DANVILLE, Ky. -- Cumberlands (Ky.) won the Mid-South Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships in convincing fashion today at the Champions Hall.
The Patriots claim their eighth straight conference championship, scoring 982 team points. Cumberlands won 18 of the 20 events over the three days.
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) finished second with 710 points, and Indiana Wesleyan ended in third with 387.5 points. Campbellsville (Ky.) finished fourth with 334.5 points, followed by Shawnee State's (Ohio) 319 points and Midway's (Ky.) 232 points.
Four automatic cuts into the NAIA National Championships and four meet records were set tonight.
Lindsey Wilson's Sergio Ybarra broke his own meet record in the 1,650-yard freestyle to win the gold medal and earn first-team all-conference. He touched the wall in 15 minutes and 40.41seconds to earn an A cut into the national championships.
Two times beat the previous meet record in the 100-yard freestyle race.
Cumberlands' Alexander Poulsen and Titouan Bernot both bested the previous meet record. Poulsen recorded a time of 44.22 seconds to win the race, while Bernot posted 44.70 seconds to finish second. Poulsen earned an A cut with his time.
In the final race of the night, Cumberlands and Lindsey Wilson's 400-yard freestyle relay teams earned automatic cuts. Cumberlands set a meet record with a winning time of 3:00.33.
Following the championships, conference officials announced the 2025-26 individual award winners.
Indiana Wesleyan's Livi Bell was named the men's swimming & diving assistant coach of the year, while Indiana Wesleyan's Stephen Wolcott was selected by his peers as the men's swimming & diving coach of the year.
Based on their results during the championships, Bernot is the MSC Men's Swimming & Diving Freshman of the Year, and Poulsen is the MSC Men's Swimming & Diving Swimmer of the Year.
The top three finishers in each event earn all-conference honors.
First Team All-Conference
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Name
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School
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Event
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Alexander Poulsen
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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50 Yard Freestyle
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Alexander Poulsen
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Freestyle
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Titouan Bernot
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Freestyle
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Titouan Bernot
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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500 Yard Freestyle
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Sergio Ybarra
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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1,650 Yard Freestyle
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Brandon Holder
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Backstroke
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Brandon Holder
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Backstroke
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Leon Irmer
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Breaststroke
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Clinton Eales
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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200 Yard Breaststroke
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Alexander Poulsen
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Butterfly
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Josh Riegler
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Butterfly
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Fabrizio Pacioni
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard IM
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Fabrizio Pacioni
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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400 Yard IM
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Titouan Bernot, Arvid Farro,
Adam Geddis, Alexander Poulsen
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Brandon Holder, Alexander Poulsen,
Ruthiik Satti, Adam Geddis
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Jeremiah Koenig, Fabrizio Pacioni,
Arda Mutlu, Titouan Bernot
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Brandon Holder, Leon Irmer,
Ruthiik Satti, Alexander Poulsen
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Medley Relay
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Ruthiik Satti, Leon Irmer,
Juan Ramirez Zapata, Brandon Holder
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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400 Yard Medley Relay
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Aidan Crutchfield
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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1-Meter Diving
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Aidan Crutchfield
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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3-Meter Diving
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Second Team All-Conference
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Name
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School
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Event
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Arvid Farro
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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50 Yard Freestyle
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Titouan Bernot
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Freestyle
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Lorenz Hof
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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200 Yard Freestyle
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Sergio Ybarra
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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500 Yard Freestyle
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Ethan Butler
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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1,650 Yard Freestyle
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Adam Geddis
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Backstroke
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Ruthiik Satti
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Backstroke
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Clinton Eales
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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100 Yard Breaststroke
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Dan Spinola
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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200 Yard Breaststroke
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Josh Riegler
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Butterfly
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Juan Ramirez Zapata
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Butterfly
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Ruthiik Satti
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard IM
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Sergio Ybarra
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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400 Yard IM
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Lorenz Hof, Jose Angel Rivas,
Clinton Eales, Max van Schagen
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Jose Angel Rivas, Clinton Eales,
Max van Schagen, Lorenz Hof
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Sergio Ybarra, Akram Nejjar,
Jose Angel Rivas, Lorenz Hof
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Lorenz Hof, Dan Spinola,
Sirhaan Mia, Max van Schagen
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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200 Yard Medley Relay
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Lorenz Hof, Clinton Eales,
Sirhaan Mia, Max van Schagen
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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400 Yard Medley Relay
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Third Team All-Conference
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Name
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School
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Event
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Adam Geddis
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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50 Yard Freestyle
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David Marc Beatty
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Indiana Wesleyan
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100 Yard Freestyle
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Arvid Farro
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Freestyle
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Ethan Butler
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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500 Yard Freestyle
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Sergio Saldamando Martinez
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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1,650 Yard Freestyle
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Zsombor Bene
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Backstroke
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Jacob Isacson
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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200 Yard Backstroke
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Dan Spinola
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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100 Yard Breaststroke
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Fabrizio Pacioni
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Breaststroke
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Ruthiik Satti
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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100 Yard Butterfly
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Zsombor Bene
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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200 Yard Butterfly
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Jose Angel Rivas
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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200 Yard IM
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Oliver Greaves
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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400 Yard IM
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Kutay Ababay, Josiah Changar,
Evan Ater, Malik Nelson
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Shawnee State (Ohio)
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200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Tony Goodwin, Josiah Changar,
Kutay Ababay, Malik Nelson
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Shawnee State (Ohio)
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400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Luis Castro, Adrien Cantemerle,
Kyle Kleinhans, Andreu Jaen Serra
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Josiah Ramdeen, Luke Lunsford,
Malik Nelson, Josiah Changar
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Shawnee State (Ohio)
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200 Yard Medley Relay
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Dawson Lynch, Hudson Vonk,
Gavin Barnes, David Marc Beatty
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Indiana Wesleyan
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400 Yard Medley Relay
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