Men's Swimming & Diving sweeps all 14 events, wins OAC dual at Heidelberg, 218-10

Men's Swimming & Diving sweeps all 14 events, wins OAC dual at Heidelberg, 218-10
November 16, 2024

TIFFIN —  The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team swept all 14 events and posted a 218-10 Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet victory at Heidelberg on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (2-1 Overall, 2-1 OAC), Heidelberg (0-3 Overall, 0-1 OAC)
  • Venue: Tiffin YMCA - Tiffin, Ohio.

Meet Highlights

  • Junior Simon Bopple (Cleveland/Shaker Heights) won the 50 free in :21.95 and the 500 free in 5:26.81.
  • Sophomore Riley Verb (Bluffton) won the 100 breast in 1:02.18 and the 200 back in 2:04.57.
  • Freshman Chase McCluskey (Pickerington/North) won the 100 fly in :53.37 and the 200 fly in 2:03.09.
  • Freshman Reid Thomas (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) won the 1000 free in 10:44.98.
  • Junior Tyler Edmonds (Youngsville, La./Southside) won the 200 free in 1:51.03.
  • Senior Aiden Magoolaghan (Hinckley/Highland) won the 100 back in :55.48.
  • Junior Selby Wilt (Findlay) won the 100 free in :48.55.
  • Junior Nathan Clark (Cleves/Elder) won the 200 breast in 2:18.71.
  • Freshman Austin Peace (Eaton) won the 200 I.M. in 2:07.12.
  • The 200 medley relay team of Wilt, Peace, sophomore Diego Rios (Chandler, Ariz./Arizona College Prep) and Horgan won in 1:41.12.
  • The 200 free relay team of Clark, Magoolaghan, junior Max Etheridge (Ashley/Hayes) and sophomore Evan Miller (Cincinnati/LaSalle) won in 1:31.83.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 14 events, including 12 individual races, two relays and two diving events.
  • The top five finishers, of which no more than three can come from one team, scored points.
  • Austin Veltman is 33-18 in his seventh season as head coach of the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Nov. 22-24 at the Wabash (Ind.) Invitational.