Males’s Swimming & Diving Dominates Season Opener Towards Widener

Scranton, Pa. – The University of Scranton males’s swimming staff opened its 2025–26 marketing campaign in commanding style, cruising to a 209–53 victory over Widener University on the Byron Recreation Complex on Saturday afternoon.

The Royals got here out robust within the opening 200-yard medley relay, sweeping the highest three spots. The “A” squad of Jake Brunetti (FR), Conor Doogan (JR), Matt Sherry (SR), and Owen Sherry (FR) led the way in which with a successful time of 1:36.96, setting the tone for a dominant afternoon.

Senior Jimmy O’Malley headlined the space occasions, incomes wins in each the 1000-yard freestyle (10:11.60) and 500-yard freestyle (4:58.55). Junior Christopher Clarke adopted intently behind in each races, contributing priceless factors to the staff’s tally.

Freshman Jake Brunetti continued his robust debut by capturing titles within the 50-yard backstroke (24.58) and 100-yard backstroke (53.64), whereas sophomore Ethan Kwon picked up the victory within the 200-yard particular person medley (2:03.38) and a runner-up end within the 100 again.

Senior Matt Sherry delivered a pair of first-place finishes within the 100-yard butterfly (53.85) and 50-yard butterfly (24.03), whereas his youthful brother, freshman Owen Sherry, sprinted to victory within the 50-yard freestyle (21.95) and anchored a number of relay wins.

Other occasion winners for the Royals included:

• Craig Clarke (SO) – 100-yard freestyle (48.99)

• Matt Bellach (SO) – 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.28)

• Conor Doogan (JR) – 50-yard breaststroke (28.06)

Scranton capped off the meet with an emphatic victory within the 400-yard freestyle relay, as Craig Clarke, Zach Leonard, Matt Sherry, and Jake Brunetti posted a successful time of 3:17.38 to seal the sweep.

With the 209–53 triumph, the Royals captured victories in almost each males’s occasion, showcasing each depth and early-season kind.

Up Next

The University of Scranton males’s swimming staff will hit the highway for a tri-meet subsequent weekend in Ithaca, New York, the place the Royals will face Ithaca College and Hartwick College on Saturday, October 18 at 1:00 PM.