Men's Swimming and Diving clinches 19th consecutive non-losing season with sweep of Ohio Wesleyan, Bluffton in tri-meet in home finale

Men's Swimming and Diving clinches 19th consecutive non-losing season with sweep of Ohio Wesleyan, Bluffton in tri-meet in home finale
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January 19, 2024

ADA — Sophomore Selby Wilt (Findlay) won two events as the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team concluded its home schedule with a tri-meet sweep of Ohio Wesleyan and Bluffton Friday night.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (7-3 overall), Ohio Wesleyan (3-5 overall), Bluffton (0-8 overall)
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio
  • Ohio Northern 176, Ohio Wesleyan 48
  • Ohio Northern 196, Bluffton 7
  • Ohio Wesleyan 131, Bluffton 13

Meet Highlights

  • Wilt and sophomores Nathan Clark (Cleves/Elder) and Tyler Edmonds (Youngsville, La./Southside) finished 1-2-3 in the 50 free in :21.52, :22.32 and :22.71, respectively.
  • Wilt later won the 100 back in :53.89.
  • Clark also won the 100 fly in :53.71.
  • Edmonds also won the 100 free in :50.26.
  • Freshman Diego Rios (Chandler, Ariz./Arzona College Prep) won the 1,000-yard free in 10:50.35.
  • Sophomore Brady Horgan (New Richmond/McNicholas) won the 200 free in 1:49.10.
  • Junior Noah Shaw (Port Clinton) won the 500 free in 5:13.41.
  • Freshman Grayson Morgan (Clyde) won the 100 breast in 1:01.95.
  • Junior Holden Cubberley (Celina) swept the 1- and 3-meter diving events. He won the 1-meter competition with 306.70 points for six dives and won the 3-meter event unopposed with 300.40 points for six dives.
  • Senior Charlie Spyker (Harrod/Shawnee), junior Ben Starling (Mansfield/Lexington), sophomore Aiden Magoolaghan (Hinckley/Highland) and junior Noah Shaw (Port Clinton) opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in 1:42.02.
  • Spyker was also second in the 1-mter diving with 222.25 points for six dives.
  • Junior Brandon Parkins (DuPont, Wash./Steilacoom), Magoolaghan, freshman Nathan Herbert (Medina/Highland) and Horgan wrapped up the victories by winning the 200 free relay in 1:29.04.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 13 events, including nine individual races, two relays and two diving events.
  • The Polar Bears won 12 of the 13 events to post the victories.
  • The meet is the ninth of 11 regular-season contests for Ohio Northern.
  • Ohio Northern also clinched its 19th consecutive non-losing season, dating to the 2005-06 campaign.
  • Austin Veltman is now 30-16 in his sixth season as head coach of the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday at 4 pm when they travel to Baldwin Wallace for their final OAC regular season meet.