LYNCHBURG, Va. - The 2023-24 men's swimming season got underway for Gallaudet University here Saturday as the Bison split a triple-dual meet held at Randolph College. The Bison defeated Greensboro College, 108-45, and lost, 191-43, to the host WildCats.

Gallaudet's five-person team crushed Greensboro's three-swimmer team but couldn't compete with Randolph's depth as the WildCats won all 14 events outright. 

Sophomore Sethan Rolofson (Gardner, Kan.) finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (14:03.66), third in the 200-yard IM (2:49.54) and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:16.54) while fellow sophomore John'Ta Price (Phoenix, Ariz.) finished second in the 500-yard freestyle (9:06.88). 

First-year William Nichols (Beavercreek, Ohio) took third in the 100-yard backstroke (1:05.68), 500-yard freestyle (9:21.09) and was close in the 50-yard backstroke in fifth (33.33). First-year Josco Mast (Valdese, N.C.) finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (2:53.45) and sophomore Abdullah Alghamdi (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) finished third in the 50-yard butterfly (43.65).

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GU returns home and will host McDaniel College on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. in the Field House pool. McDaniel's new head coach Bill Snape used to coach Gallaudet from 2004-12 (eight seasons) and coached current Gallaudet head coach Brian Bennett when he was a Bison student-athlete.