WAUKESHA, Wis. - The Carroll University men's swimming & diving team returned to action Saturday afternoon, hosting UW-Oshkosh in a dual meet at Van Male Natatorium. Despite several strong individual performances, the Pioneers fell to the Titans by a final score of 127-52.
Luke Jordan highlighted the afternoon for Carroll, earning the Pioneers' lone individual event victory. Jordan captured first place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:06.57, finishing more than five seconds ahead of the runner-up. Jordan also helped Carroll's 200-yard medley relay team of Ben Miles, Jonah Lotegeluaki, and Eli Griggs LeRoux secure second place with a time of 1:47.17.
Gavin Buechel added a pair of runner-up finishes for the Pioneers, placing second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.42) and 100-yard freestyle (53.42). Griggs LeRoux also earned a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 23.85 seconds.
Lotegeluaki contributed another strong performance in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing second with a time of 2:14.67, while Thomas Rynne placed second in the 400-yard individual medley (5:18.53). Mannon Stern added a pair of third-place finishes in the distance freestyle events, recording times of 20:11.95 in the 1650-yard freestyle and 5:42.97 in the 500-yard freestyle.
Carroll rounded out the afternoon with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Jordan, Lotegeluaki, Buechel, and Griggs LeRoux combined for a time of 3:36.14.
The Pioneers will return to the pool on Saturday, November 7, when they travel to Decatur, Ill., to take on CCIW opponent Millikin University. Competition is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.