Wilkes Males’s Swimming Sweeps Opening Meet of 2025-26 Season at Marywood

SCRANTON, Pa. – The Wilkes University males’s swimming workforce swept each the Marywood University Pacers and the King’s College Monarchs 197-57 and 171-88 of their first meet of the season Saturday afternoon.

Full Results

In his first ever collegiate swim meet, Max Johnson (Clarksburg, MD/Clarksburg) had a powerful displaying. He completed first general in each the five hundred and 1000 yard freestyle with instances of 5:19.33 and 11:06.16, respectively. Johnson additionally participated within the 200 yard medley relay and completed second within the occasion on a workforce with Joshua Robinson (Richmond, VA/St. Christopher’s), Jack DeLuca (Easton, PA/Moravian Academy) and Tobias Misinay (Russell, KY/Pulaski County).

Individually, Misinay earned a victory within the 50 yard breastroke with a 31.00 time, and completed second place in each the 200 yard freestyle and the 100 yard breaststroke. 

Leo Miller (Oak Forest, IL/Oak Forest) began off his sophomore marketing campaign with a 1:57.17 within the 200 yard freestyle to take dwelling first place, and completed second within the three different occasions he competed in. Miller took the silver medal within the 100 yard freestyle, 500 yard freestyle and 200 yard freestyle relay with Luke Donato (Westerly, RI/Westerly), Max Wilson, and Alton Smargiassi (Bloomsburg, PA/Central Columbia).

Smargiassi received the 50 yard butterfly, recording a 26.50, and completed second within the 1000 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly. Derek Leonard took the highest spot within the 100 yard butterfly with a 1:00.49 time, and took dwelling bronze within the 50 yard butterfly.

Other notables placements embody the workforce of Max Wilson, Jacob Piotrowski (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge), DJ Hammond (Stone Mountain, GA/Stephenson) and Ashton Dainty (Scranton, PA/Scranton) successful the 200 yard medley relay (1:44.83), Wilson ending first within the 100 yard freestyle (52.21), and Piotrowski taking gold within the 100 yard breaststroke (1:07.51).

The Colonels return to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. as they host the Moravian University Greyhounds on the Wyoming Catholic Youth Center.