GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's swimming team earned a commanding 141-31 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson University on Friday evening, winning multiple individual events and both relay races.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights opened the meet with a strong performance in the 200-yard medley relay, as the B team of Grant DeLoretta, Kouki Watanabe, Alex Pasquarello, and AJ Benowitz took first place in 1:44.65.
- Arcadia followed with a one-two finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, led by Benowitz, who touched the wall in 11:03.45, narrowly ahead of Griffin Henshaw at 11:03.52.
- Braeden Wolf captured the 200-yard freestyle in 1:53.57, while Parker Miles won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.34 seconds. Watanabe claimed the 200-yard individual medley in 2:05.66, and DeLoretta won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:04.19.
- Miles added another individual victory in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 51.59 seconds. Henshaw took first in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:33.39, while Watanabe secured his second individual win of the evening in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:10.78.
- Arcadia closed the meet with another relay victory, as Henshaw, Michael Sanchez, Miles, and Wolf combined to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:34.86.
KNIGHT NOTES
- Arcadia finished with a 141-31 team victory over Fairleigh Dickinson.
- Watanabe led the Knights with two individual event wins in the 200-yard IM and 200-yard breaststroke.
- Benowitz and Henshaw finished first and second, respectively, in the 1,000-yard freestyle, separated by just 0.07 seconds.
- The Knights won both the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay.
- Miles claimed victories in both the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.
UP NEXT
The Knights return to action on Oct. 31 when they travel to Messiah.
