SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg swimming & diving teams came out swinging in a showdown with the North Coast Athletic Conference's other Tigers, but lost in both the men's and women's dual meets to DePauw despite a stellar all-around effort.
After the last event, Wittenberg's women fell by a score of 168-120 in their first dual meet loss of the season, while the men fell by a score of 187-99.
Headlining the effort were the record-breaking performances of freshman women's diver Emily Allen (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff). She broke the HPER Center Natatorium records in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events, scoring a 236.35 from the short board to break a 2006 six-dive record of 235.40 held by Wright State's Crystal Grinstead, and a 244.40 on the high board to break the previous six-dive mark of 243.90, also held by Grinstead, along with the school record of 238.305 held by Lauren Stets in 2006.
The women also posted some impressive finishes in the races, led by the 200-yard medley relay team's first-place showing thanks to senior Sarah Wilson (Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe), sophomore Madeline Kraft (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth), freshman Amy Schulz (Waterloo, Ill./Waterloo) and sophomore Dani Lacy (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Collegiate School), who touched the wall in 1:53.00.
Senior Brooke Strumbel (North Royalton, Ohio/Hawken) contributed a win in the 200-yard freestyle before Kraft added a 1:08.95 victory in the 100-yard breaststroke.
For the men, junior James Dumstorf (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier) posted the first victory in the lanes with a 59.47 time in the 100-yard breaststroke. He went on to win the 200-yard version on a time of 2:09.55.
On the boards, junior Eric Roberts (Willits, Calif./Willits) won the 3-meter diving event but had sophomore teammate Kevin Duhl (Westerville, Ohio/North) on his heels, and the roles reversed for the 1-meter dive. Roberts took the 3-meter event with a score of 250.40, just ahead of Duhl's 240.15, and finished just behind Duhl's 229.95 with a 223.10 from the 1-meter board.
Wittenberg is back in action on Saturday with a double-dual meet hosting Transylvania and Wilmington at 1 p.m. in the HPER Center Natatorium.