Males’s Swimming Sits in First After Day Considered one of MAC Championships

York, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology males’s swim staff sits in first place after the opening day of the 2026 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships on Thursday.

Stevens leads the sphere with 396 factors, adopted by York in second with 347.5 factors. Arcadia is third with 198 factors, whereas Widener (174.5) and Misericordia (174) spherical out the highest 5.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Ducks wasted no time, putting 4 swimmers within the “A” remaining of the 500-freestyle. Patrick Cortelli, who completed second in the course of the preliminary spherical, repeated the end result within the finals. After posting a 4:47.60 within the morning, Cortelli clocked a 4:43.02 within the night. Sebastien Nappi completed fourth within the finals, simply one-and-a-half seconds out of third, whereas Yusuf Tokuz positioned sixth in 4:51.56 and Kerem Dogruer took seventh in 4:53.68. Will Hyde gained the “B” remaining with a time of 4:53.13, and Andrew Gaba completed 14th total in 4:59.31.

Cooper Moffatt earned a spot on the rostrum within the 200 particular person medley, ending third with a time of 1:55.89 after putting fifth within the prelims (1:59.07). He missed second place by simply 0.63 seconds. Lukas Mikulenas positioned seventh in 1:59.88, whereas Jason Scheckner took eighth in 2:02.16.

Will Stibor additionally reached the rostrum, putting third within the 50-freestyle with a time of 21.16. Leo Timmermann tied for fourth in 21.17, lacking third by 0.01 seconds and tying with Nick Bordovsky of York. Gailen Davis added an eighth-place end in 21.82. In the “B” remaining, Niall Easton positioned second in 22.01, whereas Matthew Beaney tied for fourth in 22.47.

The Ducks closed out day one with a second-place end within the 200-medley relay. The foursome of Timmermann, Mikulenas, Deo Bove, and Kyle Phillips touched the wall in 1:34.61, three seconds behind York. The quartet of Ethan Emerton, Moffatt, Davis, and Easton gained the “C” remaining, posting a time of 1:36.04.

UP NEXT

Stevens continues competitors on the MAC Championships tomorrow, with prelims starting at 9:30 a.m. and finals scheduled for five:30 p.m. Friday’s occasions embody the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay.