SCRANTON, PA (October 12, 2024) -- The King's College men's swim team split their Saturday tr-meet against the Pacers of Marywood and the Colonels of Wilkes. The Monarchs defeated the Pacers 104-65 and fell to the Colonels 53-151 in the Marywood Aquatics Center.
 
In the first team event of the afternoon, the 200-yard Medley Relay team that consisted of Austin Morris, Chris Marriott, Billy Hanson, and Noah Dunbar took second with a time of 1:56.19 to Wilkes' relay team who posted a time of 1:46.57. In the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, King's first team of Morris, Matthew Maciejczyk, Hanson, and Dunbar took second at 1:44.36. While David Guillen, Cody Zheng, Jimmy Ardito, and Marriott recorded a time of 2:00.44 for last spot in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay.
 
In the individual events, Matthew Maciejczyk placed third with a time of 2:16.62 in the 200-yard freestyle. Morris notched a second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:04.03 and Ardito was right behind with a time of 1:19.04. Marriott earned the second spot in the 100-yard Breaststroke at 1:19.02, while Guillen-Duran had a time of 1:36.20.
 
The squad witnessed several Monarchs compete in the 50-yard Freestyle. Dunbar took third at 25.63, Morris at 26.27, Matthew Maciejczyk at 28.32, Guillen-Duran at 29.74, and Zheng at 33.08. There were also multiple members of the team who competed in the 100-yard Freestyle. Hanson was in fourth at 57.61, Ardito clocked in at 1:05.83, Guillen was right behind at 1:08.45, and Zheng reeled in the Monarchs at 1:21.37. Matthew Maciejczyk brought home a second place finish in the 500-yard Freestyle with a time of 6:33.25.
 
In the 100-yard Butterfly, Dunbar collected a time of 1:08.27 for the fifth spot and Marriott finished at 1:14.24. In the last individual event of the day, Hanson came in at third in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:31.81 and Ardito rounded the group at 3:02.49.
 
King's will have one week off before they go back on the road to Oneonta, NY for a tri-meet against Hartwick and SUNY-Delhi at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 19^th.