Kingsmen Open Season at Rodionoff Invite

Photo credit: Joshua Nekoba
Photo credit: Joshua Nekoba

MALIBU, Calif. — The Cal Lutheran men's swimming and diving team kicked off their 2022-23 season by competing at the Rodionoff Invite on Friday and Saturday.

The Kingsmen swam against Division I, II and NAIA teams, but ultimately took on each other when being timed. The host, Pepperdine, scored the meet across all four divisions. 

Below is the top Cal Lutheran mark for every event the team competed in: 
200-yard freestyle relay: Nathan Sellers, Joshua Nekoba, Collin Spargur, Ethan Smith, 1:27.14
200-yard individual medley: Caelan Jack, 2:22.15
1,000-yard free: Joshua Blank, 10:51.32
200 yard backstroke: Kyle Denson, 1:59.96
100-yard breaststroke: Jake Maher, 1:02.58
100-yard free: Nathan Sellers, 48.62
200-yard butterfly: Zane Booth, 2:09.03
400-yard medley relay: Denson, Maher, Marcel Hurtubise, Sellers, 3:37.60
200-yard medley relay: Denson, Sellers, Hurtubise, Nekoba, 1:39.16
200-yard free: Sellers, 1:48.26
100-yard fly: Hurtubise, 53.55
200-yard breast: Keegan Lisenby, 2:21.24
100-yard back: Denson, 55.01
50-yard free: Nekoba, 21.82
500-yard free: Blank, 5:06.27
400-yard free relay: Sellers, Smith, Jack, Nekoba, 3:14.70

The Kingsmen have an Alumni Meet on October 22 at 10 a.m. The next competition is at Caltech on November 5. 

Results: Rodinoff Invite
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