SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's and women's swim teams continued their hot start to the 2022-23 season with a sweep over its Eastern Shore rival, Washington College. It was the first time the women's program defeated the Shorewomen while it was the first win on the men's side over its feather friends up north since the 2010-11 season.
 
THE RUNDOWN
 
Men's Final Score: Salisbury 162, Washington 100
Women's Final Score: Salisbury 139, Washington 121
Records: Men (4-0) | Women (4-0)
Location: Maggs Pool – Salisbury, Md.
 
FULL RESULTS
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The men's team started the meet off in record-breaking fashion. The 200-meter medley relay team of Dominic Ancey, Dominic Kazzi, Christopher Knorr and Michael DeSimone broke the pool record with a time of 1:48.43. David Gardner led the Sea Gulls in individual events with a first-place finish in the 400-meter free and two silvers in the 800- and 200-meter free.
 
Samantha Watson led the women's team with two golds in the 100- and 200-meter breast and was also part of the 200-meter medley relay team that finished first. Alexa Hilty and Morgan Adams each placed in three different events.
 
FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS (*PR)
 
Matthew Arter: 800-meter free (9:06.62*)
Dominic Ancey: 100-meter back (1:01.10*)
Justin Byrd: 200-meter fly (2:15.42*)
Michael DeSimone: 50-meter free (24.19*)
David Gardner: 400-meter free (4:25.36)
Christopher Knorr: 100-meter fly (58.99*)
 
Olivia Totaro: 800-meter free (9:51.53*)
Alexa Hilty: 200-meter free (2:13.22*)
Morgan Adams: 100-meter back (1:10.05*)
Samantha Watson: 100-meter breast (1:18.69*), 200-meter breast (2:52.84*)
Lily Golden: 50-meter free (28.46)
 
SECOND-PLACE FINISHERS
Gardner: 800-meter free (9:15.96), 200-meter free (2:04.42)
David Zea: 200-meter fly (2:15.59*)
Mitchell McGee: 50-meter free (24.40*), 100-meter free (54.80*)
Arter: 200-meter back (2:11.86*)
Gabriele Miksa: 200-meter breast (2:35.86*)
Nigel Cacho: 400-meter free (4:27.59*)
 
Leah Gude: 800-meter free (9:52.90*), 200-meter IM (2:36.71)
Hilty: 100-meter free (1:02.65)
Anna Jayjack: 200-meter back (2:35.53)
Nicole Rickabaugh: 200-meter breast (3:00.18*)
Grace Wienckowski: 400-meter free (4:50.81*)
 
THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS 
Austin Thielke: 800-meter free (9:16.32), 400-meter free (4:29.78)
Byrd: 800-meter free (2:06.25), 100-meter fly (1:00.83)
Christian Remache: 100-meter back (1:03.04*)
Dominic Kazzi: 100-meter breast (1:07.56*)
Knorr: 200-meter fly (2:17.72), 100-meter free (55.26)
Robert Krouse: 200-meter back (2:16.09)
 
Katelyn Marcum: 100-meter back (1:11.28*)
Peyton O'Brien: 100-meter breast (1:23.47)
Jordan DeGruchy: 200-meter fly (2:45.37)
Hilty: 50-meter free (28.65)
Adams: 200-meter back (2:35.93*), 200-meter IM (2:37.15*)
Hannah Rees: 200-meter breast (3:01.77*)
Gude: 400-meter free (4:52.79)
Jayjack: 100-meter fly (1:11.12)
 
TOP THREE RELAY FINISHES
Men's 200-meter medley: Ancey, Kazzi, Knorr, DeSimone; 1st (1:48.43)
Men's 200-meter medley: Daniel Grigoryev, Miksa, Adam Dopkowski, McGee; 2nd (1:50.18)
Women's 200-meter medley: Adams, Watson, Gude, Golden; 1st (2:06.30)
Women's 200-meter medley: Katelyn Marcum, Nicole Chiricos, Sierra Wakefield, Olivia Hawkins; 3rd (2:12.83)
Men's 200-meter free: DeSimone, Dopkowski, Byrd, McGee; 1st (1:37.95)
Men's 200-meter free: Ancey, Troy Rowe, Clayton Jameson, Edward Kennedy; 3rd (1:42.61)
Women's 200-meter free: Jayjack, Hawkins, Golden, Hilty; 2nd (1:54.80)
 
MATCH NOTES

• The men's team earned six individual titles.
• The women's team picked up six individual titles. 
• The men's team combined for 22 placers.
• The women's team combined for 21 placers.
• Both teams combined for 25 personal bests amongst placed finishers.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will travel to Chester, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 12 to take on Widener and Cabrini in a double-dual meet.
• The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

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