SELINSGROVE, PA. – The Susquehanna University men's swimming team turned in a dominant performance Friday evening, earning a convincing 169-87 victory over Messiah University in a dual meet at the James W. Garrett Sports Complex. The River Hawks showcased their depth throughout the evening, capturing numerous individual event victories and sweeping several events to secure the decisive win.

Susquehanna opened the meet in impressive fashion in the 200-yard medley relay, as the quartet of Kaden TenEyck, AJ Black, Dan Venuti and Douglas Bell touched the wall first in 1:38.26. The River Hawks added another strong performance with their B relay of Brandon Sutherland, Kade Cimakasky, Tim Wetmore and Eskander Bierman finishing second in 1:44.62 to give Susquehanna the top two spots.

Tim Wetmore continued the momentum in the 1,000-yard freestyle, taking first place in 10:45.72. Wetmore later returned to the pool to capture another victory in the 200-yard butterfly, touching in 2:07.05, before completing an impressive individual performance with a first-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:32.61.
Douglas Bell delivered a standout evening in the sprint freestyle events, claiming victories in both the 50-yard freestyle (21.83) and 100-yard freestyle (49.28). Bell also helped lead the River Hawks' opening medley relay victory.

Susquehanna continued to collect points in the middle events, with AJ Black winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.18. Dan Venuti added a victory in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 55.37, while Kaden TenEyck, Eskander Bierman and Kade Cimakasky helped the River Hawks sweep the top three positions in the 50-yard freestyle.

The River Hawks also demonstrated their depth in the distance events. Keegan Pence and Joseph Wayne finished second and third, respectively, in the 500-yard freestyle, while Pence added a runner-up performance in the 200-yard freestyle. Venuti and Sutherland claimed second and third in the 200-yard backstroke.

Susquehanna closed the evening with another strong relay performance, as the quartet of Cimakasky, TenEyck, Wayne and Bierman captured the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:26.10. The River Hawks' B relay of Black, Caleb Hines, Jack Rice and Jack Tamkus added a third-place finish in 3:42.14.

The balanced team effort, highlighted by multiple event victories and strong relay performances, propelled Susquehanna to the 169-87 victory and another impressive showing in the pool.