WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 17, 2026) – The King's College men's swimming team defeated Lebanon Valley College, 122-62, in its first home meet of the season. The meet also recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month, holding a moment of silence in honor of those affected by the disease. Additionally, the victory marked the Monarchs' seventh consecutive win at the Scandlon Natatorium. King's improved to 2-1 overall, while Lebanon Valley fell to 0-1.

The Monarchs opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. The squad of Reece Steibler, Julian Zoquier, Milz Michaels and Max Vasquez finished with a team time of 1:56.05. In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Vasquez placed second in 12:31.58, while teammate Christopher Maciejczyk finished in third at 13:21.05.

Steibler placed second in the 200-yard freestyle at 2:08.50, while Matthew Maciejczyk earned third in 2:19.57 and C. Maciejczyk placed fourth at 2:23.44. Chase Kubis won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.92, followed by Liam Moloney in second with a time of 24.54, and Kyle McDevitt in third at 24.74.

Connor Scheckner won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.46, while Zoquier placed third in 2:25.25. Michaels and M. Maciejczyk finished second and third, respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly, with times of 1:04.9 and 1:14.0.

Kubis claimed his second individual victory of the day in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 51.62. Moloney placed second in 55.59, while Steibler finished fourth by touching the block in 58.65. Scheckner earned his second individual victory of the day by winning the 100-yard backstroke in 55.01. Teammate C. Maciejczyk finished second in 1:10.29.

In the 500-yard freestyle, Vasquez placed second in 6:01.34, while Milz finished third in 6:39.25, and M. Maciejczyk posted a time of 7:07.40 to earn fourth. McDevitt closed out the individual events with a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke by swimming a time of 1:09.57, while Zoquier placed third in 1:11.22.

The Monarchs ended the day with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Kubis, Moloney, McDevitt and Scheckner finished with a team time of 1:34.49.

The men's swimming team returns to action on October 24 for a Middle Atlantic Conference quad meet hosted by Messiah University at Fredericksen Natatorium in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

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