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Men's Swimming 1/29/2021 11:15:00 PM David Rung, Director of Athletics Media Relations

McCallum Opens Career With 4 Wins As Gannon Men Hold Close To Youngstown State

THE RUNDOWN

Score: Youngstown State 166, Gannon 130
Location: Youngstown, Ohio. – Beeghly Natatorium
Records: Gannon 0-1 | Youngstown State 1-1
The Short Story: Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') was part of four winning events on the night, including two individual as the Gannon men's swimming and diving team battled in a close dual against Youngstown State in its season opener Friday evening.

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FIRST PLACE FINISHES

200 medley relay – Chris Luus (Pretoria, South Africa/Hoerskool Garsfontein), Josh Nel (Johannesburg, South Africa/American International), Luke Engel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore), Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 1:35.60
200 free – Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 1:44.49
100 back – Chris Luus (Pretoria, South Africa/Hoerskool Garsfontein) – 51.33
200 fly – David Gallion (Arlington, Va./Homeschooled) – 1:58.38
1-meter diving – Joe Campbell (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) – 208.80
100 free – Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 47.31
200 free relay – Chris Luus (Pretoria, South Africa/Hoerskool Garsfontein), Joey Decheck (Plum, Pa./Plum), Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys'), Luke Engel (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) – 1:25.76

NCAA QUALIFYING TIMES
(2020-21 NCAA Qualifying Times)

EVENT NOTES

Luus wasted no time getting onto the Gannon Top 10 board in his first career meet, with his 51.33 in the 100 back falling in at No. 6. The freshman was also part of the Golden Knights' two winning relays.
McCallum also had a stellar start to his Gannon career, notching a pair of individual wins and also teaming up for the two firsts in relays for four total victories on the night.
Alex Deemer (Connoquenessing, Pa./Butler Area) finished runner-up in both the 500 and 1000 free, including coming in just over a second behind the winner in the 500.
Campbell took a razor-thin competition in the 1-meter dive, with his 208.80 giving him the win by just 0.75 points.

UP NEXT

Gannon continues its sprint through a shortened 2020-21 regular season next Saturday, heading to Clarion for a dual.
The 10 a.m. start will feature live video.

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