NORTHFIELD, Minn. – On Senior Day, the Carleton College men's swimming & diving team cruised to a 189-104 dual meet victory at cross-town rival St. Olaf College.
Before the first event of the day, the Knights celebrated the six seniors on the men's roster—
Aaron Bronstone,
Sam Glaubitz,
Byron Jia,
Sebastian Lee,
Ian Scott, and
Josh Wu—as well as the three seniors on the women's team.
"Our dual meet with St Olaf has always been the best way for our squads to close out the (dual meet) season," said Carleton head coach
Andy Clark. "I love the camaraderie and respect that is jointly held between our two programs, and that makes for an even more special meet. With both programs celebrating their seniors, too, there is always a great atmosphere. The St. Olaf teams always step up and deliver strong efforts and performances, so we knew we would need great efforts from everyone today, and I felt like both Carleton teams excelled in this area.
"Of course, our seniors provided inspiration in their swimming and diving and led the way for our team to win both meets. What a satisfying way to end their dual meet careers. and the entire coaching staff is so grateful for the chance to work with each of them over the last four years. They have been the heart and soul of this team, and we will dearly miss them."
Carleton won 10 events on the day, beginning with the 200-yard medley relay where a combination
Ethan Tun, Wu,
Jackson Rankin, and Glaubitz posted a time of 1:38.82.
The Knights received another win in the 1,000-yard freestyle, with
John Rosseel touching the wall at 10:34.90.
The victories kept coming Carleton, with Glaubitz winning the first of his two individual events, the 200-yard freestyle, with a time of 1:48.40.
This trend continued in the 100-yard breaststroke, with Wu winning with a time of 1:00.22, and in the 200-yard butterfly, where Rankin captured first place at 1:58.78.
Wu notched his second individual triumph, winning the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.17, and
Nicholas Chang followed with a winning time of 2:00.62 in the 200-yard backstroke.
Glaubitz prevailed in the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.86), and Rankin secured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.08.
To finish off the racing, a group of four Knights won the 400-yard freestyle relay as Scott, Wu, Chang, and Glaubitz combined to finish in 3:14.96.
The 1-meter diving was broken up into 5-dive and 6-dive portions.
Hans Anderson posted an 11-dive score of 427.80, earning his first qualifying score toward a potential spot at the NCAA Regional diving meet. He will need a second qualifying score to secure a bid to the postseason.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton will host the Dodd Road Diving Invite on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Thorpe Pool.
