MECAHNISBURG, PA (October 24, 2026) – The King's College men's swimming team traveled to Messiah University on Saturday morning for a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) quad meet at the Fredericksen Natatorium. The Monarchs earned two victories, defeating Messiah 106-91 and Hood College 139-50, but fell to Widener University 138-65. The win over Messiah additionally marked King's first victory against the Falcons since 2019. With the results, the Monarchs improved to 4-2 overall on the season.
The Monarchs opened the meet with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as the team of Reece Steibler, Julian Zoquier, Mike Milz and Matthew Maciejczyk finished with a team time of 1:56.87. In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Max Vasquez and Chris Maciejczyk placed fourth and fifth, respectively, with times of 12:22.48 and 13:01.64.
Connor Scheckner placed second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.03. Chase Kubis finished second in the 50-yard freestyle at 23.18, Liam Moloney placed sixth in 24.28, and Kyle McDevitt earned seventh in 24.50. Scheckner then posted his first event victory of the day in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:03.18. In the 100-yard butterfly, Milz placed seventh in 1:05.22, Billy Hanson finished eighth in 1:08.92, and M. Maciejczyk took ninth by swimming to the wall in 1:10.65.
Kubis earned an event victory in the 100-yard freestyle, stopping the clock at 51.65. Teammates Moloney and Steibler placed sixth and ninth, respectively, with times of 55.08 and 57.29. Scheckner also claimed his second event victory in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing with a time 53.98.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, McDevitt placed fifth in 1:09.84, Zoquier finished eighth in 1:13.72, and Hanson took ninth in 1:19.71. The Monarchs closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the squad of Kubis, Vasquez, McDevitt and Moloney finished in 1:36.55.
The King's men's swimming team returns to action October 30, traveling to Delhi, New York, for a tri-meet hosted by SUNY-Delhi at the Kunsela Hall Pool at 5:00 p.m.
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