WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's swimming team closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 127.5-77.5 defeat to the University of Mount Union on Saturday afternoon. The meet also marked the final home contest in the career of senior Noah Arend.
"Today, we had an opportunity to celebrate our senior class," Head Coach Trip Breen said. "I am thankful for the memories that we share, their hard work, their commitment to Wilmington College and our swimming program. I am grateful for the time that we have spent together. They will be missed."
Cameron Bolen earned two victories on the day, winning the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 24.27 seconds and tapping the wall in 1:08.64 in the 100-meter breaststroke. Teammate Michael Phillippe took runner-up in the event with a time of 1:16.92. Bolen also turned in a runner-up time of 55.30 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle.
Sondre Haugen was another Quaker to win an event, taking home the trophy in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 2:01.52. He also finished second in the 100-meter butterfly (1:04.15). John Good won the 100-meter backstroke (1:03.31) and placed runner-up in the 200-meter IM (2:25.57) while Caden Traggiai placed second in both the 400-meter freestyle (4:35.78) and the 800-meter freestyle (9:19.37).
In relays, Haugen, Traggiai, Austin Reed and Good swum the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:42.10, which placed second.
"We had some great swims coming off of a long period of heavy training," said Breen. "We had swims that went above and beyond my expectations. I am really happy about how far this team has progressed."
Wilmington finishes its regular season at John Carroll University next Saturday.
