Extra Data Fall as Mules End NESCAC Championships

Waterville, ME
2/22/2026

The Colby Mules Swimming and Diving staff completed up the NESCAC Championships on Sunday with extra college data falling within the remaining two days. The staff completed in ninth place total in a really strongly contested meet over the 4 days. Overall The Mules achieved 7 college data, 38 additions to the all time high 20 lists and 50 lifetime finest swims.

Saturday began off sturdy because the 200 Medley Relay staff of Brandon Xiong, Alexander MacLennan, Alex Ruckel-Bekefi and Ethan Chang swam to an eighth place end which was additionally the third quickest time in Colby Swimming historical past. The 1000 Freestyle got here subsequent and first 12 months Brendan Kirberger bought his second college file of the meet with a fifth place end in 9:17.09. This time broke the old fashioned file by 4 seconds. Also within the 1000, Matthew Church positioned twelfth (9:35.06) for third place in Colby historical past and Curtis Johnson swam to a twenty fourth place end (9:53.31) which is tenth all time at Colby.

In the 100 Butterfly, three of the highest 4 performers in Colby swimming historical past all scored within the finals. They had been led by Brandon Morrison who positioned seventh with the second quickest time at school historical past (48.78 p). Ruckel-Bekefi positioned tenth (49.24 p) with the third quickest time and Skylar Yoham bought 18th with Colby’s 4th quickest time (50.12.) Amaan Siddiqui subsequent swam the 200 Freestyle and positioned eleventh total. The 100 Breaststroke noticed one other 3 Mules scoring with MacLennan getting sixteenth with the second quickest time in Colby historical past (56.46), Noam Reinhorn getting twenty first (57.14 – seventh at school historical past) and Shepard Kerscher getting twenty fourth (57.51 p ninth all time.)

The remaining occasion of the day noticed one other podium end and faculty file for Xiong. In the 100 backstroke he place third over all with an NCAA ‘B” lower time of 48.68.

Two extra college data would fall on Sunday for the Mules. Kirberger began it off within the 1650 Freestyle together with his third college file of the meet. His time of 15:41.97 is an NCAA ‘B’ lower, earned him third place total within the meet and shattered the college file by 12 seconds. Church positioned seventh total within the occasion with a 16:03.27 and 4th place in Colby historical past. In the 200 backstroke Breacan Shea put up the seventh quickest time in Colby historical past (1:53.85) with a twenty first place end. He was joined by Noam Reinhorn who completed in twenty second. Xiong swam to a sixteenth place end within the 100 Freestyle and was joined by Todd Siekman who positioned nineteenth with the tenth quickest swim (45.94 p) in Mules historical past. 

MacLennan scored within the 200 Breaststroke with a seventeenth place end. In the ultimate particular person race of the meet, Brandon Morrison would swim to a different college file as he completed fifth total with an NCAA ‘B’ lower time of 1:48.54. Also scoring within the race had been Yoham at twenty second and Ruckel-Bekefi at twenty third. The remaining occasion of the meet, the 400 Freestyle Relay was one other sturdy one for Colby because the staff of Siddiqui, Xiong, Chang and Siekman bought seventh total with the 2nd quickest time in Mules historical past.

Overall an important meet for the Mules with some unimaginable performances and an effective way to complete the season. Seniors Chang, Nano Chon, MacLennan, Reinhorn and Xiong had been honored as effectively on Saturday for his or her contributions to the staff and all that they’ve introduced over their 4 seasons.

Next up: Selection for the NCAA Championship meet on Wednesday