Salisbury University men’s swimming earned its first dual-meet victory over the TCNJ Lions with a 144-118 win over the No. 14 Lions on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Maggs Pool in Salisbury, Maryland. The No. 13 Sea Gulls won the highest-ranked meet ever held at the pool, according to the source.
The victory marked Salisbury’s first win in four dual meets against TCNJ since the program joined the New Jersey Athletic Conference in 2023-24. TCNJ had won the previous three meetings by scores of 173-89, 172-90 and 154-108.
Salisbury University Men’s Swimming Produces Several Event Winners
Cameron Byrd led Salisbury with four gold medals. He won the 100-yard butterfly in 55.42 seconds and the 200-yard butterfly in a personal-best 2:06.87. Byrd also swam the butterfly leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay with a 24.23 split and posted a 51.05 split on the winning 400-yard freestyle relay.
Owen Mahoney won both distance freestyle events, taking the 400-yard freestyle in 4:10.99 and the 800-yard freestyle in 8:38.89. Matt Merke finished second to Mahoney in both races, posting times of 4:13.43 in the 400 freestyle and 8:43.37 in the 800 freestyle. Merke also placed fourth in the 200 individual medley in 2:13.50.
Aidan Loehr won the 100-yard breaststroke in a personal-best 1:03.53 and recorded a 27.98 breaststroke split on the winning medley relay. Owen Brewer anchored both winning relays, posting a 22.99 split on the medley relay and a 51.81 split on the 400 freestyle relay. Brewer also finished second in the 50 freestyle with a personal-best 23.82 and second in the 100 freestyle in 52.43.
Relay Victories Clinch Salisbury’s Win
Salisbury won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:41.84 with Mason Potts, Aidan Loehr, Cameron Byrd and Owen Brewer. The Sea Gulls later clinched the meet by winning the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:28.25.
Shane Hall led off the winning 400 freestyle relay, followed by Nick Stratton, Byrd and Brewer. Stratton also recorded a 52.68 split on that relay, finished second in the 200 freestyle in 1:55.10 and anchored Salisbury’s third-place 200 medley relay with a 23.59 split.
Salisbury collected 26 medals during the meet, including seven gold, nine silver and 10 bronze.
Next Meet for Salisbury University Men’s Swimming
Salisbury will next compete in the three-day Yellow Jacket Invitational at the Hampton Aquaplex in Virginia beginning Friday, Nov. 20. The first round of preliminaries is scheduled for noon.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Salisbury University men’s swimming ended its three-meet losing streak against TCNJ with a 144-118 victory at Maggs Pool. The Sea Gulls received event wins from Byrd, Mahoney and Loehr, while the two relay victories helped secure the meet.
The result gave Salisbury its first dual-meet victory over TCNJ since joining the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The Sea Gulls will carry the win into the Yellow Jacket Invitational at the Hampton Aquaplex.
Source: Original report
