MINNEAPOLIS – On the final day of competition at the 2024 MIAC Championships, the Carleton College men's swimming & diving team moved into second place. It was the Knights' best team finish since re-joining the MIAC in 1983.
Gustavus won the team title with 886 points. Carleton (649 points) leapt over Saint John's (635 points) on Saturday. St. Olaf (453) was fourth, followed by Macalester (423) and Hamline (37).
The Knights trailed Saint John's 431-428 entering the fourth day of the conference meet but leapfrogged the Johnnies after turning in seven swims worthy of some leavel of all-conference accolades.
John Rosseel swam 1650-yard freestyle in 16:50.74, good for third place and All-MIAC recognition.
Aaron Bronstone took seventh place with a time of 17:16.33, while
Will Clausman claimed ninth place with a time of 17:29.67.
Collin Eldridge added to the point total with 11th-place finish at 17:46.55.
Ian Scott led a trio of scorers in the 200-yard backstroke with a runner-up result to earn All-MIAC status. He reached the wall in 1:54.48.
Nicholas Chang secured all-conference honorable mention with a fourth-place finish at 1:56.80.
Aiden Johnson supplemented the team score with his 12th-place finish, completing the event in 2:05.64.
Saint John's opened up a 43-point lead with a very strong showing in the 100-yard freestyle. The Knights added another all-conference honorable mention performance as
Josh Wu came in fifth place with a time of 46.70.
Sam Glaubitz and
Noah Lee finished 13th and 16th with times of 48.04 and 49.09, respectively.
Carleton sliced into the deficit thanks to four scorers in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Alex Lee added all-conference honorable mention thanks to his fourth-place result with a time of 2:07.21.
Ethan Tun raced in the B-Final and took ninth place with a time of 2:07.14, the fourth-fastest time in the two finals heats.
Jeffrey Kong contributed an 11th-place showing with a time of 2:11.69, with Bronstone one spot behind at 2:12.34.
The 200-yard butterfly was the pivotal moment in the meet as Carleton had a whopping seven scorers to turn a 27-point deficit into a 20-point advantage.
Jackson Rankin broke the longest-standing Carleton men's swimming record, touching the wall during the morning prelims at 1:52.03. That bested the previous standard held by Geoff Isaacman (1:52.56) since 1992. Rankin then broke his own record during the finals, earning All-MIAC status after taking second place at 1:51.77.
Johnson secured all-conference honorable mention as he placed sixth with a time of 1:56.75.
Sean Smith added an eighth-place result at 1:58.06. Clausman,
Warren Kozack, Eldridge, and
Mathew Krogman reached the wall in succession, taking 11th through 14th place with times of 1:59.20, 1:59.32, 2:01.31 and 2:03.23, respectively.
Now holding a 20-point lead, the Knights turned in a fifth place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Scott, Wu,
Noah Lee, and Glaubitz finished the event in 3:09.97.
All-MIAC performances for Carleton (1st-3rd place individual, 1st-3rd place relay…through Day 4)
200-yard medley relay
3. Carleton (
Ethan Tun,
Josh Wu,
Jackson Rankin,
Sam Glaubitz) — 1:33.17
800-yard freestyle relay
3. Carleton (
Ian Scott,
Josh Wu,
Ethan Tun,
Sam Glaubitz) — 6:55.01
200-yard IM
2.
Ethan Tun — 1:52.98
400-yard medley relay
2. Carleton (
Ethan Tun,
Josh Wu,
Jackson Rankin,
Ian Scott) — 3:26.96
400-yard IM
3.
Sean Smith — 4.11.96
200-yard freestyle
3.
Sam Glaubitz — 1:43.17
100-yard backstroke
2.
Ethan Tun — 51.91
1650-yard freestyle
3.
John Rosseel — 16:50.74
200-yard backstroke
2.
Ian Scott — 1:54.48
200-yard butterfly
2.
Jackson Rankin — 1:51.77 (Carleton record)
All-MIAC honorable mention performances for Carleton (4th-6th place individual, 4th place relay…through Day 4)
500-yard freestyle
5.
Sam Glaubitz — 4:33.33
400-yard IM
5.
Nicholas Chang — 4:14.43
200-yard freestyle
5.
Ian Scott — 1:43.64
100-yard backstroke
4.
Ian Scott — 52.54
6.
Nicholas Chang — 53.31
200-yard backstroke
4.
Nicholas Chang — 1:56.80.
100-yard freestyle
5.
Josh Wu — 46.70
200-yard breaststroke
4.
Alex Lee — 2:07.21
200-yard butterfly
6.
Aiden Johnson —1:56.75
