2018 Swim Team Huddle
The Gannon men's and women's swim team hosts Canisius Friday night at 5 p.m.

Men's Swimming Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Swim Team to Host Canisius Friday on Senior Night

MEET CENTRAL
  • Opponent: Canisius College
  • When: Friday, January 26
  • Where: Erie, Pa. – Gannon University
  • Arena: Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool
  • Time: 5 p.m. (Senior Night – Gannon will honor four women's swimmers and three men's swimmers prior to the meet's start)
 
MEET INFORMATION
  • Parking: Free On-Street Parking
  • Directions: GPS Address: 109 University Square, Erie, Pa. 16541-0001
 
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EVENT NOTES
  • Friday's swimming and diving meet against Canisius will serve as the final home meet of the 2017-18 season.
  • Prior to the start of the meet, women's swimming and diving seniors Mckenna Haskins (Union City, Pa./Union City), Jessica Ott (Mars, Pa./Mars Area), Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) and Makayla Williams (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) as well as men's swimming and diving seniors Cole Davis (Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg), Noah Donovan (Ellwood City, Pa./Laurel) and Michael Weiser (Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park) will be honored.
 
GANNON WOMEN'S SWIMMING STORYLINES
  • The Gannon women's swimming and diving team is 4-5 on the season.
  • Redshirt senior Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown)'s season-best time of 2:05.38 in the 200-yard backstroke is the fifth-fastest time in the conference this season. Her time of 57.91 in the 100-yard backstroke ranks sixth in the PSAC.
  • Terwilliger is ranked fourth among conference swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.91. Her 200-yard butterfly time of 2:08.30 is the sixth-fastest in the PSAC.
  • The one-two punch of Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) and Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) have the eighth and ninth-fastest 50-yard freestyle times in the conference at 24.33 and 24.34. The freshmen duo also ranks ninth and tenth, respectfully, in the 100-yard freestyle.
 
GANNON MEN'S SWIMMING STORYLINES
  • The Gannon men's swimming and diving team has a 7-2 record.
  • Sophomore Clark Eason (Warren, Pa./Warren Area)'s season-best 50-yard freestyle time of 21.03 ranks first among conference swimmers. Weiser's time of 21.29 is the seventh-fastest in the event.
  • Sophomore Thomas Marshall (Geneseo, N.Y./Geneseo) owns the conference's third-best 200-yard freestyle time of 1:41.39 and fourth-best 500-yard freestyle time of 4:38.11. Marshall also ranks eighth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.63.
  • Sophomore Bryce Ebel (Summerville, Ore./La Grande) has two times that rank among the PSAC's top-10. His 1,000-yard freestyle time (10:07.72) tabs him at seventh among conference swimmers, while his 500-yard freestyle time (4:43.28) also slots him at seventh.
  • Juniors Maciej Skrzypczak (Meriden, Conn./Platt) (51.34) and Allan Collins (East Amherst, N.Y./Canisius) (51.65) rank fourth and fifth in the 100-yard backstroke in the PSAC. Collins' time of 1:52.72 in the 200-yard backstroke is the conference's third-fastest time. Skrzypczak swam a time of 1:53.69 in the 200-yard backstroke at Wooster to clock the PSAC's fifth-fastest time in the event.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Gannon swimming team will take the next month to prepare for the PSAC Championship meet on Feb. 21-24.
 
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Players Mentioned

Samantha Favret

Samantha Favret

Redshirt Senior
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
Mckenna Haskins

Mckenna Haskins

Senior
Sprint Freestyle
Jessica Ott

Jessica Ott

Senior
Distance Freestyle/IM
Meghan Terwilliger

Meghan Terwilliger

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Makayla Williams

Makayla Williams

Senior
Distance Freestyle
Celia Kottakis

Celia Kottakis

Freshman
Mid/Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Silvija Taraska

Silvija Taraska

Freshman
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
Allan Collins

Allan Collins

Junior
IM/Backstroke/Freestyle
Cole Davis

Cole Davis

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Noah Donovan

Noah Donovan

Senior
Butterfly/IM

Players Mentioned

Samantha Favret

Samantha Favret

Redshirt Senior
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
Mckenna Haskins

Mckenna Haskins

Senior
Sprint Freestyle
Jessica Ott

Jessica Ott

Senior
Distance Freestyle/IM
Meghan Terwilliger

Meghan Terwilliger

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Makayla Williams

Makayla Williams

Senior
Distance Freestyle
Celia Kottakis

Celia Kottakis

Freshman
Mid/Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Silvija Taraska

Silvija Taraska

Freshman
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
Allan Collins

Allan Collins

Junior
IM/Backstroke/Freestyle
Cole Davis

Cole Davis

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Noah Donovan

Noah Donovan

Senior
Butterfly/IM