The Rockhurst men's swimming and diving team turned in several strong individual performances Friday (Oct. 16), but the Hawks fell to Missouri-St. Louis, 116-89, in a road dual meet.
Rockhurst captured four individual swimming victories, highlighted by first-place finishes from Palmer Keith, Tiago Deluca and two from Mohannad Nada.
Keith opened the individual competition with a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing in 10:09.02, more than 14 seconds ahead of UMSL's Mikael Larsson. Keith later added a runner-up finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:03.21, followed closely by teammate Cabot Murawski in third at 5:03.60.
Nada continued the Hawks' success in the 200-yard individual medley, touching the wall first in 1:54.32. He held off UMSL's Gabriel Mosto, who finished second in 1:55.68. Nada dominated the top two positions in the 100-yard breaststroke, claiming first place in 57.15 seconds and Ian Klapper following in second at 58.05. Jacob Hoang also contributed a fifth-place finish in 59.32.
Deluca added another victory in the 100-yard butterfly, clocking a time of 51.38 seconds. The senior edged UMSL's Kaleb Suitor by just 0.27 seconds in one of the afternoon's closest races.
The Hawks earned several additional top-three finishes throughout the meet. Omar Abla placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.76), followed by Murawski in third (1:45.02). Omar Mohsen finished second in the 100-yard freestyle (47.08), while Abla took third (47.49). Dakota Windsor added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.22.
In relay action, the Rockhurst quartet of Windsor, Klapper, Deluca and Mohsen finished second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:28.03, just 0.82 seconds behind UMSL's winning team. The Hawks closed the meet with another runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as Mohsen, Preston Hoang, Deluca and Abla combined for a time of 1:25.42.
Rockhurst will remain in St. Louis for another road meet Saturday (Oct. 17), facing Saint Louis University at 11 a.m.
Full Men's Results
400-Yard Medley Relay
2nd – Dakota Windsor, Ian Klapper, Tiago Deluca, Omar Mohsen – 3:28.03
3rd – Ben Chumley, Mohannad Nada, Batbileg Bataa, Colin Brown – 3:32.82
5th – Henry Studnicka, Jacob Hoang, Dylan Palmer, Joseph Patnode – 3:48.06 (Exhibition)
1,000-Yard Freestyle
1st – Palmer Keith – 10:09.02
3rd – Jack Powell – 10:28.73
5th – Jacob Clink – 10:33.23
200-Yard Freestyle
2nd – Omar Abla – 1:44.76
3rd – Cabot Murawski – 1:45.02
6th – Jared Fasnacht – 1:54.84
50-Yard Freestyle
3rd – Preston Hoang – 22.06
5th – Colin Brown – 22.59
9th – Henry Studnicka – 23.16
10th – Jacob Hoang – 23.44 (Exhibition)
12th – Joseph Patnode – 24.11 (Exhibition)
13th – Collin Ho – 24.22 (Exhibition)
14th – Dylan Palmer – 24.93 (Exhibition)
200-Yard Individual Medley
1st – Mohannad Nada – 1:54.32
6th – Andrew Jamison – 2:05.67
7th – Ian Klapper – 2:08.76
100-Yard Butterfly
1st – Tiago Deluca – 51.38
6th – Batbileg Bataa – 53.48
7th – Colin Brown – 53.59
9th – Phoenix Stockdale – 57.67 (Exhibition)
10th – Dylan Palmer – 59.59 (Exhibition)
100-Yard Freestyle
2nd – Omar Mohsen – 47.08
3rd – Omar Abla – 47.49
6th – Preston Hoang – 48.18
7th – Jared Fasnacht – 49.78 (Exhibition)
9th – Joseph Patnode – 54.49 (Exhibition)
100-Yard Backstroke
2nd – Dakota Windsor – 53.22
5th – Ben Chumley – 54.05
6th – Henry Studnicka – 56.13
500-Yard Freestyle
2nd – Palmer Keith – 5:03.21
3rd – Cabot Murawski – 5:03.60
4th – Jack Powell – 5:07.30
5th – Jacob Clink – 5:07.55 (Exhibition)
100-Yard Breaststroke
1st – Andrew Jamison – 57.15
2nd – Ian Klapper – 58.05
5th – Jacob Hoang – 59.32
8th – Mohannad Nada – 1:02.60 (Exhibition)
10th – Collin Ho – 1:03.77 (Exhibition)
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
2nd – Omar Mohsen, Preston Hoang, Tiago Deluca, Omar Abla – 1:25.42
4th – Batbileg Bataa, Jared Fasnacht, Ben Chumley, Jacob Clink – 1:29.58
