Westminster earns dual meet victory at Saint Francis

10/24/2026 7:32:00 PM

LORETTO, Pa.---The Westminster men's swimming and diving team captured a 163-42 dual meet victory at Saint Francis Saturday afternoon inside Stokes Natatorium.

Westminster claimed first-place finishes in 10 of the 12 contested events as well as the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.

Freshman Gunnar Probst (Latrobe, Pa., Mount Pleasant) won the 50 freestyle (22.09), 100 freestyle (50.46) and 100 butterfly (55.57). Junior Jack Katigbak (North Canton, Ohio, Lake Center Christian) won the 100 breaststroke (1:02.74) and 200 backstroke (2:09.06) and finished second in the 200 IM (2:08.25). Sophomore Ethan Bishop (Meadow, Utah, Millard) won the 500 freestyle (5:25.61) and 1000 freestyle (11:12.28) and finished third in the 200 IM (2:19.16).

Freshman Landyn Rankin (Woodland, Pa., Clearfield) won the 200 freestyle (1:48.63), was second in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.31) and third in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.95). Freshman Tyler Snow (Cranberry Township, Pa., Seneca Valley) won the 100 backstroke (59.83), finished second in the 200 backstroke (2:09.06) and third in the 100 butterfly (1:03.71). Senior Hayne Webster (Wellsboro, Pa., Wellsboro) won the 200 butterfly (2:39.94).

Freshman David Atamian (Fontana, Calif., Etiwanda) was second in the 50 freestyle (22.94), 100 freestyle (51.41) and 200 freestyle (1:56.51). Freshman Quin Manly (Westerville, Ohio, Westerville North) was second in the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle (11:38.10) and third in the 100 backstroke (1:08.41).

The 200 medley relay, made up of Katigbak, Rankin, Probst and Atamian, posted a winning time of 1:39.99. Snow, Manly, Bishop and Webster closed out the meet with a winning time of 3:44.83 in the 400 freestyle relay.

Up next:
Westminster will open its home schedule next Saturday, Oct. 31 against Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) rival Washington & Jefferson College. Events are scheduled to get underway at 12 p.m.

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