CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the 2024-25 Men’s Swimming and Diving Preseason Poll, with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology voted to finish first in the men’s race.
In the men’s poll, the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers' collected 34 points and four first-place votes narrowly edged out the second place finisher, the Franklin College Grizzlies, who picked up 33 points and the remaining three first-place nods of their own. The Transylvania University Pioneers finished in third with 26 points, and the Manchester University Spartans rounded out the top half with 20 points.
Listed below is the 2024-25 HCAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Preseason Poll, the 2023-24 HCAC All-Conference returners and the 2024-25 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Swimming and Diving, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at
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2024-25 HCAC MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (4) |
34 |
| 2. |
Franklin College (3) |
33 |
| 3. |
Transylvania University |
26 |
| 4. |
Manchester University |
20 |
| 5. |
Anderson University |
17 |
| 6. |
Hanover College |
11 |
| 7. |
Bluffton University |
6 |
HCAC All-Conference Returners from last season:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Reid Haney |
Junior |
Goshen, Ind. |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Zachary Jackson-Blaine |
Sophomore |
St. Andrew, Jamaica |
| JC Chappell |
Senior |
Symsonia, Ky. |
| Kaden Cummins |
SO |
Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
| Owen Baker |
Sophomore |
Connersville, Ind. |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Logan Davis |
Junior |
Elkhart, Ind. |
| Parker York |
Senior |
Roann, Ind. |
| Colten Schulte |
Junior |
Huntington, Ind. |
| Michael DeBartolo |
Junior |
Elkhart, Ind. |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Tommaso Claviello |
Junior |
Milan, Italy |
| Aidan Carter |
Junior |
Rocky River, Ohio |
| Anthony Hoyt |
Junior |
Alexandria, Minn. |
| Carter Kirtz |
Junior |
Center Point, Iowa |
| Caleb Munger |
Senior |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| Garrett Walls |
Sophomore |
LaGrange, Ill. |
| Eric Sinclair |
Sophomore |
Overland Park, Kan. |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Kole Brannock |
Junior |
Georgetown, Ky. |
| Adam Tichey |
Junior |
Louisville, Ky. |
2024-25 HCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Other Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Reid Haney |
Junior |
Goshen, Ind. |
| Ben Hall |
Senior |
New Castle, Ind. |
| Noah Singleton |
Junior |
Knox, Ind. |
| Michael Collins |
Junior |
Evansville, Ind. |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Justin Hassranah |
First Year |
Tunapuna, Trinidad |
| Landon Gardner |
First Year |
Grand Haven, Mich. |
| Grant Patton |
Sophomore |
Clinton Township, Mich. |
| Riley Bruns |
Junior |
Maria Stein, Ohio |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Isaac Layton |
First Year |
Franklin, Ind. |
| Zachary Jackson-Blaine |
Sophomore |
St. Andrew, Jamaica |
| Kaden Cummins |
Sophomore |
Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
| Sam Hittel |
First Year |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Callum Buchanan |
Junior |
Franklin, Ind. |
| Chet Paulsen |
Junior |
Bloomington, Ind. |
| Charlie Woods |
Sophomore |
Bloomington, Ind. |
| Chaze Combs |
First Year |
Seymour, Ind. |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Peter Kotlin |
First Year |
Lowell, Ind. |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Vineet Ranade |
Senior |
Mountain View, Calif. |
| Baise Swartwood |
Junior |
Honolulu, Hawai'i |
| Sam West |
Senior |
Belle Vernon, Pa. |
| Trevor Wiley |
First Year |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Joey Kissing |
First Year |
Moscow, Ohio |
| Lukas McIntyre-Quinn |
Sophomore |
Morrow, Ohio |
| Roman Furuta |
Sophomore |
Union, Ky. |