NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College men's swimming & diving team won 12 of the 16 events as the Knights rolled to a 201-91 Senior Day victory over cross-town rival St. Olaf College.
This was the last home dual meet of the season and the final home dual meet in the collegiate careers of the seven seniors on the roster:
Aaron Banse,
Collin Eldridge,
Aidan Jalili,
Christopher Maring,
Max Serota,
Sean Smith, and
Ethan Tun.
"What a way to end the dual meet portion of the season," said associate head coach
Brooke Plotz. "Wins for both the men and women, a packed house, and our Senior Day celebration increased the atmosphere at Thorpe Pool. We will continue to sharpen our skills and be ready for our final meets of the season."
"Thank you to the Class of 2025," Plotz said. "Your dedication, energy, silliness, cheering, support, and love will be missed next season. Come back and visit often; Once a Knight, always a Knight!"
The meet opened with the 1-meter diving competition, which
Hans Anderson captured with a personal-best score of 301.90 points.
The day's first swimming event was a record breaker.
Nicholas Chang,
Ethan Tun,
Jackson Rankin, and
Leif Petricka combined on a nearly 10-second margin of victory in the 400-yard medley relay, clocking a time of 3:30.08 to eclipse the previous Thorpe Pool standard by more than three seconds.
Matthew Krogman followed with a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle, covering the distance in 10:32.40.
Tun won two individual events. First was the 50-yard backstroke, during which he touched the wall at a season-best 24.93. Later, Tun cruised to the win in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:11.57.
Teammates
Alex Lee and
Noah Lee tied for first in the 50-yard breaststroke with personal-best times of 28.61.
Aiden Johnson added a victory in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.55.
Aaron Zhao prevailed in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall at a personal-best 2:04.45.
Jackson Rankin clocked a personal-best time of 24.04 to win the 50-yard butterfly.
Anderson tallied a personal-record 330.25 points to win the 3-meter diving competition, his third consecutive sweep of both boards.
The final individual event of the day was the 400-yard IM.
John Rosseel was first to the wall, covering the distance in a season-best 4:29.68.
The Knights capped the day with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle as
Noah Lee, Petricka, Tun, and Chang combined on a time of 1:28.56.
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton will compete at the University of Minnesota First Chance Meet on Feb. 7-8.
