Clark, McCluskey win events to lead Men's Swimming and Diving to second place finish at Wabash (Ind.) Invitational

Clark, McCluskey win events to lead Men's Swimming and Diving to second place finish at Wabash (Ind.) Invitational
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November 24, 2024

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. —  Junior Nathan Clark (Cleves/Elder) and freshman Chase McCluskey (Pickerington/North) each won events to lead the Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team to a second place finish at the Wabash (Ind.) Invitational Friday-Sunday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (2-1 Overall, 2-1 OAC). 
  • Ohio Northern was second of 8 teams with 1950 points.
  • DePauw (Ind.) won the team title with 2795 points, Franklin (Ind.) was third with 1597 points and Wabash (Ind.) was fourth with 1257.5 points.
  • Venue: Crawfordsville High School Aquatic Center - Crawfordsville, Ind.

Meet Highlights

  • Clark won the 100 breast in :56.17, was second in the 100 I.M. in :56.17, was third in the 200 breast in 2:22 and was fifth in the 50 free in :21.25.
  • McCluskey won the 200 fly in 1:53.37, was second in the 200 free in 1:42.19 and was fifth in the 500 free in 4:45.11.
  • The Polar Bears also won the 200 free relay and the 200 medley relay events.
  • Junior Selby Wilt (Findlay), Clark, junior Isaac Reddy (Maryland Heights, Mo./Pattonville) and senior Brady Horgan (New Richmond/McNicholas) won the 200 free relay in 1:24.12.
  • Wilt, Clark, McCluskey and Horgan won the 200 medley relay in 1:32.80.
  • Sophomore Nathan Herbert (Medina/Highland) was third in the 1650 free in 16:44.09.
  • Junior Tyler Edmonds (Youngsville, La./Southside) was third in the 100 I.M. in :52.96 and was fourth in the 200 I.M. in 1:57.81.
  • Wilt was fourth in the 50 free in :21.11.
  • Junior Simon Bopple (Cleveland/Shaker Heights) was fourth in the 100 back in :52.52.
  • 5:26.81Sophomore Riley Verb (Bluffton) was fourth in the 200 back in 1:56.56.
  • Freshman Austin Peace (Eaton) was fourth in the 100 breast in :58.83.
  • Junior Long Huynh (Billings, Mt./West) was fourth in the 200 fly in 1:57.41.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 20 events, including 13 individual races, two diving events and five relays.
  • Austin Veltman is 28-29 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 Jan. 11 with an OAC dual meet at Mount Union.