WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's swimming team opened the 2022-23 season hosting Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) foes Messiah University and FDU-Florham in a double dual meet at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center on Saturday afternoon. Messiah scored a 167-27 victory over Wilkes while FDU-Florham won 102-62.

Full Event Results
Team Results

Graduate student Shane Miller (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) and first year Ashton Dainty (Scranton, PA/Scranton) finished fourth and fifth in the 200 Freestyle. Miller finished with a 2:05.87 and Dainty with a 2:07.27 in the six swimmer race.

Junior Stephen Verosko (Gainesville, VA/Patriot) placed fifth of seven swimmers in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 26.12.

Miller earned a fourth place finish out of seven swimmers in the 100 Butterfly as he finished in 1:02.61. Dainty was fourth of seven swimmers in the 100 Freestyle with a 56:06.

First year Damian Jenkins (Archbald, PA/Valley View) earned a fifth place in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:12.88 and another fifth in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:29.26.

Senior Liam White (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) was fifth in the 500 Freestyle with a 5:59.90.

First year Rodrigo Luis Gabriel (Poughkeepsie, NY/Poughkeepsie) also made his collegiate debut in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Breaststroke.

The Colonels 200 Freestyle Relay team of Dainty, Miller, White, and Verosko placed third with a time of 1:44.53 to close the meet.

Wilkes is back in the pool at the Wyoming Valley CYC next Saturday when the Colonels host Marywood University and Stevenson University at 1:00 p.m.