The second day of the 2025 PSAC Swimming Championships continued to highlight the impressive performance from the Gannon University men's swimming team. The Golden Knights achieved three All-PSAC performances and recorded an NCAA B-cut time. Currently, they hold second place with 276 points, while West Chester is in first place with 465 points.
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Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with an NCAA B-cut time of 48.56 seconds. Meanwhile, the 200-yard freestyle relay team, consisting of Nikita Pau, Poparcea Greiter,
Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), and Nikolas Ambrosiani, secured a third-place finish with a time of 1:23.10.
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Additionally, the 400-yard medley relay team, made up of
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton),
Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill),
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland), and
Connor Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus), also finished in third place with a time of 3:25.67.
100 Butterfly
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) - "A" Final - 3rd, 48.56 (All-PSAC) (NCAA-B-cut)Â
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) -Â "A" Final - 5th, 48.95
Jordan Denyer (Port Elizabeth, South Africa/Grey) - "B" Final - 12th, 50.37
Connor Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus) -Â "B" Final - 16th, 51.46
400 IM
Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) -Â "A" Final - 6th, 4:07.71
Hiyan Kubagawa (Sao Paulo, Brazil/)Â - "B" Final - 10th, 4:07.31
Seth Butler (Maineville, Ohio/Little Miami)Â - "B" Final - 12th, 4:11.65
Ryan Barclay (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden)Â - "B" Final - 13th, 4:11.76
200 Freestyle
Ben Williams (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay)Â -Â "A" Final - 7th, 1:41.75
Manny Cisneros - "B" Final - 11th, 1:43.62
Nikita Poparcea - "B" Final - 13th, 1:44.39
Brandon Hebert (Damascus, Md./Damascus)Â - "B" Final - 16th, 1:46.25
200 Free Relay
Poparcea,
Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), Nikolas Ambrosiani, C. Hebert - 3rd, 1:23.10 (All-PSAC)
400 Medley Relay
Retsch,
Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill), Loboda, C. Hebert, 3rd, 3:20.15 (All-PSAC)
Team Standings - After Day 2
1. West Chester - 465 points
2.Â
GANNON - 276 points
3. Clarion - 274 points
4. Bloomsburg - 167 points
5. IUP - 162 points
6. Shippensburg - 112 points
7. Kutztown - 82 points
8. Edinboro - 54 pointsÂ
Up Next
The Golden Knights will continue their quest for a PSAC title tomorrow starting at 10:00 am. Events include the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 fly, 100 breaststroke, and 200 medley relay.