Tigers Fall to the Little Giants in End of Season Dual.

Crawfordsville, Ind.- The DePauw University men's swimming and diving team closed out its 2021 season with 22 top-three finishes; however, came up short in its 120-231 End of Season Dual loss to Wabash College.

The Tigers finished with three individual first-place finishes, seven individual second-place finishes, and seven individual third-place finishes.

Senior swimmers Jake Frech and Ian Longan tallied a total of 11 top three times in this weekend's dual. Frech would finish the three-day dual with two individual second-place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.04) and the 100-yard freestyle ( 46.87). Longan earned three individual second-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (49.88), the 100-yard backstroke (51.55), and the 200-yard butterfly (1:53.24).

Ben Hilfinger led the team with three individual top-three finishes across the weekend. Hilfinger took first in the 200-yard IM (1:55.76) and the 200-yard butterfly(1:52.68) and placed second in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:12.31.

Completing the weekend with two individual top-three finishes apiece were swimmers Seth Fagen, Tommy Hackley, and Patrick Unterreiner. Fagen took first in the 200-yard backstroke (1:52.44) and in the 100-yard backstroke took home third (51.88). Hackley earned second-place in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:14.26) and would finish third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.97). Unterreiner would finish the weekend with two third-place finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.01) and the 200-yard IM (1:58.79).

Kellen Bachler, Braden Mallery, and Robbie Sheffield each recorded third-place finishes rounding out DePauw's individual top-three finishes. Bachelor finished the 100-yard IM in 56.55, Mallery swam the 1650-yard freestyle in 17:16.91, while Robbie Sheffield finished the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.46.

The Tigers relay teams pulled in five top-three finishes this weekend with a first-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay, made up of Fagen, Hillfinger, Longan, and Hackley, with a time of 6:54.31.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

Jake Frech: Senior

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

Ben Hilfinger: Junior

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

Braden Mallery: Freshman; Because they have a good psychology program and overall it felt very welcoming.

Robbie Sheffield: Freshman; The incredibly welcoming and open environment was a huge factor in choosing DePauw. The opportunities provided by the school really stood out to me in my search and the opportunity to join the swim team solidified my decision.

Patrick Unterreiner: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

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

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

Jake Frech
: Senior

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

Ben Hilfinger
: Junior

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

Braden Mallery
: Freshman; Because they have a good psychology program and overall it felt very welcoming.

Robbie Sheffield
: Freshman; The incredibly welcoming and open environment was a huge factor in choosing DePauw. The opportunities provided by the school really stood out to me in my search and the opportunity to join the swim team solidified my decision.

Patrick Unterreiner
: Sophomore