ASHLAND, Va. - The Randolph-Macon men's swimming won six total events in a tough 145-117 loss to Mary Washington in its first home meet of the 2024-2025 season.   

Individual Winners

• Elliott Kassab (Richmond, Va./New Community School) finished with the top spot in the 50 yard breaststroke in 27.74 seconds.
• Aidan Campbell (Newport News, Va./Warwick) took home the victory in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 54.70 seconds.
• James Skarbek (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) gave the Yellow Jackets nine points with his win in the 100 yard freestyle, with a time of 50.21 seconds. 
• Caleb Thomas (Moseley, Va./Cosby) won the 100 yard backstroke in 55.32 seconds, beating an Eagles swimmer by .10 seconds. 

Relay Winners

• The 400 freestyle relay team of Evan Fannin (Hayes, Va./Christchurch), Skarbek, Thomas and Campbell won the event in 3:20.84. 
• The 200 medley relay team of Thomas, Kassab, Fannin and Campbell beat the Mary Washington relay team by over a full second, clocking in at 1:38.57.

Individual Highlights

• Noah Rohlfs (Newport News, Va./Menchville) highlighted the team in the 100 yard butterfly with a second place finish at 56.93 seconds. 
• Kassab added a second place finish in the 100 yard IM in 57.28 seconds to add four more points to the team overall score. 
• Skarbek placed second in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:51.86, giving the Lemon and Black four points.
• Thomas added to his impressive evening with a second place finish in the 50 yard backstroke in 25.47 seconds. 
• Fannin and Casey Dingman (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) finished second and third in the 50 yard freestyle with times of 23.09 and 23.69 seconds. 
• Parker Anderson (Midlothian, Va./Monacan) had a second place finish in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:13.70. 
• Campbell placed third in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 51.22 seconds, grabbing three points. 
• Dingman impressed in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 59.11 seconds to place third overall. 
• Fannin swam in the 50 yard butterfly and placed third in 24.50 seconds. 

Up Next 

The Yellow Jackets will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 25 for a road contest against St. Mary's College of Maryland at 5:00 p.m.