Skip to Main Content

Tanker 2-0 with Win at Transylvania

The Wabash College swimming and diving team won its second straight dual meet of the season with a 170-64 victory over Transylvania University on Friday evening.

The Little Giants took first place in ten of the 13 events.

Zach Sundstrom (Indianapolis, IN/North Central), Colin Fahey (Indianapolis, IN/Bishop Chatard), Brandon Peacock (Crawfordsville, IN/Crawfordsville), and Bernie Manker (Grand Rapids, MI/Northview) combined to win the first event of the meet, the 400-yard medley relay, with a time of 3:45.70.

Freshman Brad Williams (Columbus, IN/Columbus North) was one of two double winners for the Little Giants. He took first place in the 200 freestyle (1:50.59) and the 500 freestyle (5:08.72). Junior diver Nick Roersma (Grand Rapids, MI/Northview) won both of his events, scoring 239.02 points on the one-meter board and 240.15 points on the three-meter board.

Four other Little Giants won individual events. Brett Findley (Bargersville, IN/Franklin Community) won the 200 butterfly (2:04.20), Sundstrom was first in the 200 backstroke (2:02.42, Manker won the 100 freestyle (51.40), and Peacock took first place in the 50 freestyle (22.82).

Dean Fox (Aurora, IN/South Dearborn) joined Williams, Findley, and Peacock to finish first in the 400 freestyle relay with a winning time of 3:26.39.

Wabash will compete against ten other teams from four states in the 2001 Wabash Invitational Swimming and Diving Meet on Saturday, November 17 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Back to Top