Isabel Abarca
Senior Sports Writer

After a long three days of competition in the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships, the Wooster swimming and diving teams earned fourth on the women’s side and fifth on the men’s, a significant improvement from previous years.

The NCAC championship meet took place in Denison University’s Trumbull Aquatic Center in Granville, Ohio, with 10 teams competing in the men’s division and nine on the women’s side.

Overall, there were two all-conference certificates earned by the Scots along with six new school records. Over the course of the three days of competition, there were numerous outstanding performances in individual events as well as in team relay events.

On day one, the men’s 400-meter medley relay team of Andrew Pfeuffer ’16, Zackary Pool ’16, Conner Gelwicks ’17 and Garrett Layde ’19 managed to earn all-conference honors with a third place, marking the first all-conference honor for this event in program history.

Alex Desotelle ’16, Jamie Hibbs ’17, Emma Fiske ’19 and Jillian Saccogna ’18 swam to fourth in the 200 freestyle relay. Maggie Layde ’18 and Fiske also set school records in the 500 freestyle and 50 freestyle, respectively.

Sarah Litt ’16 and Kalla Sturonas ’19 came out on day two with impressive times. Litt earned ninth in the 400 individual medley, and Sturonas earned eighth in the 100 butterfly. Both women recorded top-10 times in the Wooster record books in the events.

Brothers Connor Gelwicks and Cameron Gelwicks ’19 joined Ryan Campbell ’19 and Max Koch ’19 in the 800 freestyle relay to earn fourth and break a 20-year-old Wooster record by three seconds.

On day three, Connor Gelwicks earned All-NCAC honors in the 200 backstroke, placing second. Layde broke another and the oldest-standing school record in the 200 butterfly on his way to seventh place.

Both the men and women showcased their talent this year at the NCAC championship and look toward the Kenyon Fast Chance Invitational tomorrow and the Div. III NCAA Championship meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, next month to make even bigger strides.