Navy Men and Women Proceed to Maintain the Lead at Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championship

Highlighted by a mixed 5 wins on Friday night, the Navy males’s and swimming groups remained on the prime of the standings on the 2026 Patriot League Championship held at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis. The Navy males’s group practically doubled its lead from Thursday, holding a 1,220 to 883 lead over second-place Army, whereas the Navy girls’s group owns a 919 to 814 benefit over Army.

Navy swimmers earned victories within the males’s 100 butterfly (Ben Irwin), males’s 200 free (Martin Perecinsky), males’s 200 free relay (Lachlan Andrew, Ben Denman-Grimm, Gavin Green, Preston Kessler), males’s 1-meter diving (Finn Gelbach) and girls’s 100 breaststroke (Lauren Walsh).

“I thought the team did an outstanding job this morning in prelims with their performances,” mentioned Navy males’s swimming head coach Bill Roberts.  “They raced very well and put our team in a position to score a lot of points this evening. We are all very proud of our entire team as this type of effort is a reflection of their dedication, their work ethic and their character.”

“I just really wanted to put us in a place where we could go to NCAAs,” mentioned Gavin Green, a member of the Mids’ record-setting 200 free relay group. “The same thought was going for everybody on that relay, so we put ourselves in a good spot and I’m really grateful to be a part of this incredible relay and program.”

100 Butterfly

Women

• Julianne McCranie was Navy’s prime finisher within the 100 fly, taking 14th (55.10), whereas Clarice Spencer positioned 18th (55.44) and Addy Herl adopted in nineteenth (55.50)

Men

• Four Mids certified for the championship ultimate from the morning trial heats, together with Ben Irwin who took gold with an NCAA qualifying time of 46.11. Navy practically swept the highest 4, as Ben Grimm-Denman positioned third (46.98) and Dean Jones completed fourth (47.00). Additionally, Lachlan Andrew took sixth (47.25).

400 IM

Women

• Sarah Eldridge closed out her Navy profession along with her finest Patriot League Championship end within the occasion, taking second with this system’s eighth-fastest mark (4:17.99). Meanwhile, Elsie Delacruz positioned sixth (4:24.93).

Men

• Coleman Yates paced a trio of Mids within the championship ultimate of the 400 IM, taking silver with the seventh-fastest time in program historical past and the quickest since 2021 with a 3:48.08. Luca Oliva completed fourth (3:49.91), whereas Will Jones positioned fifth (3:50.74).

200 Freestyle

Women

• Navy accounted for 4 of the top-six finishers within the 200 free, led by Erin Miller’s second-place end (1.47.78). It was her first medal within the occasion after taking fourth a yr in the past. Allie Maloney adopted (1:48.84), incomes a bronze medal after putting eleventh final yr. Brynn Stoneburg positioned fourth (1:49.35) and Samanth Clifford took sixth (1:50.16).

Men

• Like the ladies, the lads additionally positioned 4 among the many prime six, together with freshmen Martin Perecinsky and Xavier Sohovich. Perecinsky (1:34.07) beat out his teammate by 0.16 to win gold and break the Patriot League Championship mark beforehand held by Navy’s Everet Andrew (1:34.67). Sohovich positioned second (1:34.23), Ben Stankovich took fourth (1:35.70) and Chase Maier completed sixth (1:36.90).

100 Breaststroke

Women

• Lauren Walsh, who gained gold within the 200 IM on Thursday night, was the category of the sphere as soon as once more, setting a Patriot League Championship mark, in addition to a pool document en path to successful the 100 breaststroke (59.78). Additionally, she punched her ticket as an automatice NCAA qualifier. Lauren Barber beforehand held the championship document (59.93) set in 2019, whereas George Mason’s Jacquee Clabeaux beforehand held the Lejeune Hall ballot document (1:00.16) set in 2023. Walsh has stood upon the rostrum 3 times in her 4 years within the 100 breaststroke, however this was her first win (2nd in 2023, ’25). Teammate Corinne Warriner took bronze (1:00.66) in her rookie marketing campaign, whereas Maddie Koutavas positioned seventh (1:02.71). Marley Barnard gained the B-final with a 1:02.37.

Men

• Navy took three of the top-five finishes within the 100-breaststroke, as Gavin Green edged teammate Juan Mora by two-tenths of a second for the silver. Green, who positioned fourth a yr in the past, completed second with a 52.39, whereas Mora completed third (52.41) for a second-consecutive yr. Michael Phillips positioned fifth (52.79), his finest end within the occasion in 4 appearances.

100 Backstroke

Women

• Ela Habjan, Navy’s lone swimmer within the 100 backstroke, stood on the rostrum for a third-consecutive yr after putting third (54.35). Addy Herl completed eleventh (55.56), whereas Julanne McCranie took twelfth (55.66).

Men

• Ben Irwin led a solid of Navy opponents who completed among the many prime eight. Irwin positioned third (46.44), adopted by Tyler Kaminski in fifth (47.38) and Will Jones (48.63) in eighth. It’s the third time in Irwin’s profession he has stood on the rostrum, successful the occasion as a freshman and putting second a yr in the past.

Men’s 1-Meter Diving

• Navy’s Finn Gelbach, who gained the three-meter board on Wednesday night, posted a rating of 386.10 to win the one-meter title by 47 factors over teammate Luke Ogren. Gelbach gained each occasions as a freshman in 2024 and positioned second on each boards a yr in the past. Ogren, a freshman, took silver in his first convention championship, whereas Anthony Sciulli positioned fourth (332.30).

200 Freestyle

Women

• Navy completed the 200 free relay in fifth place with a time of 1:32.22.  Erin Miller, Allie Maloney, Kaitlyn Landers and Elsie Delacruz comprised the group.

Men

• Navy closed the evening by successful the 200 free relay (1:16.80) in what was an electrifying race.  The Mids edged archrival Army for the win by 16-hundredths of a second. Navy was in third after the primary 50 yards (Lachlan Andrew), stood second after 100 yards (Ben Denman-Grimm) and trailed the Black Knights by 9-hundredths of a second after 150 yards (Gavin Green).  Preston Kessler crushed the ultimate 50 yards with an 18.87 to guide the Mids to victory. The 1:16.80 shattered the Patriot League Championship document (1:18.17) set by Navy final February, the Lejeune Hall pool document (1:17.55 / Navy in 2025) and the varsity document (1:17.55 / in 2025).

Women’s Scores

1. Navy – 919

2. Army – 814

3. Bucknell – 680

4. Boston – 614

5. Loyola – 556

6. Colgate – 440

7. Lehigh – 422

8. American – 363

9. Holy Cross – 209

10. Lafayette – 193

Men’s Scores

1. Navy – 1220

2. Army – 883

3. Loyola – 720

4. Boston – 681

5. Bucknell – 590

6. Lehigh – 374

7. Holy Cross – 327

8. Lafayette – 293

9. Colgate – 247

10. American – 177

### Go Navy ###