WEST POINT, New York – The Marist men's and women's swimming and diving teams kicked off their seasons at the Army Invite on Thursday evening. Both teams turned in strong performances to open the 2026-27 campaign.
On the women's side,
Rae Dodson had the Red Foxes' top finish, placing second in the women's 150-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:42.41.
April Avila had a strong meet, placing third in the women's 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 30.40. In the women's 6x100-yard freestyle relay, the team of
Kennedy Wheeler,
Anna Kirby,
Cadence Johnston and Avila finished third with a time of 5:23.93.
Daisy Pitches had a fifth-place finish in the women's 150-yard freestyle with a time of 1:24.92. Dodson also finished fourth in the women's 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 30.09.
On the men's side,
Dylan Magda finished third in the men's 150-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:31.19. In the men's 200-yard individual medley,
Colton Sears placed second with a time of 2:03.33. The team of
Jake Mercer,
Joey Myer, Matthew McManus and
Oscar Bjering finished third in the men's 5x100-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:59.33.
Other strong performances included
Brandon Lin finishing fourth in the men's 150-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:32.89.
Brady King finished fourth in the men's 150-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:23.59, with
Brian Wukitch right behind him in fifth with a time of 1:27.80.
Adam Zaremba had a fourth-place finish in the men's 150-yard freestyle with a time of 1:16.69.
Tyler Dropic finished fourth in the men's 150-yard butterfly with a time of 1:24.93, while
Kris Flores finished fifth with a time of 1:27.16. McManus placed fourth in the men's 50-yard backstroke with a time of 24.77, while King finished fifth with a time of 24.81.
The Red Foxes return home for their annual Red/White Meet on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. ET