WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College swimming & diving teams opened the 2026-27 season with a sweep over the visiting Bethany Bison. The men's team won by a score of 189-6. The women's team were victorious with a score of 189-14.
 
The Presidents raced to a combined 29 first place finishes on the night, 15 for the men and 14 for the women.
 
Daniel Jeffries (Irwin, Pa./Hempfield Area), Ethan Glessner (McKeesport, Pa./Elizabeth Forward), Micah Lohr (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) and Kody Griffith (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area) all earned two first place victories each.
 
Jeffries took first place in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke with respective times of 56.13 and 2:23.22. Glessner finished as the top runner in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.17 and the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:12.21. Lohr's victories were secured in the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly with respective times of 1:59.50 and 56.62. Griffith finished as the top swimmer in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:10.19 and in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:31.36.
 
Leo Carder (Washington, Pa./Trinity), Aiden Marks (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin), Will Angus (Grafton, W.Va./Grafton), Jermaine Worthen (Clinton, Md./Bishop O'Connell), Perry Barnhart (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) all additionally placed first in their respective events for the men.
 
The men's relay team consisting of Glessner, Worthen, Lohr, and Jeffries took first in the 200-yard medley relay with a mark of 1:40.23. W&J completed the sweep in the relays as the team of Jeffries, Marks, Corbin Likar (Amity, Pa./Trinity), and Worthen finished with a time of 3:20.45 in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
 
Maddie Malone (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello), Sophia Garrett (Cincinnati, Ohio/Saint Ursula Academy), Mackenzie Caron (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and Giada Panelli (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) each finished the season opener with two first place victories. Senior captain Malone finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM with respective times of 2:48.15 and 2:36.55. Garrett placed first in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke with times of 1:06.02 and 2:25.67, respectively. Caron opened her sophomore campaign with two wins in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:12.67 and in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:33.05. Freshman Panelli won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly with respective marks of 28.20 and 1:08.27.
 
Andrea DeLong (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan), Cameron Street (Washington, Pa./Trinity), Amiyah White (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove Area), and Riley Gutierrez (Deer Park, Texas/Deer Park) each picked up victories in their events as well.
 
The W&J women swept in the relays to wrap the season opener. The unit consisting of Garrett, Caron, Gutierrez, and Panelli won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:02.11. The team of Gutierrez, Panelli, Street, and Caron won the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:09.71.
 
The Presidents return to the pool on Halloween to face the Westminster Titans on Saturday (Oct. 31). The meet has a scheduled start time of 12:00 p.m.