Slavik Repeats as 500 Free Champion on Day 2 of MIAC Championships

By: Ryan Klinkner, SJU Director of Athletic Communications and Jordan Modjeski, SJU Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Day 2 Results

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saint John’s senior Brayden Slavik (Green Isle, Minn./Chaska) received his first occasion of the 2026 MIAC Championships within the 500-yard freestyle to steer the Johnnies on Thursday, Feb. 12, on the University of Minnesota Jean Freeman Aquatic Center.

After two days of competitors, Gustavus Adolphus is in first place with 328 factors, adopted by SJU (213), Carleton (208.5) and Macalester (167.5).

Slavik began the day by successful his prelim with a time of 4:35.83, six seconds quicker than the subsequent swimmer. He claimed his second-straight MIAC title within the occasion with an NCAA “B” minimize of 4:29.70, which can also be the second-fastest time in class historical past. He was 0:00.21 away from his personal college document set eventually yr’s convention meet.

Junior Trevor Barton (Buffalo, Minn.) took sixth behind Slavik with a 4:47.38 for 13 factors in direction of SJU’s complete. Freshman Braydon Ohrtman (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) took seventh within the comfort closing (fifteenth general) with a time of 4:56.94.

Freshman Lincoln Cochran (Helena, Mont./Capital) simply missed qualifying for the A closing within the 200-yard particular person medley with a prelim time of 1:58.63, 0:00.82 from the ultimate spot. He led the B closing with a 1:58.05 for 9 factors.

Senior Carsten Reuter (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) was 0.13 away from defending his convention title within the 50-yard freestyle, taking second in 20.83. Gustavus’ Braden Ripken touched the wall first with a 20.70. Freshman Vincent Schulze (Eden Prairie, Minn.) completed eighth within the dash with a time of 21.31.

SJU’s 400-yard medley relay staff of Slavik, senior Clay Megaw (Monticello, Minn.), sophomore Jackson Hovda (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) and Reuter took second behind the Gusties with a time of three:25.61. The Johnnie quad bettered the seed time by 16 seconds to assert 34 factors and the second-fastest mark in program historical past.

The third day of the convention meet begins with prelims at 10:30 a.m. Friday, adopted by finals at 6:30 p.m. in Minneapolis. The males’s aspect options the 1-meter dive, 400-yard particular person medley, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle relay.