WASHINGTON - The Gallaudet men's swimming team competed in a non-conference double-dual meet against Goucher College and McDaniel College here Saturday in the Field House Pool.

The Bison landed one more home meet after a last-minute change in location from the Goucher pool to the Field House.

Gallaudet (0-11) fell short to both Goucher and McDaniel (5-8), with scores of 107-51 and 149-38, respectively. McDaniel claimed victory over both teams as the Green Terror defeated the Gophers, 127-60.

The Bison swam their hardest in their last regular-season meet before the Atlantic East Conference championships being held next month. Despite the loss, some of GU's eight swimmers were able to place on the podium. Various third-place finishes were noted throughout the meet from junior Sethan Rolofson (Gardner, Kan.) in all three of his events. Rolofson earned the finishes swimming the 200-yard IM in 2:56.26, the 500-yard freestyle in 7:25.26, and while alongside 200-yard freestyle relay teammates junior Abdullah Alghamdi (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), first year Allen Davis (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), first year Driss Oukake (Amsterdam, Netherlands) who finished in 2:09.10.

Multiple swimmers landed just under the podium, missing by only one place. Oukake swam for fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle relay (18:38.44), while Alghamdi placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:86.82). First year Sean Berry (St. Augustine, Fla.) secured fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (2:32.95) and first year Alex Wilding (Santa Fe, N.M.) placed fourth in the 200-yard IM (3:04.42).

McDaniel won nine of the 11 events, while Goucher won the other two. 
 
BISON TRACKS

• Berry placed seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (1:06.45)
• Davis placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (3:31.98) and fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:55.36)
• First year Eric Sarnouski (Rahway, N.J.) placed eighth in the 50-yard freestyle (1:03.03) and ninth in the 100-yard freestyle (2:17.35)
• Alghamdi placed sixth in both the 50-yard freestyle (28.17) and the 100-yard freestyle (1:05.88)
• Wilding placed fourth in the 200-yard IM (3:04.42) and fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:27.32)

UP NEXT
GU will take the next three weeks to prepare for the 2025 Atlantic East Conference swimming championships that will be held in St. Mary's City, Md., from February 13-16. The first day of action begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13.