Jef Leroux, Player | Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's Swimming
Jef Leroux, Player | Northern Michigan Wildcats Men's Swimming
The Northern Michigan University men's swim and dive team began their 2025-26 season with a strong performance, securing first place in 11 out of 13 events during their season opener at the PEIF Pool in Marquette. The competition included teams from St. Cloud State, Davenport, and Lake Superior State.
Northern Michigan accumulated a total of 746 points, finishing ahead of St. Cloud State (596), Davenport (430), and Lake Superior State (151). NMU athletes occupied 22 of the available 39 podium spots throughout the meet.
Will LaCount led the Wildcats with four first-place finishes and one second-place result across both sessions. He finished second in the 100 breaststroke but took first in the 50 freestyle, contributed to first-place finishes in both the 200 medley relay and as lead-off for the 200 free relay.
Jef Leroux also had a successful day with four first-place finishes. Leroux won the 200 freestyle individually, swam butterfly for the winning 200 medley relay team, was part of the second leg in the victorious 200 free relay, and swam butterfly again for the winning 400 medley relay squad.
In diving, Tobie Stiles claimed first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Freshman Travis Thornton secured third place in both diving competitions.
Alessandro Rosatelli achieved two individual wins in the 400 IM and 200 IM events and participated on a third-place relay team. Leo Nolles won the 100 fly individually before leading off for the victorious medley relay team.
Freshman Timothée Garin-Coupillaud made an impact by winning his debut collegiate race in the 500 freestyle, placing third in the 200 freestyle, and leading off a third-place finish for NMU's B team in the 200 free relay.
The morning session saw Nolles set a new pool record in the 100 fly with a time of 48.26 seconds. The Wildcats dominated several races by sweeping or taking multiple top positions. In diving, Stiles posted a score of 489.25 on the one-meter board to win by more than fifty points over his closest competitor.
The evening session continued NMU's dominance as their A team won both freestyle relays by comfortable margins. Garin-Coupillaud led a sweep of top positions in distance events while Rosatelli added another individual victory. In sprinting events, LaCount narrowly took first place in the highly competitive 50 freestyle.
NMU’s next competition will take place against these same opponents at PEIF Pool starting at 10 a.m., continuing their opening weekend schedule.
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