds with a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 4:55.95. He also placed seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:17.57 and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:00.04.
Matthew Forsythe added multiple top-10 finishes for Carthage. Forsythe placed sixth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.16 and sixth in the 400-yard individual medley, finishing in 4:23.97. He also secured 10th place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.61.
Fernando Santos recorded two top-seven finishes, placing seventh in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.26 before finishing seventh in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:28.23. Wolfe Lutterman added a ninth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 5:00.68, and placed ninth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:18.89.
AJ Landorf finished sixth in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.26, while Kent Zurn placed 10th in the same event, finishing in 2:12.33. In the 200-yard backstroke, Ian Glossa finished ninth in 2:06.98, followed by Trey Halas in 10th with a time of 2:09.13. Andrew Laborevitch also earned an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:18.46.
Carthage's 200-yard medley relay team of Colin White, Andrew Laborevitch, AJ Landorf, and Ben Przekota finished fourth with a time of 1:37.63. The Firebirds added another strong relay performance in the 200-yard freestyle, where Tyson Politsch, Nick DeLuca, Marko Bjelan, and Adam Hollis secured second place with a time of 1:30.65.
The Firebirds return to the pool to host Lake Forest College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The meet is scheduled for 5 p.m, for more information visit our athletics website.
