NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Freshman Colten Garland’s 37 points in the Little Giants’ overtime victory over DePauw put him in the Wabash record books (tied for most three-pointers in a game), but it was his performance the entire season that earned him the NCAC Newcomer of the Year Award. CJ McMann ’17 was the lone senior on the team, which finished 11-15 and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAC tourney.
“We played extremely hard. I was most proud of the fact there was not a time where our guys gave in.”
– Head Coach Kyle Brumett, following his young team’s season-ending loss to Wooster in the NCAC Tourney.
FINDING “GRIT AND TOUGHNESS”
Records fell and the Little Giants notched 14 top-three finishes and two individual victories, but Ohio Wesleyan edged Wabash 164-163 for the North Coast Athletic Conference title.
Hayden Baehl ’18 ran the fastest time of his career in winning the 800 meters and Rashawn Jones ’20 set a career-best time in his victory in the 60-meter hurdles.
"We came up short, but boy that was a phenomenal track meet," Wabash head coach Clyde Morgan said. “Our guys fought hard—if you try, fight, scratch, and claw to the very end, that's really all that matters.
“This young group grew up and found some grit and toughness. I am proud of them for that.”
DIVING INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
JOEY KARCZEWSKI ’20 teamed up with BENNY LIANG ’20, HUNTER JONES ’20, and KYLE LOUKS ’19 for a season-best time in the medley relay at the NCAC Championships
Sophomore diver MAX VON DEYLEN ’19 and teammate AARON EMBREE ’17 broke two of the oldest Wabash records and Von Deylen earned All-NCAC honors in a year that saw Little Giants swimmers break numerous marks while finishing fifth in the NCAC.
The two diving records were held by RON ZIMMERMAN ’93 and were broken within weeks of his induction into the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame.
“CHRISTOPHER DAVIS ’93 and I had all four diving records for over 20 years,” Zimmerman says. “I know that he agrees that these needed to be broken. For a pair of young men of such exceptional character as Max and Aaron to break our records, we could not be happier.”
In the NCAC championship meet, CHRIS DABROWSKI ’19 set and new Wabash record in the 1640-meter freestyle.
HUNTER JONES ’20 swam a season-best time in the breaststroke at the NCAC championships, and, earlier in the year, scored three individual wins in a meet against Rose-Hulman.