General | 2/18/2026 9:00:00 PM
THE EVENT FACTS
Event: PSAC Swim Championships, Day 1
Men's Point Totals/Placement: 99 (3rd)
Location: York, PA
Date: February 18th, 2026
YORK, Pa. – Gannon is on the board with already two All-PSAC performances after day one of the PSAC Championship meet in York, PA. The men's team sits in third in a tightly contested field.
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) earned an All-PSAC performance in the men's 200 IM, finishing 3rd with a time of 1:49.88. Three Golden Knights finished in the top 15 of the event.
Another all conference honor belonged to Nikita Poparcea, who was third in the 50 free. Going 20.29, he just edged out teammate Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland), who was fifth.
GANNON FINALS RESULTS
Men's 1000 Freestyle
Emmanuel Cisneros (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet) - 7th (9:45.36)
Dexter Jones (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) - 11th (9:52.27)
Men's 200 IM
Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) (A Final) - 3rd (1:49.88) (ALL-PSAC) (SCHOOL RECORD)
Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) (B Final) - 14th (1:54.50)
Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy) (B Final) - 15th (1:55.11)
Men's 50 Freestyle
Nikita Pau Poparcea Greiter (Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain) (A Final) - 3rd (20.29) (ALL-PSAC) (NCAA B-Cut)
Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) (A Final) - 5th (20.74)
THE KNIGHT CAP
•All-PSAC: Gannon had two All-PSAC performances after day one. Will Retsch (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) earned an All-PSAC performance in the men's 200 IM, finishing 3rd with a time of 1:49.88. That mark broke his own program record that was set in the 2022-23 season. Nikita Pau Poparcea Greiter (Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain) was third in the 50 free.
• Other Results: Kuba Loboda (Lublin, Poland) went 20.74 in the 50 freestyle, finishing fifth ... Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community) and Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy) went 14th and 15th in the 200 IM ... Dexter Jones (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) took 11th in the 1000 free.
• Team Success: The men's team sits in third in a tightly contested field.
A LOOK AT TOMORROW
Gannon will look for another strong outing on Thursday. Events finals include the 200 free relay, 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, and 400 medley relay.
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