SCRANTON, Pa. - The Wilkes University men's swimming team swept both the Marywood University Pacers and the King's College Monarchs 197-57 and 171-88 in its first meet of the season Saturday afternoon.
Full Results
In his first ever collegiate swim meet, Max Johnson (Clarksburg, MD/Clarksburg) had an impressive showing. He finished first overall in both the 500 and 1000 yard freestyle with times of 5:19.33 and 11:06.16, respectively. Johnson also participated in the 200 yard medley relay and finished second in the event on a team with Joshua Robinson (Richmond, VA/St. Christopher's), Jack DeLuca (Easton, PA/Moravian Academy) and Tobias Misinay (Russell, KY/Pulaski County).
Individually, Misinay earned a victory in the 50 yard breastroke with a 31.00 time, and finished second place in both the 200 yard freestyle and the 100 yard breaststroke.
Leo Miller (Oak Forest, IL/Oak Forest) started off his sophomore campaign with a 1:57.17 in the 200 yard freestyle to take home first place, and finished second in the three other events he competed in. Miller took the silver medal in the 100 yard freestyle, 500 yard freestyle and 200 yard freestyle relay with Luke Donato (Westerly, RI/Westerly), Max Wilson, and Alton Smargiassi (Bloomsburg, PA/Central Columbia).
Smargiassi won the 50 yard butterfly, recording a 26.50, and finished second in the 1000 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly. Josh Leonard (Athens, PA/Athens Area) took the top spot in the 100 yard butterfly with a 1:00.49 time, and took home bronze in the 50 yard butterfly.
Other notables placements include the team of Max Wilson, Jacob Piotrowski (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge), DJ Hammond (Stone Mountain, GA/Stephenson) and Ashton Dainty (Scranton, PA/Scranton) winning the 200 yard medley relay (1:44.83), Wilson finishing first in the 100 yard freestyle (52.21), and Piotrowski taking gold in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:07.51).
The Colonels return to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. as they host the Moravian University Greyhounds at the Wyoming Catholic Youth Center.
