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THE MEET FACTS

Final Score: Gannon 173, Clarion 121

Location: Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool

Date: October 17th, 2025

ERIE, PA – What an opening night for the Golden Knights! Gannon took home first in nearly every event throughout the night, and set a pool record in a 173-121 win over Clarion. 

The Knightcap

Taking The Top Spot: The Golden Knights claimed 12 of 16 events on the men’s side, setting the tone early with a 1–2 finish in the 200 medley relay, as the A-team of Dylan Ray (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney Community), Malachi Boyle (Knoxville, Tenn./Home Life Academy), Jakub Loboda, and Bryce Buret opened the night in 1:33.54.

Tandem Duo: Boyle and Ray carried that momentum individually, combining for a sweep of the breaststroke events — Boyle took the 100 (56.79) and 200 (2:06.71) while Ray placed second in both races and later added a win in the 400 IM (4:15.31).

Sprinting to Victories: Loboda highlighted the sprint group, winning the 50 free (20.96) and 100 butterfly (49.94), while Buret placed second in the 50 and third in the 100 free.

From Distance: Distance standout Manny Cisneros captured the 500 free (4:50.42) and placed second in the 1000 (10:10.40), and freshman Marcos Rodríguez Fernández led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 100 back (52.05).

Record Setting: Gannon closed the night in style as Buret, Bengimin Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), Nickolas Ambrosiani (Seward, Alaska/Seward), and Poparcea touched first in the 200 free relay (1:24.52) to seal the meet. That time is a pool record.

Next Up

Gannon will travel to IUP on October 25th for a matchup with the Crimson Hawks at 1:00 pm.

This story was written using the support of AI.