Scoreboard

Men's Swimming 2/28/2021 11:10:00 PM David Rung, Director of Athletics Media Relations

McCallum, Luus Pick Up NCAA Times For Gannon In Final Action Before Nationals

THE RUNDOWN

Events: PSAC Invitational | IUP Last Chance Meet
Host: IUP (Carlisle, Pa. | Keystone Aquatic Center)
Competing Teams: 4 (Gannon, IUP, Bloomsburg, Clarion)
Result: No Team Scores
The Short Story: Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') and Chris Luus (Pretoria, South Africa/Hoerskool Garsfontein) each picked up multiple NCAA times, leading the way for 11 new top 10 times and 10 event wins during the final pair of meets before nationals on Saturday.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER

FIRST PLACE FINISHES

1000 freestyle – Joey Deemer (Connoquenessing, Pa./Butler Area) – 9:57.52 (PSAC Invite)
200 backstroke – Andrew Beyer (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) – 1:52.34 (PSAC Invite)
100 butterfly – David Gallion (Arlington, Va./Homeschooled) – 50.11 (PSAC Invite)
200 freestyle – Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 1:44.68 (IUP Last Chance)
100 backstroke – Chris Luus (Pretoria, South Africa/Hoerskool Garsfontein) – 48.82 (IUP Last Chance)
200 butterfly – David Gallion (Arlington, Va./Homeschooled) – 1:52.29 (IUP Last Chance)
50 freestyle – Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 20.91 (IUP Last Chance)
200 IM – Andrew Beyer (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) – 1:59.60 (IUP Last Chance)
500 freestyle – Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 4:42.94 (IUP Last Chance)
100 butterfly – David Gallion (Arlington, Va./Homeschooled) – 49.63 (IUP Last Chance)

NCAA QUALIFYING TIMES
(2020-21 NCAA Qualifying Times)

Stephen McCallum (Cape Town, South Africa/Wynberg Boys') – 100 free (45.47); 200 free (1:39.38)
Chris Luus (Pretoria, South Africa/Hoerskool Garsfontein) – 100 free (45.41); 100 back (49.13); 100 back (48.82)

EVENT NOTES

McCallum and Luus will get a shot at qualifying for NCAAs in their first season, as both notched multiple NCAA 'B' cuts Saturday. Both reached the standard in the 100 free, with McCallum also hitting in the 200 free, and Luus getting the mark twice in the 100 back.
Those efforts also helped that duo jump onto the Gannon top 10 lists. McCallum now stand second in the 200 free with his 1:39.38, third in the 100 free at 45.47 and seventh in the 50 free with a 20.91.
Luus is now second in the 100 free with his 45.41 and second in the 100 back with a 48.82. Those were five of 11 total marks that made changes to the top 10, with Joey Decheck (Plum, Pa./Plum) and Josh Nel (Johannesburg, South Africa/American International) each getting two and Gallion and Beyer adding one apiece.
Decheck is now 10th in the 100 free with a 46.63, and ninth with a 21.22 in the 50 free. Nel jumped up to second all-time with his 58.08 in the 100 breast, and is seventh in the 200 breast with a 2:08.93. Gallion's 49.63 to win the 100 fly is now the second best on the list, and Beyer's 52.30 in the 100 back is ninth.

UP NEXT

Gannon will await the selections to the 2021 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be announced March 6.

Players Mentioned