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Results

BELOIT, Wis. (Nov. 10, 2018) - Facing stiff competition from two worthy adversaries, the North Central men's swimming & diving team turned in several strong performances at their double dual Saturday, despite falling short in the team scores.

The Cardinals' top finish came from freshman Ferdinand Hoerstel, who took first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.02) in his first time competing in that event. Ferdinand teamed up with Ryan Lewellyan, Austin Blaser and Nick Mielke in the 200-yard medley relay to finish third with a time of 1:46.31. After anchoring that relay, Mielke excelled in the individual events, securing a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:07.62) and a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (59.20), the latter setting a new personal best.  

The 50-yard freestyle proved to be a bright spot on the day for the Cardinals, with Blaser placing third (23.66), Sarantis Stamatis placing sixth (25.26), Gentile placing seventh (25.76) and Gage Eisenbeis taking eighth (27.02). The North Central relay of Blaser, Mielke, Lewellyan and Ferdinand took second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:34.48) to close out the day.

Team Scores
North Central: 48             Ripon: 128
North Central: 74             Beloit: 111

Next up, North Central competes in the weekend-long University of Chicago Phoenix Fall Classic, starting Nov. 16