VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s swimming didn’t need long to find its form. The Seahawks opened their season Friday, Oct. 23, by routing both teams at a double-dual meet hosted by Batten University, beating Batten 219-38 and Randolph College 217-43, according to SMCM Athletics.
The wins left St. Mary’s at 2-0, Batten at 3-1 and Randolph at 2-2.
Sophomore Brendan Mannion of West Chester, Pennsylvania, led the way with three individual wins. He set a personal best to win the 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.27, took the 50 freestyle in 21.74 and won the 200 individual medley in 1:59.94. He also swam on the winning 400 medley relay.
Southern Maryland had a winner of its own. Junior Stephen Lepine of Dunkirk claimed the 1,000 freestyle in 11:05.99, the meet’s longest race.
Event winners
St. Mary’s first-place finishers, according to the college’s recap:
- 400 medley relay: Mannion, Kyle Smith, Anthony Davis and Harrison Greenwald, 3:39.37
- 200 freestyle: Mannion, 1:46.27
- 50 freestyle: Mannion, 21.74
- 200 IM: Mannion, 1:59.94
- 100 breaststroke: Smith, 1:02.16
- 200 breaststroke: Smith, 2:18.44
- 100 freestyle: Davis, 50.70
- 100 butterfly: Davis, 54.83
- 200 butterfly: Greenwald, 2:08.50
- 500 freestyle: Greenwald, 5:04.71
- 1,000 freestyle: Lepine, 11:05.99
- 100 backstroke: JB Bonner, 59.16
- 200 backstroke: Harry Brooks, 2:10.44
- 400 freestyle relay: Smith, CB Jurado, Kellen Pumphrey and Seth Geasey, 3:25.04
Senior Kyle Smith of Crofton swept the breaststroke events. Senior Anthony Davis of Largo, a Riverdale Baptist graduate, won the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly and placed second in the 50 freestyle in 22.38. Junior Harrison Greenwald of Eldersburg won the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle and was second in the 200 freestyle in 1:48.52.
Depth showed in the backstroke, where sophomores Bonner and Brooks traded wins. Bonner, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, was second in the 200 back (2:12.07) and third in the 100 butterfly (56.86). Brooks, of Centreville, Virginia, was second in the 100 back (59.40) and third in the 500 freestyle (5:29.68).
Sophomore Seth Geasey of Myersville placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:19.15) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:52.26). Sophomore Kellen Pumphrey of Ellicott City took third in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.85) and the 100 freestyle (53.27). Senior CB Jurado of Odenton was fourth in the 50 freestyle (23.32).
The fast start follows a strong close to last season, when the Seahawks finished second at the Atlantic East Championships in February. Greenwald set a school record in the 400 IM at that meet, according to the athletic department’s archive.
Up next
St. Mary’s opens its home schedule with two meets in two days at the Aquatics Center at the Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center in St. Mary’s City. The Seahawks host Randolph-Macon (0-1) at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and Stevenson (0-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
