CHESTER, Pa. - Head Swimming Coach
Mark Yankovich announced Widener's 2023 schedule which includes four home meets in the Schwartz Athletic Center.
The 2022-2023 season ended with the women's team placing 5
th of 14 teams with 663 team points and the men's team placing 6
th of 14 teams with 608 team points.
Among the returning is a slew of MAC All-Conference swimmers including
Lauren Kalsbeek,
Sally Meyers,
Anna Durboraw,
Jason Mongiovi,
Patrick Rankin, and
Shane Douthit.
The Pride will open their season campaign on Sep. 30 against Stevenson and Stevens in a relay meet. A short September will lead into a month of October training. October features two meets on the road. The Pride will see Albright on Oct. 21 and a week later travel for a quad-meet against Messiah, King's, and Hood.
Heading into a busy November, the Blue and Gold return to Chester on Nov. 4 to face Centennial's Ursinus who placed 4
th on the men's side and 3
rd on the women's side. The Pride hit the road again for the last meeting against Cabrini and then head to Dallas, Pa. for the Cougar Splash Invitational which will serve as the team's midseason invite.
December slows again with a new opponent, Washington College in Maryland on Dec. 2 before the Fall semester ends.
Coming out of the new year, the Pride's January ramps up with two home meets against Immaculata on Jan. 12 and Ramapo on Jan 27. Split in between is conference rival Arcadia in Glenside on Jan 20.
The Middle Atlantic Conference Championships are set for Feb 14 to 18 in York, Pa. at the Graham Aquatic Center.
To view the full schedule, click
here.