GENEVA, Ohio- The Marist swim and dive team concluded a successful first day of the 2025 MAAC Championships.
Ethan Gibbs tallied the Red Foxes first medal of the Championships, earning bronze in the one-meter dive.
The Red Foxes 800-yard freestyle relay team also put on a dominant display, setting a new Marist University record.
The Red Foxes finished the first day of competition in third place with 58 points.
- "Started the meet just missing our school record from 2023. Our divers started their portion of the meet off great putting two in the B-final and Ethan (Gibbs) placing third. We concluded with our second school record of the evening, placing fourth in the 800-yard free relay." Head Coach, Anthony Randall
- "I'm really proud of how our divers performed today. They cleaned up the things we've been working on the past few weeks, and it showed today that their hard work paid off."
Head Diving Coach, Chloe Smith
- For the first event of the evening, the Red Foxes relay team in the 200-yard medley relay placed sixth overall, two spots higher than last season. The team of Matthew McManus, Caden Hardy, Kellen Fletch, and Mason DeLisio swam to a time of 1:29.03.
- For the final swim of the evening, the Red Foxes 800-yard freestyle relay team set the new school record in the swim. The team consisting of Oscar Bjering, James Conable, Jack LaBianca, and Adam Zaremba placed fourth with a time of 6:33.28.
- The Red Foxes had two B-finalists and one A-Finalist on day one of the Championships.
- Ethan Gibbs led the way for the Red Foxes, earning a bronze medal with a score of 250.65. The impressive score earned Gibbs the Red Foxes first medal of the Championships.
- Quinn Smith followed in the B-final, placing ninth with a score of 150.75.
- Patrick Rankin rounded out the diving with a 10th place finish in the B-final with a score of 133.00.
- Day two of the 2025 MAAC Championships
- The Red Foxes begin preliminary races at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
