Contact: Tyler Bremner, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (Oct. 26, 2024) – The North Central College men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to compete in the Illinois Wesleyan University Invitational, falling in last place of both sides of the endeavor.

On the men's side, Mihir Chandra, Laurin Griffin, and Casey Bretz took a third-place finish in the 300-yard butterfly with a second-place time of 2:45.64. After that, Chandra, Bretz, and Jack Newman combined for a third-place best of 2:59.42 in the 300-yard medley relay.

Griffin Laurin also claimed a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:09.13) and a fourth-place position in the 500-yard freestyle (5.23.29). The men also took a 16th and 17th position in the 100-yard freestyle between Julius Markowski (55.60) and Jack Newman (55.70). The men also claimed a second-place position from Laurin with a 2:09.13 in the 200-yard butterfly.

On the women's end, Raia Uvakova led the team with a ninth-place position in the 100-yard freestyle of 59.44. The women were also led in the 100-yard butterfly by Celina McDaniel (2:39.35) and Amelia Minarik (2:45.37) in third and fourth place respectively between the two for the 200-yard butterfly.

North Central continues their season on November 16th against Beloit College at the Nicholls Natatorium. Access the full schedule HERE.

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