Tigers Remain in Fourth with One Day Left at NCAC Championships

Granvlle, Ohio - DePauw heads to the final day of the North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in fourth place with 660 points. Kenyon leads with 1,316 followed by Denison with 1,144 and Wabash with 850.

The Tigers' 200-yard medley relay of Ryan Smith, Patrick Unterreiner, Ian Longan and Jake Frech opened the evening with a fourth-place showing in 1:35.26.

DePauw placed three in the "A" finals in the 200 freestyle led by Ben Hilfinger in sixth (1:41.64), Frech in eighth (1:43.85) and Will Serf in ninth (1:49.09). Tommy Hackley was 11th in the event in 1:44.09 with Matthew Netherton 20th in 1:48.05.

Longan was sixth in the 100 butterfly (49.04) followed by Seth Fagen in 12th (51.76), Max Steffey in 13th (51.89), Ben Mennitt in 16th (53.50) and Kellen Bachler in 17th (53.76).

Three Tigers placed in the top 16 of the 100 backstroke led by Longan in 10th (50.94), Fagen in 12th (52.16) and Smith in 16th (54.49).

Other top-20 performances included Charlie Stewart-Bates with a 17th in the 400 individual medley (4:16.55) and Unterreiner in 19th in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.74).

The Championships wrap up tomorrow with prelims slated for 9:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.

This Freaky Fast postgame report is sponsored by Jimmy John's in Greencastle, Indiana.

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Players Mentioned

Kellen Bachler: Sophomore; I loved the campus, the reputation, and I wanted to swim for a smaller school

Seth Fagen: Sophomore; It is a nationally recognized college. It is a private college. I am able to continue swimming.

Jake Frech: Junior

Tommy Hackley: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of the well balanced athletic and academic opportunities.

Ben Hilfinger: Sophomore

Ian Longan: Junior; The great coach and team dynamic of the swim team, as well as the beautiful campus and high student participation in Greek life.

Ben Mennitt: Sophomore; I chose DePauw for its strong academics and after visiting it for the first time I fell in love with the campus. I also chose DePauw for its strong swim program and I felt that everyone on the team had a really strong connection and Coach Cohen is fantastic as well.

Matthew Netherton: Senior

Will Serf: Senior; I like the small campus, small class sizes, and many activities I can choose from.

Ryan Smith: Senior

Max Steffey: Senior; I wanted to continue my swimming career for four more years while receiving a quality education at a small liberal arts college.

Charlie Stewart-Bates: Senior; The swim team and environmental fellows

Players Mentioned

Kellen Bachler
: Sophomore; I loved the campus, the reputation, and I wanted to swim for a smaller school

Seth Fagen
: Sophomore; It is a nationally recognized college. It is a private college. I am able to continue swimming.

Jake Frech
: Junior

Tommy Hackley
: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of the well balanced athletic and academic opportunities.

Ben Hilfinger
: Sophomore

Ian Longan
: Junior; The great coach and team dynamic of the swim team, as well as the beautiful campus and high student participation in Greek life.

Ben Mennitt
: Sophomore; I chose DePauw for its strong academics and after visiting it for the first time I fell in love with the campus. I also chose DePauw for its strong swim program and I felt that everyone on the team had a really strong connection and Coach Cohen is fantastic as well.

Matthew Netherton
: Senior

Will Serf
: Senior; I like the small campus, small class sizes, and many activities I can choose from.

Ryan Smith
: Senior

Max Steffey
: Senior; I wanted to continue my swimming career for four more years while receiving a quality education at a small liberal arts college.

Charlie Stewart-Bates
: Senior; The swim team and environmental fellows