EMMITSBURG, MD (November 7, 2026)- The Men's and Women's swim and dive teams wrapped up their meet against UMBC with the women's team losing 186.5- 54.5 and the men's team losing 188-55 points. Multiple Mountaineers had strong individual finishes against UMBC, being within the top two for their individual event.
 
On the men's side, Todor Gospodinov highlighted the teams' efforts with a first place finish in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 52.16, followed by teammate Nicholas Cutidioc earning second with a time of 54.61. Freshmen Evan McCorkle and Dylan Mellendick both earned second-place finishes in their events with McCorkle's being in the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 4:52.14 and Mellendick earning second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.39.
 
For the women's side, Theodora Kanellopoulou earned the highest finish, finishing in first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:16.61. Other swimmers who earned top two finishes were Cecilia Hetzel who earned second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.01 and freshman Gina Paczewski who tied for second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:06.53.
 
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers will next compete at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational starting on Friday November 20, where they will compete until Sunday November 22 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.