WASHINGTON - The Gallaudet University men's swimming team dropped a non-conference meet to Virginia Wesleyan University, 147-55, here Saturday afternoon in the Field House pool.

Gallaudet (1-3) won one of the 14 events as Virginia Wesleyan (1-0) took the other 13 events.

The Bison finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay as the team of sophomore Sethan Rolofson (Gardner, Kan.), sophomore Abdullah Alghamdi (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), first-year William Nichols (Beavercreek, Ohio) and junior Elan Markel (University Park, Md.) posted a time of 1:54.89 to conclude the meet. 

Alghamdi won the 50-yard butterfly as he swam uncontested and touched the wall in 41.89 seconds late into the meet.

Markel took second in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle with fast times of 25.44 and 58.33, respectively. Markel also placed third in the 100-yard IM (1:08.28).

Rolofson finshed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (14:00.69) and finished third in the 100-yard butterfly (1:13.36) and 500-yard freestyle (6:38.31).

First-year Santiago Paiva (Louisville, Colo.) finished second in the 50-yard breaststroke (45.26) and third in the 200-yard freestyle (3:41.38).

Nichols finished second in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:17.15 while Alghamdi followed in third (1:28.18). Nicholas also placed second in the 50-yard backstroke (32.57).

BISON TRACKS

• Nichols finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (27.47)
• Alghamdi took fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (29.98)

UP NEXT
The Bison men's team is off next weekend before it opens Atlantic East Conference play on Saturday, Nov. 11, at home against St. Mary's College of Maryland at 1 p.m.