(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) – The Wilmington College men's swimming team competed in a Tri-Meet at Wittenberg University Saturday afternoon that also included Transylvania University. The Quakers picked up their first victory of the season with a 178-57 win over Wittenberg but lost to Transylvania 168-112.
Sophomore Sondre Haugen continued his dominance at the beginning of this season, winning both individual events he competed in and the two relays he was a part of. In the 200-yard Freestyle, he won with a time of 1:48.62, which was nearly four seconds better than second place. In the 500-yard Freestyle, he won at 4:59.40, which was over 20 seconds better than the runner-up. He swam the third lap in the 200-yard Medley Relay as the Quakers won with a time of 1:39.99, with that team consisting of Joakim Pedersen, Cameron Bolen, Haugen, and John Good. He was the lead lap in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, with the team swimming a winning time of 1:30.95. That team consisted of Haugen, Good, Nick Kaufman, and Bolen.
Bolen had another solid day, as he was a part of the two winning relay teams, won an individual event and was the runner-up in another event. He won the 100-yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:00.90, which was almost three seconds better than the runner-up. He was the runner-up in the 200-yard Breaststroke, swimming a time of 2:22.97.
Along with being a part of the winning 200-yard Medley Relay team, Pedersen won one event and was second in a pair of events for the Quakers. He won the 100-yard Freestyle at 49.50, beating out Kole Brannock from Transylvania who swam a 49.76. He finished second in the 100-yard Backstroke at 54.69, with Brannock swimming a hair better at 54.67, and he finished second with a time of 2:06.70 in the 200-yard IM.
In John Good's lone individual event, the 50-yard Freestyle, he finished with a runner-up time of 23.73, which was just edged by Isaiah Perkins of Transylvania's time of 23.32.
What's Up Next
Wilmington men's swimming is at the Wilmington Natatorium Saturday afternoon for their next dual against the Hiram College Terriers at 1:00 P.M.
