Akron, Ohio- The Denison men's swimming and diving team finished second at the 2026 Zips Classic. The Big Red finished with 799.5 points, more than 70 points ahead of second place. Denison tallied five top-three finishes across the final two sessions, and recorded nine top-ten finishes on day two.

Diving

On day two of the Zips Classic, Zach Mikkelson led the Big Red once again on the 1-meter, earning eighth with a score of  234.15. His highest-scoring dive was his third round inward 2 ½ somersault tuck for 54.25 points. Seamus McCann finished 11th on the 1-meter, with a total of 204.00; his best dive of the day was his final dive where he earned 48.10 points for a forward 1 ½ somersault 2 twist free. Fellow junior Brock Butchko came in 13th with 193.60. Butchko's highest-scoring dive was his sixth dive, a forward 1 ½ somersault 2 twist free, for 37.70 points. Rounding out the Big Red divers was first-year Olliver Polsinelli, who finished 15th with 177.00. Polsinelli's highest-scoring dive came in round one with a score of 40.70, where he completed an inward 1 ½ somersault tuck.

 

Swimming

Denison picked up where it left off the night before, with Jack Hill, Nick Hensel, Grant Goins, and Cam Blevins-Mohr finishing second in the 200 free relay in 1:20.33, edging out the OSU B squad by five tenths of a second. Hill later finished third in the 200 free (1:36.56) and second in the 100 free (44.13). George Goins took the podium in the 1650 free, finishing second in 15:25.54. The Big Red wrapped up the day on a high note, with George Goins, Hill, Grant Goins, and Hensel finishing third in the 400 free relay in 2:57.86. 

 

Other Notable Performances

4th- 200 Medley Relay- 1:28.69- Ben Beville, Jack Hill, Asher Cole, Nick Hensel

4th- 1650 Free- 15:53.47- Joseph Keroack

5th- 100 Breast- 55.99- Liam Nelson

5th- 200 Breast- 2:04.87- Liam Nelson

6th- 100 Back- 48.75- Ben Bevill

6th- 200 Fly- 1:49.91- Asher Cole

6th- 100 Breast- 56.42- Tim Jensen

6th- 200 Breast- 2:05.23- Tim Jensen

6th- 400 IM- 4:00.05- Kale Chow

6th- 200 Free Relay- 1:21.90- George Goins, Harry Parsons, Natan Silva, Tim Jensen

7th- 200 Fly- 1:50.72- Kale Chow

7th- 100 Fly- 48.79- Asher Cole

7th- 200 Free- 1:38.45- Nick Hensel

7th- 400 Free Relay- 3:01.24- Ben Bricker, Harry Parsons, Natan Silva, Cam Blevins-Mohr

8th- 200 Free- 1:38.74- George Goins

8th- 100 Free- 45.17- Grant Goins

8th- 400 IM- 4:03.43- Luke Swiggett

8th- 200 Medley Relay- 1:30.56- Grant Goins, Liam Nelson, Cam Blevins-Mohr, Natan Silva

9th- 1650 Free- 16:11.83- Jack Eaddy

9th- 200 Back- 1:49.67- Ben Bevill

9th- 200 Breast- 2:09.04- Jimmy Rogers

10th- 200 Free- 1:39.29- Ben Bricker

10th- 100 Fly- 49.01- Cam Blevins-Mohr

10th- 200 Fly- 1:53.38- Benjamin Millar

11th- 1650 Free- 16:19.79- Ben Campbell

11th- 100 Free- 45.30- Nick Hensel

11th- 200 Breast- 2:09.22- Carter Robertson

12th- 100 Breast- 57.91- Jimmy Rogers

12th- 200 Back- 1:49.99- Luke Swiggett

13th- 200 Breast- 2:09.84- Bryce Spangler

13th- 400 IM- 4:08.19- Mark Jacobi-Krohn

13th- 100 Fly- 49.82- Grant Goins

14th- 100 Back- 50.54- Grant Goins

14th- 200 Breast- 2:09.88- Dylan Escano

15th- 200 Breast- 2:10.78- Lukas Shafer

15th- 100 Breast- 58.81- Lukas Shafer

15th- 200 Back- 1:50.65- Ben Bricker

15th- 200 Fly- 1:54.61- Jack White

16th- 200 Fly- 1:55.67- Finn Daly

 

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison returns to Granville, Ohio, to host Xavier University and the Denison Invitational on Saturday, October 24, at 1 p.m., inside the Trumbull Aquatics Center.