Tigers Make It A Clean Sweep Of Hiram
Wittenberg easily defeated NCAC rival Hiram in a home dual meet.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams both turned in the best time in every event contested against Hiram en route to a pair of convincing dual meet victories.
The Tiger women picked up the win by a final score of 154-73, while the Tiger men finished with a 154-59 decision less than 24 hours after Wittenberg lost at national title contender Denison.
For the men, senior Andrew Koukis (Delaware, Ohio/Hayes) was a three-time winner on the day, including an individual victory in the 200-yard backstroke. He added first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Koukis was joined in the 200-yard medley relay winner's circle by sophomore James Dumstorf (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier), Jared Crum (Galveston, Ind./Lewis Cass) and Brendan Eggers (Rye, NY/Rye). Dumstorf added a first in the 500-yard freestyle and Crum took the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle. The Tigers' other double-winners on the day joined Koukis on the 200-yard freestyle relay – freshman Steve Stuthers (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) touched the wall first in the 200-yard breaststroke and senior JB Easley (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seven Hills) took honors in the 400-yard Individual Medley.
On the women's side, senior Ward McNulty (Glencoe, Ill./New Trier) was a three-time winner, starting with a first in the 200-yard medley relay with senior Jane Tsivitse (Wyoming, Ohio/Wyoming), freshman Dani Lacy (Louisville, Ky./Louisville Collegiate School) and junior Molly Gustafson (West Hartford, Conn./Conard). McNulty added wins in the 100-yard freestyle and 50-yard freestyle events, while Tsivitse picked up a victory in the 500-yard freestyle and Gustafson swam the fastest in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Senior Katie Reed (Cincinnati, Ohio/Northwest) won both women's diving events, and two others were two-time victors on the day: junior Courtney Carani (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest) in the 200-yard freestyle and sophomore Logan Griffith (Pickerington, Ohio/North) in the 200-yard butterfly and then in the 200-yard freestyle along with freshman Madeline Kraft (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth) and freshman Lauren Bass (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills).