CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the 2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Preseason Poll, with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology voted to finish first in the men's race.
In the men's poll, the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers collected 34 points and four first-place votes narrowly edged out the second-place finisher, the Franklin College Grizzlies, who picked up 33 points and the remaining three first-place nods of their own. The Transylvania University Pioneers finished in third with 26 points, and the Manchester University Spartans rounded out the top half with 20 points.
Manchester Returns four All-Conference selections from last year including Juniors
Logan Davis (Elkhart, Ind., Elkhart),
Colten Schulte (Huntington, Ind., Huntington North), and
Michael DeBartolo (Elkhart, Ind., Concord), and lastly Senior
Parker York (Roann, Ind., Manchester). An Athlete to Watch is First Year
Peter Kotlin out of Lowell, Ind.
The Spartans will host Anderson University and The University of Olivet on October 18 at the Strauss-Peabody Aquatic Center to open up their season.
2024-25 HCAC MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (4) |
34 |
| 2. |
Franklin College (3) |
33 |
| 3. |
Transylvania University |
26 |
| 4. |
Manchester University |
20 |
| 5. |
Anderson University |
17 |
| 6. |
Hanover College |
11 |
| 7. |
Bluffton University |
6 |
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