Men's Swimming | 1/17/2026 5:40:00 PM

THE MEET FACTS
Team Results
Women
GU 216, Oberlin 70
GU 211, Malone 59
Men
GU 205, Oberlin 99
GU 229, Malone 43
Location: Recreation & Wellness Center Pool
Date: January 17, 2026

ERIE, Pa. – Gannon Swimming delivered a dominant Senior Day performance on Saturday afternoon, sweeping both the men's and women's team titles in a tri-meet against Oberlin and Malone at the Recreation & Wellness Center pool. The Golden Knights controlled the meet from the opening relays through the final freestyle relays, posting numerous event victories and showcasing depth across all strokes and distances.

THE KNIGHT CAP
• Relay Control: Gannon opened the meet by winning both the women's and men's 400-yard medley relays and closed with victories in both 400 freestyle relays.

• Distance Wins: Elisa Armentia Moliner captured first place in both the women's 1000 and 500 freestyle, while Manny Cisneros won the men's 1000 freestyle.
• IM Strength: Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) won the women's 200 IM, while Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) and Tyler Turgeon (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin High School) finished 1–2 in the men's 200 IM.
• Sprint Success: Mariia Melnyk (Kyiv, Ukraine/Education Center Optima) swept the women's 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke events, while Nikita Poparcea claimed wins in the men's 50 and 100 freestyle.
• Breaststroke Sweep: Gannon placed first through third in the men's 100 breaststroke and went 1–2 in the women's 100 breaststroke.
• Butterfly Depth: Aidar Sataev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Forest Hill) led a Gannon-heavy finish in the men's 200 breaststroke, while Hailey Wills (Cleves, Ohio/Seton) and Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) finished 1–2 in the women's 100 butterfly.
• Senior Home Sendoff: Gannon celebrated nine seniors before the event on Saturday, honoring Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy), Pedro Aragon (Guatemala City/Colegio Valle Verde), Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton), Ben Williams (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay), David Suttner (Chilton, Wisc./Chilton), Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), Hailey Yurkovich (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward), Genna Preston (McKean, Pa./General McLane), and Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa).

THE NEXT MEET

Gannon travels to Edinboro for a PSAC rivalry showdown with the Fighting Scots on Friday, January 23rd at 6:00 pm. 

This story was written using the support of AI.