Men's Swimming | 11/8/2026 8:56:00 AM

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Saint Francis University men's and women's swimming teams turned in impressive performances Saturday, as both squads earned victories in a tri-meet against Lock Haven University and Marywood University.

The Red Wolves women finished atop the team standings with 335 points, defeating Lock Haven (255) and Marywood (155). The Saint Francis men also claimed first place, finishing with 121 points ahead of Marywood's 21.

The women's team was led by several strong individual performances. Taylor Weth captured two individual victories, winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:32.60 and the 400-yard individual medley in 4:54.33. Maura Rubio added a pair of wins in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.44) and 50-yard freestyle (25.22).

Other winning races included Ella Anderson's first place in the 200-yard butterfly (2:21.44). Katie Webster took home first in the 1650 freestyle in a time of 19:14.53, which was 45 seconds ahead of the field.

On the men's side, the Red Wolves were led by a pair of standout performances from freshman Michael Makdad and Jack Lutter. Makdad won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.91, the 200-yard butterfly in 2:17.70 and the 400-yard individual medley in 4:50.43.

Lutter captured victories in the 1,650-yard freestyle (18:34.32) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:27.16), while adding a second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle. Freshman Tommy Corcoran also contributed with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:11.77 and a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle.

Both teams return to the pool when they compete at the Youngstown State Invitational, Nov 19-21.