The Johnnies' swimming and diving team returns to St. Paul for a 5 p.m. dual with Hamline this Friday, Nov. 6, at the Bush Center Pool. – Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's won five events in a 176-117 loss to St. Olaf on Saturday (Oct. 31) at St. Catherine University's Butler Center Pool. SJU recorded 29 top-five performances on the day.

SJU's trio of divers competed uncontested on both boards. Senior Cody Watts (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), the reigning MIAC Men's Diver of the Week, won both the 1- (431.35) and 3-meter (476.15) dives. Junior Henry Hilgendorf (Owatonna, Minn.) was second in both (319.30/369.75) and freshman Ethan Jakobs (Montevideo, Minn.) was third (230.65/280.15).

The Johnnies claimed the top-two times in the 500-yard freestyle, led by senior Trevor Barton's (Buffalo, Minn.) time of 5:05.22. Sophomore Braydon Ohrtman (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) was second in 5:10.71 and also placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (22.71).

Junior Jason Jones (Monticello, Minn.) touched the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.05, followed by freshman Rowan Lesmeister (Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt) in second (1:02.59) and senior Brennan Close (Princeton, Minn.) in fifth (1:06.18). Jones and Close were also second (2:17.06) and fifth (2:28.80), respectively, in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Freshman Lucas Penn (Greeley, Colo./Windsor) won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:41.88, less than five seconds ahead of Barton in second (10:46.39), and claimed fifth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:09.19).

Sophomore Vincent Schulze (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and freshman MacKay Hoglund (Delano, Minn.) finished third (1:49.06) and fourth (1:57.53), respectively, in the 200-yard freestyle. Schulze was also second in the 100-yard freestyle (50.15)

Sophomore Tanner Betts (Stacy, Minn./Chisago Lakes) took third in the 100-yard backstroke (59.41) and freshman Sean Dolder (Mound, Minn./Westonka) was fifth (1:06.25). Betts also posted a fifth-place time in the 200-yard backstroke (2:14.45).

SJU's other top-five times included:
-Senior Simon Nyangamoi (Harrisburg, S.D.), fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (58.55);
-Freshman Bruce Peetz (Tomahawk, Wis.), fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (23.49);
-Senior Ben Edwards (Burnsville, Minn.), fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (53.51);
-Sophomore David Lammers (Willmar, Minn.), fifth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:24.78).

SJU's 200-yard medley (1:42.65; Ohrtman, Lesmeister, Nyangamoi, Peetz) and 400-yard freestyle (3:20.72; Betts, Peetz, Schulze, Ohrtman) both claimed second place.

DIVER OF THE WEEK, AGAIN: Watts was named the MIAC Men's Diver of the Week for the second-consecutive week and the eighth time of his career on Tuesday (Nov. 3) for his pair of wins against St. Olaf. His 11-dive scores from last Saturday are currently second in NCAA Division III.

A LOOK AT THE PIPERS: Hamline finished third out of four teams Oct. 31 at Gustavus Adolphus' Grace Goblirsch Invitational in St. Peter. Freshman Brady Chavarria took third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:27.80) and seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.79). He also placed sixth in the 200-yard IM (2:11.72). Junior Gus Shaffer placed sixth in both backstroke events, swimming a 59.28 in the 100 and a 2:10.03 in the 200. 

IN THE MIAC: The Johnnies enter the weekend with 21 top-10 scores/times in the conference so far this season. 
 
50-Yard Freestyle 
10. Vincent Schulze, 22.27 
 
100-Yard Freestyle 
6. Vincent Schulze, 49.07 
 
200-Yard Freestyle 
5. Vincent Schulze, 1:49.06 
9. Braydon Ohrtman, 1:50.11 
 
500-Yard Freestyle 
4. Trevor Barton, 5:05.22 
5. Lucas Penn, 5:07.10 
9. Braydon Ohrtman, 5:10.21 
 
1,000-Yard Freestyle 
4. Lucas Penn, 10:41.88 
5. Trevor Barton, 10:46.39 
 
100-Yard Breaststroke  
3. Jason Jones, 1:00.16 
7. Rowan Lesmeister, 1:02.59
 
200-Yard Breaststroke 
5. Jason Jones, 2:16.69 
8. Rowan Lesmeister, 2:19.57 
 
200-Yard Individual Medley  
7. Lincoln Cochran, 2:04.38 
 
400-Yard Individual Medley 
7. Lincoln Cochran, 4:35.02 
 
1-Meter Dive (6 Dives) 
1. Cody Watts, 261.05 
2. Henry Hilgendorf, 191.35 
5. Ethan Jakobs, 144.95 
 
3-Meter Dive (6 Dives) 
1. Cody Watts, 260.55 
3. Henry Hilgendorf, 188.95 
4. Ethan Jakobs, 133.95