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Seahawks Men’s Swimming Edged by Randolph-Macon

10/28/2022 9:52:00 PM

By: Nairem Moran
ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Friday night's (Oct. 28) non-conference dual meet came down to the 200 freestyle relay as the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's swim team headed into final event with a one-point edge. Randolph-Macon College (1-0) claimed the 200 freestyle relay by over two seconds to hand St. Mary's College (3-1) a 106-98 setback for the Seahawks first loss of the season.
 
Sophomore Luke Schwenk (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) and first-year Robert Shively (Potomac, Md./Walt Whitman) each tallied three wins while senior captain Anri Cifuentes Robinson (Easton, Md./Easton) contributed two first-place finishes.
 
How It Happened
  • The Seahawks finished second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:34.64 behind the efforts of Cifuentes Robinson, first-year William Kendrick (Laurel, Md./DeMatha Catholic), senior captain Jack Kennedy (Northampton, Pa./Northampton Area), and junior Sam Shenot (Upper Marlboro, Md./Leonardtown).
  • The foursome of Schwenk, Cifuentes Robinson, Shenot, and Kennedy started the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay in 1:40.85.
  • Schwenk also claimed top honors in the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke in 51.09.
  • Shively captured the 200 freestyle in 1:51.58 followed by Kennedy in third in 1:54.36.
  • Shively then won the 200 individual medley in 2:08.90 followed by senior captain Sebastian Ludwig (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) in third in 2:12.63.
  • Shively's final victory came in the 500 freestyle as he touched the wall first in 5:05.77 while Ludwig came in second in 5:10.33.
  • Cifuentes Robinson took the win in the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.20 while first-year Jair Jackson (Laurel, Md./Chapelgate Christian) finished third in 1:05.71.
  • Jackson added a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly in 56.32 while Ludwig took second in the 1000 freestyle in 10:43.04.
  • Kendrick led the Seahawks in the 100 freestyle with a third-place finish in 53.26.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Oct. 29 at Cabrini (1-0) with Marymount (Va.) (0-1) – Radnor, Pa. (Dixon Center Pool) – 12:00 pm
 
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