SCRANTON, Pa. – The University of Scranton men's swimming team turned in several standout swims despite falling to Gettysburg College, 169–93, in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon at the Byron Recreation Complex.

The Royals opened the meet with a strong showing in the 400-yard medley relay, as the quartet of Jake Brunetti, Sam Peters, Matt Sherry, and Craig Clarke finished second with a time of 3:33.51.

Scranton earned its first event victory in the 1000-yard freestyle, where Christopher Clarke touched first in 10:26.85, just edging out Gettysburg's Davis Hottle. Clarke later added a runner-up finish in the 500 free (5:04.21) to lead the distance group.

Sam Peters picked up a win in the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking 1:00.75, while Adrian Agnello and Matt Bellach finished second and fourth, respectively, in the 200 breast (2:17.97 / 2:19.34).

Owen Sherry led Scranton in the 50 free, finishing second in 22.06, followed closely by Zach Leonard in third (22.45). Clarke added another top-three performance with a runner-up finish in the 100 free (48.89).

In the backstroke events, Brunetti continued his strong start to the season with second-place finishes in both the 100 back (52.90) and 200 back (1:55.70), while Ethan Kwon placed fourth in each race.

Scranton closed the meet with a second-place result in the 200 free relay, as Brunetti, Sherry, Leonard, and Sherry combined for a time of 1:27.68, narrowly behind Gettysburg's A team.

Despite the team result, the Royals showed consistency and depth across multiple strokes and distances against one of the region's strongest opponents.

The Royals return to action next Saturday, Nov. 8, hosting Misericordia University at 1:00 p.m.