SSU males’s swimming in sturdy place following opening day of Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy; sit second in workforce standings

COLUMBIA, Ky. — Sporting a deep and proficient roster previous to the beginning of the 2025-26 season, the Shawnee State males’s swimming program confirmed off that depth Friday night because the Bears posted a runner-up end and 5 showings contained in the top-five total, with each of its 200 yard freestyle relay groups ending within the top-five (second and fifth), Josiah Changar and Kutay Ababay tying for fourth within the 50 yard freestyle and the 400 yard medley relay squad claiming a fifth-place exhibiting of its personal following the opening day of the Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy, which is being held on the Doris and Bob Holloway Natatorium on the campus of Lindsey Wilson University in Columbia, Ky.

Shawnee State, who scored 197 factors on the opening day of the meet, at present sits second within the six-team discipline because of its large Day 1 level complete. The Bears solely path host Lindsey Wilson on factors heading into the ultimate day of the occasion.

Day 1 Highlights

In accumulating its 197-point complete, the Bears joined the Blue Raiders as the one groups to put two relay models within the top-five of the 200 yard freestyle relay. Shawnee State finally posted 84 factors between its A, B and C groups, alone, within the 200 yard freestyle.

In that race, the ‘A’ group of Ababay, Changar, Tony Goodwin and Malik Nelson clicked off a time of 1:27.05 to complete second, whereas the ‘B’ group of Evan Ater, Robert Gibson, Josiah Ramdeen and Alex Ray posted a time of 1:31.27 to complete fifth. Only the Lindsey Wilson ‘A’ squad, who collected a 1:26.61 and is coming off of a sixth-place end nationally on the 2025 NAIA Men’s Swimming and Diving National Championships, swam quicker than the Bears’ ‘A’ squad on Friday night. The Shawnee State ‘B’ squad, in the meantime, swam quicker than three totally different universities’ ‘A’ squads whereas coming inside a quarter-of-a-second from swimming quicker than a fourth ‘A’ squad.

The 400 yard medley relay ‘A’ unit, which consisted of Ababay, Gibson, Nelson and Luke Lunsford, added in a 3:45.20 to complete fifth with the 400 medley ‘B’ squad of Ater, Changar, Goodwin and Ramdeen posting a 3:47.83 to put tenth. Those two squads posted a further 42 factors to the general complete.

In particular person occasions, Changar and Ababay every scored 14.5 factors apiece with their performances within the 50 yard freestyle, posting 22-second instances to tie for fourth in a deep 45-swimmer discipline. Nelson, who swam a 22.27 in the identical occasion, completed ninth to complete within the prime 20 % of the sector and rating 9 factors himself. Alex Ray added some extent for the Bears by putting within the sixteenth and closing scoring place within the occasion.

Ramdeen and Goodwin, who completed seventh and tenth within the 50 yard freestyle, respectively, posted 19 extra factors with their finishes Friday night whereas Lunsford and Allan Gonzalez additionally completed inside factors positions, including in 5 tallies mixed between their finishes within the occasion.

In the five hundred free, Gibson collected six factors whereas Thomas Kessler obtained two tallies himself to conclude the general tally for the Bears following the opening day of competitors.

Shawnee State can be again in motion Saturday morning at 9 a.m. for the second and closing day of the thirteenth Annual Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy, with motion commencing all through the day. Updates can be supplied on www.ssubears.com in addition to varied social media handles and platforms.