Greyhounds outpace Owls in opener

10/17/2026 6:00:00 PM

GAMBIER, Ohio -- Cracking open the new season Saturday, the Kenyon College men's swimming and diving team earned two event wins, but fell 201-93, to the NCAA Division II University of Indianapolis Greyhounds.

Sixteen events were contested during the dual meet at Steen Aquatic Center. Kenyon came away with a win in the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay and then, four events later, a win in the 100-yard breaststroke.

That Owls' winning 200-yard medley relay squad included August Pierce, Noel Tumbasz, Roman Savage and Spencer Stluka. They clocked in at 1:29.83, just ahead of the Kenyon 'B' team, which finished in 1:30.53.

The lone individual event win for Kenyon went to Leo Karnitz, who was fastest in the 100-yard breaststroke. He posted a winning time of 54.98, just ahead of runner-up Jurica Dragun of Indianapolis. Dragun's second-place time was 55.16.

For Kenyon, runner-up finishes in individual events went to Kristof Szappanos, Thomson Parlette, Savage and Karnitz. Szappanos logged a pair of second-place showings in the 100-yard backstroke (49.06) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.25). Parlette was second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.66) and Savage registered the same placement in the 100-yard butterfly (49.39). Karnitz backed up his event win with a runner-up swim in the 200-yard breaststroke (12:02.92).

In the diving well, Chase Smith posted two more second-place efforts for the Owls. He did so by earning a score of 268.75 on the one-meter board and a 256.80 on the three-meter board.

The Owls will get back to focus on training and practicing for the next couple of weeks. Their next scheduled competition is at home against Oberlin College and Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday, November 6.

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