The true measure of the depth of John Carroll's men's swimming & diving team was on display in the final event of the afternoon in a dual meet with Ohio Athletic Conference rival Ohio Northern.

In the 400 Freestyle Relay, it was the "B" team of freshman Liam McDonnell, freshman Aidan O'Neill, freshman Michael Heller and sophomore Westin Fishel that won the race in a ime of 3:13.40, edging the "A" relay that featured three 2019 Division III All-Americans (sophomore Forrest Campbell, senior Matthew Ramsey, freshman Jacob Farr and sophomore Adam Lenz) by .08 of a second.

Head coach Mark Fino spoke of this depth in the preseason and it was on display throughout a convincing 197-83 victory over host Ohio Northern. It was John Carroll's third win in the last four years over the Polar Bears, and represents the largest margin of victory for JCU in the history of the series.

Results

The meet began with a John Carroll win turned in by the 200 Medley Relay quartet of Campbell, Mason Beck, McDonnell and Ramsey in a time of 1:34.92.

Farr was the first individual first place finisher, winning the 200 Free in 1:47.62.

The first of the Blue Streaks' two 1-2-3 sweeps occurred in the 100 Back, where McDonnell (51.87), Campbell (52.95) and Jonathan Simoes (54.30) were the first three swimmers to touch the wall.

2019 OAC Swimmer of the Year Erik Sriubas picked up his first medal of the new season by touching first in the 200 Fly (1:58.92). he was followed closely by teammate Ben Rancilio (1:59.63).

The next podium sweep took place in the 50 Free, where Ramsey (21.72), Heller (22.05) and Fishel (22.08) were the three placers.

Jack Lausin was unopposed but still picked up points by completing the 1- and 3-meter diving components. He scored 208.20 on the shorter board and 184.05 on the high dive.

In the 100 Free, Ramsey (48.28) and Farr (48.48) were a close first and second, as were McDonnell (1:55.75) and Simoes (1:55.84) in the 200 Back.

In the 500 Free, Sriubas held off a hard-charging Calob Cope of Ohio Northern to win the race in 4:52.64.

Jackson Cooper earned a win in the 100 Fly (52.24) to wrap up the individual races.

JCU, ranked #17 in the preseason CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Division III poll, did nothing to damage that reputation in moving to 1-0 both overall and in the OAC.