GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's swimming team earned a dominant 130-45 victory over Marywood University on Friday evening to earn their first win of the young season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Knights opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as Parker Miles, Kouki Watanabe, Grant DeLoretta, and Nikolas DeStefano touched the wall in 3:41.73.
• Braeden Wolf led the way in the distance events, capturing first place in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:44.30) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.96). Griffin Henshaw joined Wolf with a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 11:23.00.
• Arcadia swept the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle, led by Watanabe's first-place time of 1:55.38. Mikalai Yakhimchyk (1:56.98) and Chris Carroll (1:57.13) followed in second and third, respectively.
• Peyton Ward added a pair of individual victories, winning the 50-yard freestyle in 23.47 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle in 53.82 seconds. DeLoretta claimed first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:05.23, while Alex Pasquarello won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:10.17.
• Parker Miles secured another first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 2:11.31. The Knights continued their strong performance in the 200-yard butterfly, with AJ Benowitz and Carroll finishing second and third, respectively.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Arcadia opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay (3:41.73).

• Wolf swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 1,000-yard and 500-yard freestyle.

• The Knights claimed the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle.

• Ward won both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle.

• DeLoretta (200-yard IM), Pasquarello (200-yard butterfly), and Miles (200-yard backstroke) each earned individual victories.

UP NEXT
The Knights return to action on Oct. 23 when they host FDU-Florham. 
Action is set for 6:00 p.m.