YORK, Pa. – Jason Mongiovi and Dan Jackson down records at 2024 MAC Championships.
 
The Pride earned 1117 points and placed second out of 11 teams.

OF NOTE

Head Coach Mark Yankovich was named Men's Coach of the Year. "It was an honor being named Coach of the Year," said Head Coach Mark Yankovich. "The atmosphere from both the men's and women's teams was immaculate and the hard work that was put in throughout the season showed this weekend on both sides of the meet."

For taking individual champion in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and 200 individual medley, Dan Jackson was named Men's Swimmer of the Year with 66 individual points. "I have to, above all, thank my teammates for consistently keeping an electric environment and keeping me grounded in my races," said Jackson. "While it's incredible to be able to celebrate an award like this and walk away as decorated as I am, truly it's just a pleasure to be surrounded by individuals who want me to succeed more than I want to do so for myself."

DAY 1 – THURSDAY (252 Total Points | 4^th Place)

• Mongiovi qualified for the finals in the 500-yard free after a prelims time of 4:50.75. After his sixth-place morning swim, he would drop four seconds in finals to place third with a 4:46.30 which moves him into third in Widener's All-Time Top 10 list.
• Franklin also qualified for finals in the 500 after he swam a 5:06.93 in prelims. Franklin dominated the C-Final to win by three seconds as he clocked a 5:02.83.
• Also qualifying for the C-Final was Shane Hubbard. Hubbard snuck into finals with a 5:14.96 and would shave off half a second at night with a 5:14.35.
• Jackson's first individual event of the weekend resulted in a first place in the 200-yard individual medley. Jackson would go on to break the Championship Record and top his own Widener record with a 1:53.13. He would swim a come from behind breaststroke and free leg to win by 0.20.
• Patrick Rankin swam for a second-place finish in the B-Final. Rankin would sneak into second with a 2:01.17 to drop from his 2:02.33 morning swim. 
• Michael Machristie took first in the C-Final to drop two seconds from his morning preliminary swim. Machristie took the C-Final with a 2:04.45, dropping from a 2:06.83.
• Sprint specialist Shane Douthit placed fifth in the 50-yard free. Douthit qualified for the Championship Final after a 21.40 morning swim and would come back at finals with a 21.21.
• The Pride snuck three into the B-Final with Jaydn Manning leading Joshua Cunningham and Patrick Rauch. Manning slide into eighth in the All-Time Top 10 list with a 21.58 while Cunningham finished with a 21.95 and Rauch in a 22.43.
• The relay team of Matthew Niro (24.56), Jackson (25.91), Mongiovi (22.50), and Douthit (20.78) took gold in the 200-yard medley relay with a final time of 1:33.86.

DAY 2 – FRIDAY (563 Total Points | 3^rd Place)

• The Pride opened day two finals with a bronze in the 200-yard free relay. The quad of Manning (21.87), Cunningham (21.29), Niro (20.95), and Douthit (20.43) clocked a 1:24.54.
• Mongiovi took first in the 400-yard individual medley to set a new Widener record in a 4:05.29 after dropping from a 4:11.24 morning swim.
• Rankin also snuck into the Championship Final as he finished in a 4:19.41. 
• Adam Bailey qualified for the B-Final with a 4:30.47. At night, Bailey finished in a 4:35.77. His prelims swim would set a new personal best.
• Niro took silver in the 100-yard butterfly with a 50.23 after dropping half a second from the morning.
• Cunningham would move up in the Top 10 list to fourth with a 52.44.
• Hubbard took third in the C-Final after his 55.53 morning swim. He would finish finals a couple hundredths faster with a 55.34.
• In the 200-yard free B-Final, Manning took second with a 1:46.26. Also swimming in the C-Final was Franklin. Franklin dropped 0.30 from his morning swim of 1:50.96 to 1:50.69.
• Another relay gold went to Niro (52.68), Jackson (56.46), Mongiovi (50.38), and Douthit (46.38) and a finals time of 3:25.90. The Pride would win by three seconds. 

DAY 3 – SATURDAY – (829 Total Points | 2^nd Place)

• Records continued to fall for Mongiovi as he took gold in the 200-yard butterfly. He would take the race by four seconds winning in a 1:52.83 after a 1:55.56 preliminary swim. 
• Bailey also returned in his second C-Final of the meet with a first place in his race. Bailey touched in a 2:03.65 to win by three seconds and set a new personal best.
• In the 100-yard backstroke, the Pride would see two in the A-Final and two in the B-Final. Niro led the charge with a gold medal time of 52.48. Douthit saw a bronze medal with a 53.12 setting a new personal best.
• The B-Final featured Rauch who would take a second-place finish with a 55.13. Isaiah Moreef saw his first final of the meet after his prelims swim of 57.96. At night he would finish fourth in the B-Final with a 56.31
• Another gold medal for Jackson was earned in the 100-yard breaststroke. Jackson took the race in a 57.04 after a dominating prelims swim of 56.22. His morning swim would lower his Widener record.
• In the final two individual races of the day, Machristie would take first in the B-Final in a 1:00.79 and Hubbard would take third in the C-Final in a 1:02.96.
• Jackson (1:41.65), Niro (1:48.99), Manning (1:47.60), and Mongiovi (1:45.35) saw a bronze medal 7:03.59 finish in the 800-yard free relay to end the day. Jackon's leadoff 1:41.65 places him second on the All-Time Top 10 list. 

DAY 4 – SUNDAY – (1117 Total Points | 2^nd Place)

• The longest race of college swimming featured Franklin and Bailey. The two would place 17^th and 18^thoverall with Franklin leading with an 18:04.89. Bailey touched three seconds later in an 18:07.71.
• Manning saw his first Championship Final in the 100-yard free where he placed sixth with a 47.12. His time would mark a new personal best and move him into seventh in the top 10 list.
• Cunningham saw another final, this time in the B-Final where he placed fourth in a 48.36. Douthit charged to a first-place finish in the C-Final with a final time of 47.48 which would have placed him seventh in the Championship Final. Marcus Moreef saw his first finals with his 51.70.
• In the 200-yard backstroke, Niro picked up a silver medal with a 1:55.05, just missing a Widener record.
• Rauch and Rankin also earned spots in the Championship final as Rauch led in a 1:57.44 and Rankin in a 2:01.79. 
• I. Moreef qualified for the evening after his prelims time of a 2:04.95. At night he would go on to drop around a half a second to a 2:04.74.
• In Jackson's final individual event, he would take gold once again in the 200-yard breaststroke. Jackson would fire off a 2:04.99 to down his own record which was a 2:05.78.
• Machristie saw a fourth fastest time in the history book with a 2:12.08 and new personal best.
• The Pride capped off the weekend with a silver in the 400-yard free relay as Manning (47.31), Mongiovi (46.85), Jackson (45.83), and Douthit (45.89) ended the racing in a 3:05.88.