HAMPTON, Va. – The 20th-ranked Salisbury University men's swimming team finished on the podium at the 2025 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Swimming & Diving Championships, earning third place after the fourth and final day of competition on Sunday at the Hampton Aquaplex.
The Sea Gulls racked up a total of 1,181.5 points over the weekend, finishing just behind second-place Merchant Marine (1,190) but well ahead of fourth-place Rowan (971) to clinch a team bronze medal. TCNJ (1,714) won the league title.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Salisbury won its first gold medal at a conference championship meet in five years in the 400-yard freestyle relay – the final race of the competition. Mason Potts, Michael DeSimone, Themo Rigakos, and Owen Brewer teamed up for a program-record mark of 3:00.74, led by Brewer's anchor split of 44.75 seconds.
- Christopher Knorr earned a silver medal in the 200-yard butterfly, breaking his own program record with a mark of 1:48.98.
- Potts and Brewer added top-five finishes in the 100-yard freestyle, with Potts (44.90) clocking in at fourth and Brewer (45.66) at fifth. DeSimone (46.24) also finished 10th in the event.
- Matt Merke finished fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16:02.11, while Ethan Lloyd (16:07.38) and Kyle Skelly (16:15.74) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
- Brody Hanlon (2:04.92) finished seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke, with Brady Wolf (2:04.88) following closely behind in ninth.
- Lucas Mitchell took eighth place in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:54.57, while Gabe Erb (1:52.84) took ninth.
Those Sea Gulls who met national qualification benchmarks will now advance to the 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, slated for Mar. 19-22 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
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