McDaniel College men’s swimming competed at home against Wilkes and Penn State Altoona, with senior Joshua Morgan winning two individual events. McDaniel fell to Penn State Altoona, 38-57, and Wilkes, 37-58, in Westminster, Md.
The meet took place on October 31, 2026.
Morgan won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.94 before taking the 100-yard freestyle in 50.97. Aiden Barrera placed third in the 100-yard freestyle in 53.41, while Quinn McCormick finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:58.48.
McDaniel College Men’s Swimming Records Individual Finishes
Niall Navarra placed second in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:33.85 and second in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.17. Navarra also finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.76, while Ethan Gell placed fourth in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:52.23.
McCormick added a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.42, followed by Gell in fourth in 1:01.87. Zach Duck placed third in both the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:57.93 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:18.61.
Matt Lyons-Bennington placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.88. McDaniel’s 400-yard freestyle relay team of McCormick, Duck, Barrera and Morgan placed third in 3:29.67.
McDaniel College Men’s Swimming Places Fourth in Medley Relay
The 400-yard medley relay team of Barrera, Lyons-Bennington, Noah Minarcik and Dominic Nelson finished fourth in 4:26.07. The result added another top-four finish for McDaniel College at the home meet.
Next Meet Against Ursinus
McDaniel College men’s swimming is scheduled to return home against Ursinus on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. The meet follows the team’s home competition against Wilkes and Penn State Altoona.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Joshua Morgan’s victories in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle highlighted McDaniel College men’s swimming’s home tri-meet. McDaniel also received runner-up finishes from Niall Navarra and multiple top-three relay and individual performances despite falling to both opponents.
Complete results from McDaniel College Athletics.
Source: Original report
