Results

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's swimming and diving opened its 2023-24 season with a 178-99 win over Macalester on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Warner Palaestra Pool.

The Johnnies won all 14 individual events and the home team recorded 33 top-three finishes.

Five Johnnies won two events each on the afternoon.

Senior Alex Heer (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) touched the wall first in both the 100- (57.72) and 200-yard (2:06.87) backstrokes, while junior Carter Larson (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) did the same in the 100- (47.80) and 1,000-yard (10:20.80) freestyles.

Junior Langston Philion (Maple Grove, Minn.) swept the 100- (54.09) and 200-yard (2:02.53) butterfly races, as did sophomore Clay Megaw (Monticello, Minn.) in the 100- (1:00.76) and 200-yard (2:16.25) breaststrokes. Sophomore Brayden Slavik (Green Isle, Minn./Chaska) cruised to victories in the 200- (1:48.09) and 500-yard (4:54.72) freestyles.

Sophomore Carsten Reuter (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), the reigning MIAC Co-Men's Rookie of the Year, won the 50-yard freestyle (21.91) and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (49.24).

Junior Colby Kern (Delano, Minn.) won the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.96), as an exhibition, and also took second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:12.98) and 200-yard butterfly (2:07.74).

Freshman Cody Watts (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) won the 1-meter dive with a score of 243.15 and sophomore Tim Rotter (Blaine, Minn.) took first on the 3-meter board (198.55).

The Johnnies welcome Hamline for a 5 p.m. dual meet on Friday, Oct. 27, in Collegeville.