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Jalen Wright earned a pair of breaststroke wins to help Midway win a season-opening meet at Pikeville.

Men's Swimming and Diving

Men's swimming opens year with win at UPike

PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Behind wins in seven events, the Midway men's swim team opened the 2024-25 season with a 104-80 victory at Pikeville Saturday afternoon.

Individually, Jalen Wright and Brad Blanchard both earned a pair of wins

Wright came out on top in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke. He swam a 1:06.78 in the 100 and a 2:29.92 in the 200.

Blanchard took first with a 2:05.38 in the 200 freestyle and a 58.57 in the 100 butterfly.

Other winners for Midway were Jacob Williams, who swam a 56.42 in the 100 free, and Daniel Maia, who won the 100 backstroke in 1:02.64.

Blanchard, Williams and Maia were also part of a relay win, as they teamed with Luke Logan to win the 200 medley in 1:48.12.

Saturday marked the second year in a row the Eagles beat the Bears in a season-opening dual, also defeating them 125-42 to begin last season.

Midway will be home next weekend, hosting Indiana Wesleyan and Lindsey Wilson at Falling Springs in Versailles at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Brad Blanchard

Brad Blanchard

Graduate Student
Luke Logan

Luke Logan

Graduate Student
Daniel Maia

Daniel Maia

Junior
Jacob Williams

Jacob Williams

Senior
Jalen Wright

Jalen Wright

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Brad Blanchard

Brad Blanchard

Graduate Student
Luke Logan

Luke Logan

Graduate Student
Daniel Maia

Daniel Maia

Junior
Jacob Williams

Jacob Williams

Senior
Jalen Wright

Jalen Wright

Sophomore