Men’s Swimming closes out regular season with a win over Catholic

Washington, D.C. – The Salisbury University men's swimming team took down the Catholic University Cardinals, 175-87, Saturday afternoon at the DuFour Center Pool to finish the regular dual meet season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Salisbury University men opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay courtesy of Lucas Mitchell, Dominic Kazzi, Owen Brewer, and Michael DeSimone, who finished the event in 1:36.48.
In the 200-yard butterfly, Christopher Knorr and Justin Byrd took the top two steps of the podium for the Sea Gulls. Taking the top step was Knorr with a time of 1:59.27 while Byrd finished second with a 2:00.95.
The 50-yard freestyle saw the Sea Gulls control the podium as DeSimone finished first with a time of 21.30 and Mark Dattilio took second with a time of 21.79.
Salisbury earned the top of the podium in the 100-yard freestyle as teammates battle for first. Dattilio took first with a time of 48.82 while Knorr was right behind him with a 48.96.
A sweep of the podium was in store for the Sea Gulls in the 200-yard backstroke. Matthew Arter finished first with a 1:57.29 while Mitchell finished just four-tenths of a second behind him. Taking third was Daniel Grigoryev with a time of 1:58.65.
Matt Merke took home the win in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:48.57 while Arter picked up a third-place finish with a 4:59.65.
Salisbury ended the meet by taking the win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of DeSimone, Dattilio, Knorr, and Brewer earned the win with a time of 3:14.19, beating second place by nearly two-tenths of a second.

UP NEXT

The Sea Gulls are back in the pool on Thursday, Feb. 15, for the first day of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships.
The NJAC Championships will take place from Feb. 15 through Feb. 18 at the University of Maryland Natatorium in College Park, Md.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.
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Players Mentioned

Christopher Knorr: Fly / Mid-Free; 5' 9"; Junior

Justin Byrd: Utility; 5' 11"; Freshman

Michael DeSimone: Sprint / Utility; 6' 2"; Freshman

Daniel Grigoryev: Utility / IM; 6' 1"; Freshman

Dominic Kazzi: Breast / IM; 6' 4"; Freshman

Matthew Arter: Free; 5' 10"; Senior

Owen Brewer: Free/Fly; 6' 0"; Freshman

Mark Dattilio: Utility/IM; 5' 10"; Freshman

Matt Merke: Free; 5' 11"; Freshman

Lucas Mitchell: Utility; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christopher Knorr
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Fly / Mid-Free

Justin Byrd
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Utility

Michael DeSimone
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: Sprint / Utility

Daniel Grigoryev
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: Utility / IM

Dominic Kazzi
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: Breast / IM

Matthew Arter
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Free

Owen Brewer
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: Free/Fly

Mark Dattilio
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: Utility/IM

Matt Merke
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Free

Lucas Mitchell
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Utility