OWINGS MILLS, MD (November, 7) – The King's College men's swimming team traveled to Stevenson University on Saturday afternoon for a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) tri-meet at the Rosenberg Aquatic Center. The Monarchs defeated Lebanon Valley College for the second time this season, 163-66, but fell to the host Mustangs, 129-106. King's now moves to 7-3 overall on the season.
The Monarchs opened the meet with a second-place and third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Connor Scheckner, Julian Zoquier, Liam Moloney, and Kyle McDevitt finished in 1:45.07, while the team of Chris Maciejczyk, Matthew Maciejczyk, Reece Steibler, and Billy Hanson placed third in 2:03.85.
Scheckner led the Monarchs with two individual victories, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:53.57 and the 200-yard IM in 2:08.67. He also finished second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.78, just 0.07 seconds behind the winner.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, McDevitt placed third in 1:11.09, while Zoquier finished fifth in 1:13.97. McDevitt added another third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:39.26. In the 500-yard freestyle, Max Vasquez earned fourth in 6:02.09, C. Maciejczyk got fifth in 6:17.83, and Mike Milz took sixth in 6:55.79.
Chase Kubis captured the 50-yard freestyle with a winning time of 23.25. Teammates Moloney and McDevitt finished fourth and seventh in 24.23 and 24.68, respectively. C. Maciejczyk additionally claimed first in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:30.45, followed by Steibler in second at 2:35.14 and M. Maciejczyk in third with a time of 2:51.70.
The Monarchs closed out the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the squad of Moloney, Milz, Kubis, and Vasquez finished first in 1:38.94.
King's returns home to the Scandlon Natatorium on November 14 to host Lycoming College at 12:00 p.m. The meet will also serve as a Mental Health Awareness Meet.
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