Men's Swimming and Diving 3/6/2021 12:00:00 AM

DePauw Defeated by Division I Eastern Illinois

Charleston, Ill.: The DePauw University men's swimming and diving team finished its dual meet against Eastern Illinois University with multiple top-three finishes; however, the Tigers ultimately fell to the Panthers 170-83.

DePauw had eight individuals finish in the top three, five of which did so in at least two events.

Opening the meet, the 400-yard medley relay team, made up of Alex Bowling, Robbie Sheffield, Ian Longan, and Jake Frech, finished third with a total time of 3:46.50, just four seconds behind the second-place team.

Following the relay, Seth Fagen would take third in the 100-yard IM (56.43), followed by Tommy Hackley (1:46.46) and Ben Hilfinger(1:47.54), finishing first and second respectively in the 200-yard freestyle. Fagen and Hackley would tally two more third-place finishes in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.14) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.67), respectively.

Hilfinger would record a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.50. Longan, along with his third-place relay finish, would earn third in the 50-yard backstroke (25.67) and then first in the 50-yard butterfly (24.01).

In the 50-yard breaststroke, Sheffield earned second with a time of 28.77, while Frech took third in the 50- yard freestyle (22.90) and second in the 100- yard freestyle(50.08).

Rounding out the individual top-three finishes, Arthur Frankel finished second in the 200- yard butterfly (2:12.22), and Patrick Unterreiner earned second in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:05.24.

In the meet's final event, the Tigers took second and third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The relay team made up of Spencer Boyd, Longan, Hackley, and Frech took second place with a time of 1:30.07; Sheffield, Kellen Bachler, Jack Wheele, and Tim Douglas finished with a time of 1:33.89 to earn third.

The Tigers' next meet will be Friday, March 19, on the road against Wabash.

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Players Mentioned

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

Alex Bowling: Junior; I chose DePauw because of the academic and athletic reputation. More importantly, on the many visits to the University I met many excellent future teammates that I hope will become life-long friends and a great coach who I am excited to work with.

Spencer Boyd: Freshman

Tim Douglas: Sophomore

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

Arthur Frankel: Sophomore

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.

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

Alex Bowling
: Junior; I chose DePauw because of the academic and athletic reputation. More importantly, on the many visits to the University I met many excellent future teammates that I hope will become life-long friends and a great coach who I am excited to work with.

Spencer Boyd
: Freshman

Tim Douglas
: Sophomore

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

Arthur Frankel
: Sophomore

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.

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