Rockhurst Men's Swimming & Diving opened its 2026-27 season with several strong performances Saturday (Oct. 3) at Omaha, highlighted by eight individual runner-up finishes and a second-place showing in the 400 freestyle relay.

Ian Klapper and Dakota Windsor led the Hawks with two runner-up finishes apiece. Klapper took second in both the 50 breaststroke (25.55) and 100 breaststroke (55.81), while Windsor placed second in the 50 backstroke (24.03) and 100 backstroke (52.00).

Mohannad Nada added another runner-up finish in the 100 individual medley, touching the wall in 51.41. Nada also finished third in both the 50 breaststroke (25.77) and 100 breaststroke (56.18).

Omar Abla took second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.47 and added a fourth-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:43.38). Tiago Deluca rounded out the Hawks' individual runner-up finishes in the pool, placing second in the 100 butterfly in 50.19. Palmer Keith also turned in a top-three performance, finishing third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:41.43.

On the boards, freshman Kenton Holmes led Rockhurst with a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive with 271.35 points, while JJ Davis took third in the 3-meter competition with 219.68 points.

The Hawks capped the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay, posting a time of 3:05.73.

The Hawks fell 208-73 but turned in several strong performances throughout the meet. Rockhurst returns to action in a couple of weeks when the Hawks travel to St. Louis, Missouri, to take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Full Men's Results
1M Diving
3^rd – Kenton Holmes – 271.35
4^th – JJ Davis – 240.38
5^th – Cameron Roberson – 229.80
6^th – Anthony Araujo – 209.63
 
3M Diving
3^rd – JJ Davis – 219.68
4^th – Cameron Roberson – 203.85
5^th – Anthony Araujo – 200.33
6^th – Kenton Holmes – 188.70
 
100 Individual Medley
2^nd – Mohannad Nada – 51.41
4^th – Ian Klapper – 52.90
8^th – Henry Studnicka – 54.98
9^th – Palmer Keith – 55.38
10^th – Michael Fasnacht – 55.66
 
50 Freestyle
5^th – Bagtbileg Bataa – 21.77
6^th – Omar Mohsen – 21.87
7^th – Preston Hoang – 22.00
10^th – Joseph Patnode – 23.18
11^th – Dylan Palmer – 24.36
 
100 Freestyle
2^nd – Omar Abla – 46.47
5^th – Omar Mohsen – 47.33
7^th – Preston Hoang – 47.83
10^th – Jared Fasnacht – 48.45
11^th – Joseph Patnode – 51.37
 
200 Freestyle
4^th – Omar Abla – 1:43. 38
7^th – Palmer Keith – 1:48.17
8^th – Jacob Clink – 1:51.81
10^th – Jack Powell – 1:53.34
 
500 Freestyle
3^rd – Palmer Keith – 4:41.43
8^th – Jack Powell – 4:57.12
9^th – Cabot Morawski – 5:00.66
 
50 Backstroke
2^nd – Dakota Windsor – 24.03
5^th – Ben Chumley – 24.54
6^th – Henry Studnicka – 25.29
 
100 Backstroke
2^nd – Dakota Windsor – 52.00
4^th – Ben Chumley – 52.84
6^th – Henry Studnicka – 53.90
7^th – Phoenix Stockdale – 57.24
 
50 Breaststroke
2^nd – Ian Klapper – 25.55
3^rd – Mohannad Nada – 25.77
7^th – Jacob Hoang – 26.66
9^th – Andrew Jamison – 28.58
 
100 Breaststroke
2^nd – Ian Klapper – 55.81
3^rd – Mohannad Nada – 56.18
7^th – Jacob Hoang – 58.22
9^th – Cabot Morawski – 1:00.72
10^th – Michae; Fasnacht – 1:01.49
11^th – Andrew Jamison – 1:02. 73
 
50 Butterfly
4^th – Bagtbileg Bataa – 22.89
5^th – Tiago Deluca – 23.12
7^th – Dakota Windsor – 23.52
8^th – Colin Brown – 23.69
9^th – Dylan Palmer – 25.33
11^th – Joseph Patnode – 25.75
12^th – Phoenix Stockdale – 25.98
 
100 Butterfly
2^nd – Tiago Deluca – 50.19
4^th – Bagtbileg Bataa – 52.37
6^th – Colin Brown – 52.80
7^th – Jack Powell – 55.28
8^th – Phoenix Stockdale – 56.66
9^th – Dylan Palmer – 58.20
 
200 Medley Relay
4^th – Rockhurst (A) –  1:32.73
5^th – Rockhurst (B) – 1:33.00
6^th – Rockhurst (C) – 1:36.90
 
400 Freestyle Relay
2^nd – Rockhurst (A) – 3:05.73
5^th – Rockhurst (B) – 3:12.15