Westminster men dealt dual meet loss at Florida Southern

1/6/2025 5:05:00 PM

LAKELAND, Fla.--The Westminster College men's swimming and diving program opened the new year with a 118-70 dual meet loss at Florida Southern College, currently the 16th-ranked Division II program in the nation, inside the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool Monday afternoon.

Florida Southern evened its dual meet record at 2-2 with the win. Westminster fell to 1-5 in dual meet action this season.

Senior Cory Webster (Coraopolis, Pa., Moon) finished first in the 100 freestyle with a Division III "B" cut and personal-best time of 44.94 seconds. Sophomore Hayne Webster (Wellsboro, Pa., Wellsboro) was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.33 and finished third in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.37).

Seniors Sam Duda (Tulsa, Okla., Bishop Kelley) and Mason Peck (Cary, N.C., Panther Creek) were second and third, respectively, in the 500. Duda finished in 5:18.50 while Peck finished in 5:46.61. Freshmen Avery Bumbach (Ocala, Fla., Forest) and Ethan Schohn (Pittsburgh, Pa., Plum) finished second and third in the 100 butterfly. Bumbach posted a time of 56.81 while Schohn finished with a time 1:00.44. Freshman Jack Katigbak (North Canton, Ohio, Lake Center Christian) and senior Steel Boyer (Mohrsville, Pa., Schuylkill Valley) were second and third in the 100 backstroke, with Katigbak registering a runner-up time of 59.20 while Boyer finished in 1:10.64. Senior Patrick Benedict (Pittsburgh, Pa., Upper St. Clair) was second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:10.27.

Westminster capped off the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, registering a time of 1:35.06. Members of the relay included Bumbach, Schohn, Duda and Katigbak.

Up Next
Westminster will travel to The College of Wooster on Saturday. The non-conference dual meet is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. inside the Timken Natatorium.

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