(ANDERSON, Ind.) – The Wilmington College men's swimming team won their first dual of 2026 in close fashion Friday night at Anderson University (Ind.), defeating the Ravens 93-85. This moves Wilmington to 3-2 overall this season.

Three Quakers won one event during the dual in seniors John Good and Sondre Haugen, along with sophomore Parker Basener. This trio and junior Jo Pedersen won the 200 Yard Medley Relay to start the day in a time of 1:38.53, winning by over 10 seconds.

Good won his lone individual event, the 50 Yard Freestyle in a time of 22.58 seconds. He teamed up with Basener, Haugen, and Pedersen again in the final event of the night, the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. They won by over four seconds in a time of 1:30.00, being led by Haugen's 21.89 second anchor leg.

Haugen won the 500 Yard Freestyle by over 11 seconds in a time of 4:50.11. Basener won the 100 Yard Breaststroke by over seven seconds, touching the wall in 1:03.88.

Carson Duerk and Nathan Duerk both had one second place finish during the meet. Carson took second in the 200 Yard Freestyle, swimming a time of 2:00.66 while Nathan was second at 1:10.91 in the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Carson was also third in the 100 Yard Freestyle in a time of 55.10 seconds, just behind Anderson's Nic Doepner, who touched the wall in 54.86 seconds.

Pedersen finished the 100 Yard IM in second place with a time of 54.74 seconds, just behind the Ravens Noah Singleton, who out touched him in 54.44 seconds. Junior Ryan Washburn was second in the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 59.76 seconds while freshman Bo Bindewald was second in the 100 Yard Backstroke, touching the wall in 57.25 seconds.

Junior Bryce Hensley was third in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 6:04.18 and freshman Andrew Patterson took third place in the 200 Yard Freestyle in 2:08.42.

What's Up Next
The Quakers are back in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) action tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 P.M. on the road at the University of Mount Union.