Men’s Swimming Posts Three Occasion Wins in Common Season Finale

PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College males’s swimming capped off their 2025-26 common season with three occasion wins and a third-place crew end at their quad meet on Saturday afternoon. 

THE BASICS 

 

Men’s Swimming 177, Pacific 19

George Fox 139.5, Men’s Swimming 108.5 

Southwestern Oregon CC 181, Men’s Swimming 75

 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

 

Seniors Zach Martin and Ezra Billings every posted particular person occasion wins and the 200 Free Relay Team closed out the meet with a win of their ultimate occasion of the common season. Lewis & Clark competed in opposition to Northwest Conference sides Pacific University and George Fox University and the second-ranked aspect in NAIA Southwestern Oregon Community College. 

 

Martin received the primary occasion of the day for males’s swimming. The senior completed first out of 9 swimmers within the 200 Free. He touched the wall in 1:48.85 to win by 0.64 seconds. Sophomore Sam LoCurto took third general (1:51.12) and first 12 months Reid McAllister (1:55.24) positioned fifth within the occasion. 

 

Billings added a win within the 50 Free. The senior posted a time of 21.41 to complete first out of 9 swimmers by three seconds. First 12 months Max Zuberbuhler took eighth within the race with a mark of 28.97. 

 

Lewis & Clark completed off the day with a first-place end within the 200 Free Relay. The River Otters “A” crew of Billings, LoCurto, senior Michael Spicer and Martin completed first out of 5 groups. Their time of 1:29.32 was 1.62 seconds sooner than the second-place crew from Southwestern Oregon. The “B” Team of sophomore Isaiah Frei, first 12 months Kofi Franklin, junior Colin Ziegler and Zuberbuhler took fifth with a time of 1:43.74. 

 

The River Otters tacked on 4 second-place finishes. 

 

Billings led Lewis & Clark within the 100 Free and 100 Backstroke. The senior positioned second out of 12 swimmers within the 100 Free with a time of 49.31. McAllister (53.50) and Colin Ziegler (54.26) positioned seventh and ninth within the 100 Free. Billings additionally positioned second out of 10 entrants within the 100 Backstroke. Billings posted a time of 58.51 to take second. Zuberbuhler completed in ninth general with a time of 1:11.05. 

 

Spicer added two second-place outcomes of his personal. The senior took second out of six within the 500 Free when he touched the wall in 4:59.82. He additionally led three swimmers within the 100 Fly. Spicer turned in a time of 53.47 to put second out of seven. LoCurto (54.76) and McAllister (58.40) completed in fourth and seventh locations. 

 

LoCurto paced a pair of swimmers within the 50 Fly. The sophomore completed fourth general with a time of 24.34. Martin was simply behind him in sixth with a ultimate time of 24.57. 

 

Martin led Lewis & Clark within the 200 IM. The senior registered a time of two:05.84 to complete in fifth place. Frei positioned sixth general when he got here throughout in 2:12.60. 

 

Ziegler led a trio of River Otters within the 100 Breaststroke. The junior captain notched a time of 1:08.46 to put seventh. Frei (1:10.27) and Franklin (1:13.27) completed in eighth and ninth general. 

 

In the primary race of the day, Lewis & Clark positioned fourth within the 200 Medley Relay. The quartet of Frei, Franklin, McAllister and Ziegler mixed for a time of 1:49.90. 

 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Lewis & Clark earned their first twin win of the 12 months with their huge victory (177-19) over Pacific. The River Otters have now defeated Pacific in 11-straight twin meets. 
• Spicer took fourth within the 1,000 Free with a mark of 10:38.54. 
• Billings received the 50 Free for the sixth time in seven meets this season. 
• Franklin positioned seventh within the 50 Breaststroke with a time of 34.44. 
• Martin received the 200 Free in every of the ultimate three twin meets of the season. The senior wrapped up the common season with 5 occasion victories. 
• Zuberbuhler notched a time of 32.97 to complete ninth within the 50 Backstroke.  

WHO’S NEXT 
 

Lewis & Clark will journey to Boise for the 2026 Northwest Conference Championship Meet. This 12 months’s meet will happen from February 13-15.