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Men's Swimming and Diving

Majka, O'Malley Help Men's Swimming & Diving Topple Dickinson

SCRANTON, Pa. – Senior Scott Majka (Marysville, Pa./Trinity) and sophomore Jimmy O'Malley (Maple Glen, Pa./LaSalle College) each won two events apiece as The University of Scranton men's swimming and diving team rolled to a 174-88 victory over the Dickinson Red Devils on Saturday afternoon at the Byron Recreation Complex in Scranton.

With the victory, the Royals improve to 5-0 in dual meets on the season.

Majka captured the 100 free in a time of 49.23 seconds, just touching the wall ahead of Dickinson's Daulton Kendall who took second in 49.25. The Marysville, Pa., native also added a first place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 54.94 seconds.

O'Malley took first place in the 500 free with a time of 4:54.08 and notched a victory in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:14.66.

Other first place finishers for the Royals included freshman Sam Peters (West Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic) who won the 200 free in 1:48.77 and sophomore Mike Finley (New Milford, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) in the 100 back with a time of 54.14 seconds. Fellow sophomore Jack Monaco (Oradell, N.J./River Dell) captured the 200 fly in 2:04.79, while classmate Matt Sherry (Glenside, Pa./LaSalle College) won the 50 free in 22.68 seconds and freshman Conor Doogan (Shrewsbury, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) took first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:20.91.

Freshman Tommy Nappi (West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) registered a win for the Royals in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.60.

In the 400 medley relay, the quartet of Finley, Nappi, Sherry and Majka took first place in 3:38.42 and added a first place finish in the 200 free relay behind Majka, junior Ryan Valle (Norristown, Pa./Methacton), Sherry and Finley in 1:29.90. The Royals' 200 free relay team just surpassed Dickinson's "A" team by .06 seconds.

Scranton will host Misericordia in a dual meet on Friday evening at the Byron Recreation Complex with start time slated for 6:30 p.m.

--ROYALS--

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Players Mentioned

Mike Finley

Mike Finley

Sophomore
Scott Majka

Scott Majka

Senior
Jack Monaco

Jack Monaco

Sophomore
Jimmy O

Jimmy O'Malley

Sophomore
Ryan Valle

Ryan Valle

Junior
Conor Doogan

Conor Doogan

Freshman
Tommy Nappi

Tommy Nappi

5' 9"
Freshman
Sam Peters

Sam Peters

Freshman
Matt Sherry

Matt Sherry

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mike Finley

Mike Finley

Sophomore
Scott Majka

Scott Majka

Senior
Jack Monaco

Jack Monaco

Sophomore
Jimmy O

Jimmy O'Malley

Sophomore
Ryan Valle

Ryan Valle

Junior
Conor Doogan

Conor Doogan

Freshman
Tommy Nappi

Tommy Nappi

5' 9"
Freshman
Sam Peters

Sam Peters

Freshman
Matt Sherry

Matt Sherry

Sophomore
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