By: Jessica Leifheit
The Augustana men's swimming and diving team concluded its dual meet schedule with a dominating 184-47 triumph over Coe on Friday, January 31 at the Carver Pool. Coach Scott Johannsen's Vikings were victors in all 13 events on "Senior Night".
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Daniel Hinck (Harlem HS, Loves Park, Ill.) took home a pair of individual victories on the night. He won the 100 freestyle in :50.03 and the 200 freestyle in 1:49.11 and was also a member of the first place 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.51). Accompanying Hinck on the relay team were
Matthew Roche (Moline HS, Moline, Ill.),
Ian Disteldorf (Brother Rice HS, Oak Forest, Ill.), and
Aaron Holt (Mount Vernon HS, Mount Vernon, Ill.).
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Roche also took home an individual victory in the 50 freestyle with a time of :23.09. Disteldorf grabbed first place in the 100 breaststroke with a mark of 1:02.19. Holt finished first in the 100 backstroke event clocking in at :56.27. The combination of Roche, Disteldorf, and Holt teamed with
David Sommers (Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, Calif.) in the 200 medley relay for a first place finish with a time of 1:40.29.
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Sommers was victorious in the 100 butterfly clocking in at :54.31 and also took third place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.23.
Adam Bernardi (Boylan Catholic HS, Belvidere, Ill.) added a first place finish of his own in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:25.76.
Felipe Hernandez (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.) picked up a victory in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:06.73 and took home fourth in the 100 butterfly with a finish at 1:01.23.
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Timothy Michaels (Pella HS, Pella, Iowa) won the 500 freestyle clocking in at 5:29.13. Michaels also took second in the 1000 freestyle (11:09.45) and third in the 100 freestyle (:52.68).
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Josh Wielenga (School of Environmental Studies, Apple Valley, Minn.) pulled in the other two victories for the Vikings coming in both diving events. In the three-meter dive, Wielenga dove to a season's best score of 240.65. Wielenga also scored 232.75 points in the one-meter dive.
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A number of Vikings swam to second place finishes on the night including
Michael Duy (Marmion Academy, Aurora, Ill.) who picked up a pair of second place finishes in the 200 freestyle (1:50.40) and the 100 freestyle (:50.63).
Justin Reppy (Oswego HS, Oswego, Ill.) took second in the 50 freestyle with a mark of :23.44.
Alexander Putz (Oak Forest HS, Oak Forest, Ill.) also contributed a second place finish with his coming in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:29.76.
Austin Small (Morris HS, Morris, Ill.) added a second place finish in the 100 backstroke clocking in at :59.06.
Bryce Dibadj (Glenbard West HS, Glen Ellyn, Ill.) joined his teammates after finishing second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.49.
Kyle Johnson (Shadow Mountain HS, Phoenix, Ariz.) finished second in the 200 individual medley (2:10.78) and also added a  third place finish in the 100 backstroke (:59.48).
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Additional Augustana point winners include
Jasen Hengst (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) who took third in the 100 butterfly with a time of :59.86 and also finished fourth in the 50 freestyle clocking in at :24.32.
Ryan Chaney (Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) took home fourth place in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:16.27.
Robert Chaney (Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) also added a fourth place finish in the 100 breaststroke clocking in at 1:07.09. Tim Durning
(Oswego HS, Oswego, Ill.) swam to fourth and fifth place finishes in the 500 freestyle (5:51.60) and 1000 freestyle (11:53.84) respectively.
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Next up for the Coach Johannsen's team is the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Championships which are being held over the three-day span ranging from Thursday, February 13 through Saturday, February 15 at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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