Wilkes Men's Swimming and Diving Suffers First Setback Against Misericordia
 

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes men's swimming and diving team suffered their first defeat in a close matchup against Misericordia University, falling 127-133. 

With their first defeat of the season, the Colonels fall to 4-1 on the season. 

The Colonels opened the meet with a first place finish in the 200 yard medley relay by Maximillian Wilson, Jacob Piotrowski (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge), DJ Hammond (Stone Mountain, GA/Stephenson), and Tobias Misinay (Somerset, KY/Pulaski County) with a time of 1:42.09. Wilson also posted two first-place finishes in the 50 yard freestyle (22.40) and the 100 yard freestyle (49.73). 

Piotrowski earned a first-place spot in the 100 yard backstroke (57.57) and also posted a second place finish in the 200 yard backstroke (2:08.07). Misinay also posted impressive times in the 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.58 and 2:27.60, placing in second place and first place respectively. 

Caleb Keener (Shrewsbury, PA/Susquehannock) was on the podium with a second-place finish in the 200 yard butterfly (2:19.67). Cameron Place (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield) also had an extraordinary performance with two first-place finishes in the 500 yard freestyle (5:13.73) and the 200 yard IM (2:07.34). The Colonels finished the afternoon with a second-place finish in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a team of Piotrowski, Wilson, Hammond, and Place. 

Final Results

The Colonels return to action on Saturday, October 31 for a tri-match against McDaniel College and Penn State Altoona for a 1 p.m. start.