Nathan Clark wins three events to lead Men's Swimming and Diving in OAC meet at Mount Union

Nathan Clark wins three events to lead Men's Swimming and Diving in OAC meet at Mount Union
January 11, 2025

ALLIANCE — Junior Nathan Clark (Cleves/Elder) won three events to lead the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team in a 151-111 Ohio Athletic Conference loss at Mount Union on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (2-2 Overall, 2-2 OAC), Mount Union (3-1 Overall, 2-1 OAC).
  • Venue: Hammond Natatorium - Alliance, Ohio.

Meet Highlights

  • Clark swept the breast events, winning the 100 breast in 1:00.54 and the 200 breast in 2:18.08.
  • He also joined junior Selby Wilt (Findlay), senior Brady Horgan (New Richmond/McNicholas) and freshman Chase McCluskey (Pickerington/North) to win the 400 free relay in 3:15.18.
  • Wilt also won the 100 back in :55.14.
  • Junior Aiden Magoolaghan (Hinckley/Highland), sophomore Josh Ray (Howell, Mich./Hartland), McCluskey and Horgan won the 200 medley relay in 1:39.30.
  • Northern finished 1-2-3 in the 100 breast, as freshman Austin Peace (Eaton) was second behind Clark in 1:02.92 and sophomore Grayson Morgan (Clyde) was third in 1:02.96.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 16 events, including 12 individual races, two diving events and two relays.
  • Austin Veltman is 33-19 in his seventh season as head coach of the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will be off for the holidays and will return to action on Friday with a tri-meet against Bluffton and Ohio Wesleyan at the Lima YMCA.