WESTMINSTER, Md. - The Gallaudet University men's swimming team headed north to Maryland on Saturday to McDaniel College for a non-conference tri-meet against Goucher College and the host Green Terror.
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The Bison (0-10) lost to Goucher, 63-13, and lost to McDaniel, 84-6. The Green Terror defeated the Gophers, 66-27, as McDaniel improved its record to 4-7 and Goucher's split gives them a 3-6 mark.
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McDaniel is coached by former Gallaudet swimming head coach
Bill Snape, who led the Bison swim program from 2004-12 and coached current Gallaudet head coach
Brian Bennett (2009-12). This marked the third straight season these two programs have swam against each other.
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Sophomore
Alex Wilding (Santa Fe, N.M.) was the only Gallaudet swimmer in the 400-yard IM and was third to touch the wall (6:12.45). Later in the meet, Wilding represented the Bison in the 100-yard breaststroke and recorded a fourth-place finish against McDaniel and Goucher opponents (1:24.65).Â
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The meet concluded with the 400-yard relay as the Gallaudet team of senior
Abdullah Alghamdi (Dammam, Saudi Arabia), junior
Trent Mora (Austin, Texas), first yearÂ
Nathan Sheppeck (Frederick, Md.) and first year
Giovanni Fiello (Austin, Texas)Â had a bronze finish (5:12.66). Alghamdi made his return to the team since the first home meet of the season back on Nov. 1, 2025, while Fiello made his season debut.Â
BISON TRACKS
- Sophomore Allen Davis (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) was fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (8:37.15) as he took 47 seconds off his previous best time
- Davis finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (3:02.23)
- First year Jordan Antonio (Rochester, N.Y.) was fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (2:07.13) and sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (35.71)
- Alghamdi was fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (1:12.74)
- First year Connor Levy (Odessa, Mo.) was seventh in the 50-yard freestyle (1:06.18)
UP NEXT
GU will take the next three weeks to prepare for the 2026 Atlantic East Conference swimming championships that will be held in St. Mary's City, Md., from February 12-15. The first day of action begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12.
