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FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Both Iowa Central swim teams placed in the top five at the NJCAA national meet over the weekend.
The Triton men placed third with 497 points. Host Indian River State (1,386) cruised to the championship, followed by South Georgia State (635.5) and Iowa Central.
On the men’s side, the 800 freestyle relay (Lucas Wittmann, James Maag, Badr Benassila and Nicholas Brunelli) took second place in 7:09.13.
Wittmann earned bronze in both the 50 butterfly (22.98) and 100 butterfly (50.87). The men’s 200 freestyle relay (Thomas Kappe, Bruelli, Benassila and Wittmann) was also third in 1:26.02.
The 200 medley relay (Joshua Lee, Wittmann, Benassila and Kappe) placed fourth in 1:36.93. The 400 medley relay (Devon Anderson, James Maag, Kappe and Brunelli) was fourth as well (3:38.42), along with the 400 freestyle relay (Wittmann, Kappe, Benassila and Brunell, 3:11.30).
McKenna Lynch grabbed a silver in the 100 freestyle (52.59) for the Iowa Central women. AnnMarie Spiker took third in the women’s 50 breaststroke (31.19) and the 100 breaststroke (1:09.05), while Kate Kokenmiller was fourth in the same event (32.27).
Lynch was also third in the 200 butterfly (2:11.01), third in the 100 freestyle (53.19), and fourth in the 200 individual medley (2:11.93).
The Tritons’ 200 medley relay was third (Lynch, Spiker, Ashleigh Beacham and Augusta Weber, 1:52.98), and their 400 medley relay (Lynch, Spiker, Beacham and Sarah Lebsock) was also third (4:04.95).
Iowa Central’s 200 freestyle relay (Lynch, Weber, Lebsock and Kate Kokemiller) finished fourth (1:42.09).