Haney Repeats at 1,650 Freestyle Champion, Men’s Swimming & Diving Earns Fifth in HCAC Championships

The Anderson University men's swimming and diving team finished fifth place in the four-day Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Championships, which concluded on Saturday at the Vigo County Aquatic Center in Terre Haute.

Reid Haney defended his 1,650-yard freestyle title by clocking a time of 16 minutes, 24.24 seconds. The senior from Goshen also earned the conference title 1,650 freestyle last season.

Noah Singleton broke four school records, setting the records in the 400 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle.

Anderson set four school records, 26 total personal records and 11 additional season bests.

COACH NATHAN MANLEY'S COMMENTS

• Anderson has led the conference in team percentage of career bests at the HCAC Championships during the last two seasons. While we continue to grow the depth of this young program, swimmers here are making great strides in the pool.  That is a testament to their hard work and love for the sport.
• Reid Haney led the men in scoring anchored with his defense of the 1650 conference crown.  He was also second in the 500 freestyle and 7th in the 200 freestyle. Reid helped the men to fifth-place finishes in the 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, and 200 medley relay, and a fourth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay where he posted a lifetime best split of 49.48 seconds.
• Noah Singleton decided to save the best for last. In the final meet of his collegiate career and maybe his swimming career. Noah blasted his personal bests in the 200 individual medley (1:55.19) and the 400 individual medley (4:13.98), finishing second and third, respectively, while lowering his own school records in the process. Singleton also led off the 800 freestyle relay (1:44.02) and 400 freestyle relays (47.07) posting personal bests and school records in those events as well.  Noah led off the 400 medley relay in a personal-best time of 53.81 seconds. For good measure, he time trialed the 100 breaststroke and notched a personal best of 59.51 seconds.
• 8 of the 9 men posted at least one career best performance. Isaac Knost and Ethan Scialabba went 3-for-3 in personal best performances in their individual events.
• Freshmen Avery Wright and Camden Perrine crashed into the top 10 performers in school history with their individual swims (500, 1650 for Wright and 50, 100 freestyle for Perrine).
• We will sorely miss the leadership and competitiveness of our seniors.  They have helped raise the bar on the record board, been outstanding student-athletes, and helped to establish a culture of excellence and character.

REID HANEY'S COMMENTS

• I'm just really grateful to have won the 1,650 freestyle again. It means a lot because that's what I trained for all season. Every hard set and early morning was building towards that race. To see it all come together and defend the title was just an amazing feeling. It makes it worth it.
• Being around this team is the best. We're in it together every day, grinding through practices and pushing each other to be better. One of the days you don't feel great, someone else pulls you along. Then at the meets, just hearing your teammates on the side of the pool gives you that little extra boost when you're swimming. That's something I'll always remember.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Rose-Hulman – 857
2. Franklin – 624
3. Transylvania – 519
4. Manchester – 384
5. Anderson – 267
6. Hanover – 98
7. Bluffton – 0

ALL-HCAC PERFORMANCES

• Reid Haney – 1,650 Freestyle – 16:24.24 – 1st Place – First-Team All-HCAC
• Noah Singleton – 200 Individual Medley – 1:55.19 – 2nd Place – Second-Team All-HCAC
• Reid Haney – 500 Freestyle – 4:40.98 – 2nd Place – Second-Team All-HCAC
• Noah Singleton – 400 Individual Medley – 4:13.98 – 3rd Place – All-HCAC Honorable Mention

SCHOOL RECORDS

• 400 Individual Medley – Noah Singleton – 4:13.98
• 200 Freestyle – Noah Singleton – 1:44.02
• 200 Individual Medley – Noah Singleton – 1:55.19
• 100 Freestyle – Noah Singleton – 47.07 seconds

NOTABLE RELAY PERFORMANCES

• 400 Freestyle Relay 'A' Team – Noah Singleton, Reid Haney, Ethan Scialabba, Camden Perrine – 3:14.37 – 4th Place – Season Best
• 800 Freestyle Relay 'A' Team – Noah Singleton, Ethan Scialabba, Avery Wright, Reid Haney – 7:12.57 – 5th Place – Season Best
• 200 Freestyle Relay 'A' Team – Camden Perrine, Gage Lane, Ethan Scialabba, Noah Singleton – 1:28.49 – 5th Place – Season Best
• 400 Medley Relay 'A' Team – Noah Singleton, Reid Haney, Avery Wright, Camden Perrine – 3:45.59 – 5^th Place – Season Best
• 200 Medley Relay 'A' Team – Ethan Scialabba, Reid Haney, Avery Wright, Camden Perrine – 1:42.85 – 5th Place
• 800 Freestyle Relay 'B' Team – Thinh Tran, Gage Lane, Isaac Knost, Nic Doepner – 8:31.03 – 12th Place
• 200 Freestyle Relay 'B' Team – Nic Doepner, Avery Wright, Isaac Knost, Thinh Tran – 1:41.59 – 12th Place
• 200 Medley Relay 'B' Team – Nic Doepner, Gage Lane, Thinh Tran, Isaac Knost – 1:57.55 – 12th Place

NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Reid Haney (Senior; Goshen, Ind./Northridge)

• 1,650 Freestyle – 16:24.24 – 1st Place – First-Team All-HCAC
• 500 Freestyle Finals – 4:40.98 – 2nd Place – Season Best – Second-Team All-HCAC
• 500 Freestyle Prelims – 4:43.51 – 1st Place
• 200 Freestyle Prelims – 1:45.45 – 5th Place
• 200 Freestyle Finals – 1:46.80 – 7th Place

Noah Singleton (Senior; Knox, Ind./Knox)

• 200 Individual Medley Finals – 1:55.19 – 2nd Place – School Record – Second-Team All-HCAC
• 400 Individual Medley Finals – 4:13.98 – 3rd Place – School Record – All-HCAC Honorable Mention
• 200 Freestyle Split – 1:44.02 – School Record
• 100 Freestyle Split – 47.07 seconds – School Record
• 200 Individual Medley Prelims – 1:55.47 – 2nd Place – Improved Previous School Record
• 100 Breaststroke Time Trial – 59.51 seconds – Personal Record
• 50 Breaststroke Split – 27.85 seconds – Personal Record
• 400 Individual Medley Prelims – 4:17.15 – 3rd Place – Improved Previous Season Best

Avery Wright (Freshman; New Richmond, Ind./North Montgomery)

• 1,650 Freestyle – 17:46.50 – 6th Place – Personal Record
• 1,000 Freestyle Split – 10:47.10 – Personal Record
• 500 Freestyle Finals – 4:57.82 – 9th Place – Personal Record
• 50 Freestyle Time Trial – 24.42 seconds – Personal Record
• 500 Freestyle Prelims – 5:02.22 – 9th Place
• 100 Butterfly Prelims – 56.86 seconds – 13th Place
• 100 Butterfly Finals – 57.26 seconds – 13th Place

Ethan Scialabba (Junior; Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen Park)

• 100 Freestyle Finals – 49.42 seconds – 10th Place – Personal Record
• 100 Freestyle Prelims – 49.52 seconds – 9th Place – Improved Previous Personal Record
• 200 Freestyle Prelims – 1:52.37 – 12th Place – Personal Record
• 200 Freestyle Finals – 1:53.61 – 12th Place – Improved Previous Personal Record
• 50 Freestyle Time Trial – 22.81 seconds – Personal Record
• 50 Freestyle Prelims – 22.84 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best
• 50 Backstroke Split – 26.90 seconds – Season Best

Camden Perrine (Freshman; Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon)

• 50 Freestyle Finals – 22.41 seconds – 12th Place – Personal Record
• 50 Freestyle Prelims – 22.55 seconds – 14th Place – Improved Previous Personal Record
• 50 Freestyle Split – 22.57 seconds – Improved Previous Personal Record
• 100 Butterfly Prelims – 55.64 seconds – 12th Place – Personal Record
• 50 Butterfly Split – 25.85 second – Personal Record
• 100 Butterfly Finals – 56.69 seconds – 12th Place
• 100 Freestyle Prelims – 49.65 seconds – 11th Place

Nic Doepner (Sophomore; Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran)

• 50 Backstroke Split – 28.92 seconds – Personal Record
• 100 Backstroke Prelims – 1:03.34 – 13th Place – Season Best
• 100 Backstroke Finals – 1:03.73 – 13th Place – Improved Previous Season Best
• 100 Freestyle Split – 52.80 seconds – Season Best
• 100 Freestyle Prelims – 53.19 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best
• 50 Backstroke Split – 29.96 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best
• 50 Backstroke Split – 30.15 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best

Gage Lane (Junior; La Porte, Ind./La Porte)

• 100 Freestyle Finals – 50.54 seconds – 14th Place – Personal Record
• 50 Freestyle Time Trial – 23.32 seconds – Season Best – Tied Personal Record
• 100 Freestyle Prelims – 51.14 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best
• 50 Freestyle Prelims – 23.34 seconds – Improved Previous Season Best

Isaac Knost (Freshman; Anderson, Ind./Anderson)

• 1,650 Freestyle – 21:56.24 – 14th Place – Personal Record
• 1,000 Freestyle Split – 13:08.67 – Personal Record
• 500 Freestyle – 6:10.57 – Personal Record
• 200 Freestyle – 2:14.64 – Personal Record

Thinh Tran (Junior; Danang City, Vietnam/Calvary Baptist Day School (Ga.))

• 200 Freestyle Split – 2:13.97 – Personal Record
• 200 Breaststroke – 2:45.29 – Personal Record
• 100 Breaststroke – 1:13.75 – Personal Record
• 1,000 Freestyle Split – 13:52.10 – Personal Record
• 1,650 Freestyle – 23:32.04 – Season Best
• 50 Breaststroke Split – 34.65 seconds – Season Best