The John Carroll University men's swimming and diving team welcomed Ohio Northern University to the Johnson Natatorium Saturday for its first Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet of the year.  The reigning OAC champion Polar Bears had not been defeated in a conference dual-meet since January 19, 2008, a span of 36 meets.

That impressive run ended as the Blue Streaks upended Ohio Northern, 167-121.

Results

In the first event of the day, the men were quick to get on the board as the relay team of Jack Garrow, David Kirtek, Jackson Cooper, and Matthew Ramsey placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:36.94).

The Blue Streaks consistently placed every event. Tom Pacak (1:45.06) grabbed first place in the 200 free. Then, just two events later, Kirtek started the rally of back-to-back-to-back first place finishes. His 59.95 second finish landed him first in the 100 breaststroke.

Brian Hulseman (2:00.40) came in first in the 200 butterfly, followed by Ramsey's (21.75) top finish in the 50 free.

Through the first 16 events, JCU lead 71-60 over ONU.

The men earned points in the backstroke events, but were unable to achieve first place honors. Garrow (2:02.85) was short by less than a second from defeating ONU's Ian Simpson (2:02.77).

Kirtek (2:14.30), the reigning OAC Swimmer of the Week, came up big again in the 200 breaststroke grabbing first place honors. In the 500 free, Pacak (4:51.21) was just three-hundredths of a second shy of defeating ONU's Nolan Huey (4:51.21). Cooper (53.09) and Hulseman (54.40) placed first and third in the 100 butterfly.

In the 200 IM, Kirtek grabbed his third first place finish of the day (2:02.43).

The Blue Streaks came in first and second in the one meter and three meter diving thanks to the 1-2 punch of Ryan McClelland and Douglas Hinchen.

JCU is now 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the OAC while Ohio Northern slips to 1-1 overall and 1-1 in league action.

The men's team will take a trip to Alliance, Ohio on Saturday, November 5th to compete against the University of Mount Union.