Skip To Main Content

Drew University Athletics

MSD_Senior_Day_2026
Lucianna Demasi

Men’s Swimming & Diving Downs Scranton on Senior Day

1/24/2026 9:57:00 PM

Results

MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University men's swimming & diving team won 11 of 17 events and the Rangers celebrated Senior Day with a 152-135 victory over the University of Scranton on Saturday at F.M. Kirby Pool.
 
Drew's five seniors – Brendan Burkett, Nicholas Heinio-Widell, Ricky Kilichowski, Nick Shaffer, and Gabe Spivak – were honored in a ceremony prior to the start of the meet.
 
Winning two individual events apiece were Heinio-Widell in the 100-butterfly (49.36) and the 200-butterfly (1:53.98), sophomore Thiago Silva in the 50-freestyle (21.59) and the 100-freestyle (47.31), and Spivak in the 100-breaststroke (58.09) and the 200-breaststroke (2:12.03).
 
Capturing one race each were Burkett in the 100-backstroke (51.77), sophomore Hunor Harsanyi in the 200-IM (56.94), and freshman Marcell Hudak in the 200-freestyle (1:44.74).
 
Drew also swept the relays, with Burkett, Spivak, Heinio-Widell, and Silva leading off the meet with a victorious 200-medley relay (1:32.26). Heinio-Widell, Burkett, junior Kyle Talerico, and freshman Eric Friday capped the day with a victory in the 200-freestyle relay (1:24.94).
 
Adding second-place finishes were Talerico in the 50-freestyle (21.70) and the 100-butterfly (50.66), junior Liam Gregory in the 500-freestyle (4:52.71), and Kilichowski in the 200-backstroke (1:57.38).
 
The Rangers will now gear up for the Landmark Conference Championships, to be held Feb. 12-15 at Loyola University's Mangione Aquatic Center in Baltimore.
 
Print Friendly Version