Ann Arbor, Mich.: In its final tune-up ahead of the 2026 North Coast Athletic Conference, the No.1 Denison men's swimming and diving team fell to Division I University of Michigan 202-92 on the road. Though the Big Red fell to the Wolverines, there were some highlights from the meet, which included six top-three individual finishes and a relay top-three finish.

Top performances:

Two Denison swimmers finished the day with a second-place finish. George Goins swam the 1000 Free in 9:19.40, just nine seconds shy of the first-place finisher, resulting in a solid second-place finish. Jack Hill notched a second-place finish of his own in the 100 Free after swimming it in 44.64 (B-cut).

Four more individuals would earn third-place finishes throughout the meet. Hunter Raymer finished third in the 1000 Free with a time of 9:41.94. In the 100 and 200 Back, Ben Bevill finished in third, swimming the 100 Back in 49.65 and the 200 in 1:51.83. Nick Hensel and Liam Nelson rounded out the third-place individual finishes for Denison. Hensel swam the 50 Free in 20.47, while Nelson swam a 55.77, 100 Breast. In the 400 Medley Relay, the team of Bevill, Nelson, Sam Hibbert, and Hensel earned Denison's fifth third-place finish with a time of 3:17.59.

 

Diving Results

Denison place two top-five finishers in both the men's 1-meter and 3-meter dives. In the 1-meter dive Nick Fogle took home fourth place after scoring 322.95 points. Behind him was Seamus McCann with a point total of 299.40 for fifth place. McCann would go on to finish fourth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 277.35, which was closely followed by teammate Brendan Stanley who finished in fifth place in the 3-meter dive with a score of 273.00.

 

Other notable times:

4th- 400 Medley Relay: Cameron Noble, Talen Palmateer, Max Lough, Harry Parsons- 3:21.79

4th- 1000 Free: Ben Campbell

4th- 200 Free: Jack Hill- 1:37.05 (B-cut)

4th- 100 Breast: Talen Palmateer- 56.38

4th- 50 Free: Jack Hill- 20.62

4th- 200 Back: Cameron Noble- 1:54.22

4th- 200 Fly: Max Lough- 1:51.22

4th- 100 Back: Ethan Killam- 51.63

5th- 400 Medley Relay: Ethan Killam, Teak Bunditkitsada, Cam Blevins-Mohr, Clay Perry- 3:23.86

5th- 1000 Free: Malcolm Hutson-Comeaux- 9:52.61

5th- 100 Back: Cameron Noble- 52.62
5th- 100 Breast: Jimmy Rogers- 56.57

5th- 200 Fly: Asher Cole- 1:54.05

5th- 50 Free: Sam Hibbert- 21.35

5th- 200 Back: Luke Swiggett- 1:54.64

5th- 100 Fly: Cam Blevins-Mohr- 50.22 

5th- 500 Free: George Goins- 4:35.36

5th- 200 Breast- Liam Nelson- 2:05.59

5th- 100 Free: Nick Hensel- 45.72

Exh- 200 Free Relay: Jack Hill, Nick Hensel, Sam Hibbert, Harry Parsons- 1:21.37

Exh- 200 Free Relay: Ben Bevill, Cam Blevins-Mohr, Benjamin Coverdale, George Goins- 1:24.53

Exh- 200 Free Relay: Clay Perry, Jack Curtin, Theo Wolf, Bryce Spangler- 1:25.61

Exh- 200 IM: Liam Nelson- 1:54.51

Exh- 200 IM: Luke Swiggett- 1:55.82

Exh- 200 IM: Teak Bunditkitsada- 1:58.02

Exh- 100 Fly: Benjamin Coverdale- 50.64

Exh- 100 Fly: Dylan Escano- 51.24

Exh- 100 Fly: Bryce Spangler- 51.97

Exh- 200 Breast: Daniel Garza- 2:11.49

Exh- 100 Free: George Wang- 47.15

Exh- 100 Free: Jack Curtin- 47.43

Exh- 100 Free: Ethan Killam- 47.53

Exh- 50 Free: Benjamin Coverdale- 20.96

Exh- 50 Free: Cam Blevins-Mohr- 21.13

Exh- 50 Free: Jack Curtin- 21.77

Exh- 200 Fly: Finn Daly- 1:56.07

Exh- 200 Fly: Jack Johnson- 2:00.54

Exh- 100 Breast: Teak Bunditkitsada- 57.89

Exh- 100 Breast: George Wang- 58.14

Exh- 100 Breast: Daniel Garza- 59.55

Exh- 200 Free: Ben Davis- 1:46.35

Exh- 200 Free: Mark Jacobi-Krohn- 1:47.51

 

Up next for the Big Red

Denison has a break from competition this week, in preparation for the four-day 2026 NCAC Swimming and Diving Championships. The Big Red will host all of the NCAC institutions inside Trumbull Aquatic Center starting on Wednesday, February 11, through Saturday, February 14.

For more information about the NCAC Swimming and Diving Championships, click here!