CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The Franklin men's swimming and diving team kicked off a busy weekend of competition on Friday (Jan. 17) night with a dual matchup against the Wabash Little Giants.
Franklin fell to the Little Giants by a 226-67 score, dropping their head-to-head record on the year to 4-3 overall.
The Grizzlies claimed their lone event win of the night in the 200 backstroke, with
Will Johnson taking home first place honors. Johnson would add a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke as well.
Both
Sam Hittel and
JC Chappell claimed a pair of runner-up finishes. Hittel took second in both the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke while Chappell placed second in both the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.
Notable Finishes
Will Johnson – 1
st in 200 back, 2:03.27; 3
rd in 100 back, 54.88
Sam Hittel – 2
nd in 100 back, 54.79; 2
nd in 200 back, 2:03.56
JC Chappell – 2
nd in 100 breast, 1:02.76; 2
nd in 200 breast, 2:19.09
Zachary Jackson-Blaine – 2
nd in 50 free, 21.72
Isaac Layton – 2
nd in 200 free, 1:46.86; 3
rd in 100 fly, 54.91; 4
th in 200 fly, 2:04.96
Bryson Howe – 3
rd in 500 free, 5:08.10; 4
th in 200 free, 1:50.93
Tyler Wood – 4
th in 1000 free, 10:57.89; 4
th in 200 breast, 2:26.20
200 medley relay – Hittel, Chappell,
Owen Baker, Blaine- 1:38.61
400 free relay – Johnson,
Kaden Cummins, Layton, Hittel – 3
rd, 3:19.74
Up Next
The Grizzlies are back in action on Saturday (Jan. 18) afternoon, hosting the DePauw Tigers in head-to-head competition. Start time from Franklin Middle School is set for 1:00 p.m.
