The Gannon University men's swimming team secured the Malone Invitational title by finishing in first place among 14 competing teams, concluding their 2024 slate.
Oberlin claimed second place with 1,197 points, while Fairmont State took third with 636.5 points.
Throughout the three-day event, all 14 teams combined to accumulate a total of 7,616 points.
On the final day of competition, the Golden Knights achieved eight first-place finishes.
Up Next
Gannon will begin its 2025 schedule on Jan. 11, when it competes against Niagara in New York. The dual meet with the Purple Eagles will start at 1 p.m. inside the Oxy Aquatic Center.
First Place Finishes
- 200 Freestyle Relay - Nikita Pau Poparcea Greiter (Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain), Derell Augustine (La Brea, Trinidad & Tobago/Vessigny Secondary School), Connor Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus), Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) – 1:22.31
- 200 Medley Relay - Nikita Pau Poparcea Greiter (Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain), Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland), Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton), Connor Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus) – 1:30.96.
- 100 Butterfly – Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) – 49.75
- 100 Breaststroke – Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) – 56.16
- 1650 Freestyle – Emmanuel Cisneros (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet) - 16:21.98
- 200 Breaststroke – Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) – 2:02.08
- 200 Butterfly – Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) – 1:50.87
- 400 Freestyle Relay – Bryce Burét, Nikita Pau Poparcea Greiter (Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain), Emmanuel Cisneros (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet), Brandon Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus) – 3:04.38
