Wilkes Men’s Swimming Improves to 5-0 With Tri-Meet Sweep at Stevenson

STEVENSON, Md. – The Wilkes University males’s swimming workforce defeated each Stevenson University (127-125) and King’s College (153-89) in a tri-meet sweep Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated on the season at 5-0.

Full Results

Max Johnson (Clarksburg, MD/Clarksburg) led the way in which for the Colonels by profitable two of the 4 occasions he participated in. He began by taking the highest spot within the 200 yard freestyle with a 1:53.46, after which took second place within the 200 yard butterfly. Afterwards, he received the five hundred yard freestyle with a time of 5:19.33, and completed his day by competing within the 200 yard freestyle relay with Caleb Keener (Shrewsbury, PA/Susquehannock), Alton Smargiassi (Bloomsburg, PA/Central Columbia), and Jack DeLuca (Easton, PA/Moravian Academy). 

Smargiassi was the one different Colonel to earn a primary place end as he beat out Johnson for the highest spot within the 200 yard butterfly with a 2:15.83. Despite that there have been different essential performances that propelled Wilkes to the sweep.

Jacob Piotrowski (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) completed second in each the 100 and 200 yard backstroke with instances of 57.42 and a pair of:06.65, respectively. Max Wilson earned two second place finishes within the 100 yard freestyle (51.64) and the 100 yard butterfly (58.11), but in addition third within the 100 yard backstroke (57.70).

Individually, Leo Miller (Oak Forest, IL/Oak Forest) and Owen Lewis (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) every completed second in a single occasion. Miller did so within the 200 yard freestyle simply behind Johnson, whereas Lewis did it within the 50 yard freestyle. The two have been additionally teammates within the 200 yard freestyle relay alongside Luke Donato (Westerly, RI/Westerly) and Ashton Dainty (Scranton, PA/Scranton), taking second place with a 1:33.57 to assist safe the shut win over Stevenson.

Wilkes returns to Maryland subsequent weekend on Saturday, Nov. 15 for a Landmark Conference conflict with the Goucher College Gophers. The meet begins at 1 p.m.