CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The Quincy University Hawks competed in the 2022 Gail Moll Pebworth Invitational hosted by Wabash College on November 18 – 20.

The Hawks were able to make some big strides as a program this weekend with NCAA DII B Cuts and meet records coming back to the Gem City. As a team, they placed 6^th out of 10 teams.

Opening the event, the Hawk 200 yard free relay team of Kyle Scritchfield, Martiniano Montero, Jeronimo Augurusa Franco and Borna Kisasondi set a meet record to win the event in 1:23.09. A 2^nd relay team of Nolan May, Dennis Mhini, Corbett Wilson and Ethan Anderson placed in 16^th with a time of 1:32.30.

In the 500 yard free race, Nolan May swam in the "C" final and placed in 25^th with a time of 5:12.54.

Wyatt Walsh kicked off his successful weekend with a time of 1:48.95 to set the meet record in the 200 yard IM and post a DII B cut. Ethan Anderson also swam in the "A" final and placed 6^th with a time of 1:58.13.

Five Hawks swam in the 50 yard free race finals. Borna Kisasondi won the event in 20.71 seconds, while Matiniano Montero placed 5^th in 21 seconds and Kyle Scritchfield placed 7^th in 21.27 seconds. France Augurusa and Dennis Mhini swam in the "B" final and placed 16^th and 19^th, respectively.

The relay team of Jeronimo Augurusa Franco, Wyatt Walsh, Borna Kisasondi and Martiniano Montero won the 400 yard Medley Relay in 3:22.76, which is also a meet record.
They also competed in the 200 yard Medley Relay and won that event in 1:30.46, to capture another meet record. QU had a second relay team consisting of Dennis Mhini, Corbett Wilson, Nolan May and Kyle Scritchfield placed 15^th in a time of 1:40.99.

Wyatt Walsh set a meet record in the 400 yard IM in a time of 3:54.45, which was also good for a "B" cut. That time also sits 4^th fastest in the country for Division II.

Four Hawks placed in the top 10 in the 100 yard butterfly, led by Kisasondi in a time of 49.57 to place 2^nd. Augurusa Franco was right behind his teammate placing 3^rd in a time of 50.24. Montero placed 5^th in the "A" final with a time of 50.54. Ethan Anderson rounded out the Hawks contingent in the top 10 with a time of 51.90 to finish in 9^th place. Nolan May also competed in the "B" final of the event placing in 16^th with a time of 53.43.

In the 200 yard free race, Montero placed in 13^th with a time of 1:48.82.

Walsh won his 3^rd event of the weekend in the 100 yard breast with a time of 55.83. That also set a new meet record, besting the previous mark of 56.55 set in 2018. Scritchfield swam in a time of 1:01.51 to place 16^th in the "B" final. Corbett Wilson rounded out the Hawks in the event with a time of 1:09.38.

Three of the four QU swimmers in the 100 yard backstroke placed in the top 10. Kisasondi won the event with a swim of 50.27 seconds. Augurusa Franco placed 4^th with a time of 51.75. Mhini rounded out the swimmers in the "A" cut with a time of 54.22. Nolan May also competed in the "C" final of the event finishing with a time of 56.49 seconds.
Quincy had a relay team in the finals of the 800 yard free relay that finished in 11^th. Wyatt Wash, Ethan Anderson, Nolan May and Corbett Wilson swam in a time of 7:26.55.
Anderson and Scritchfield swam in the 100 yard IM finals. They placed 2^nd and 5^th individually. Anderson finished in a time of 53.29, while Scritchfield finished in 54.65 seconds.

The lone swimmer in the 200 yard backstroke race for the Hawks was Augurusa Franco, who finished in 4^th with a time of 1:56.55.

Kisasondi picked up his 6^th win of the meet in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 46.12. Montero finished in 5^th with a time of 47.14. Scritchfield rounded out the Hawks in the event with a time of 48.83 to place 18^th.

Walsh was not finished with picking up wins as he set a meet record and registered a "B" cut with a time of 2:00.95 to win the 200 yard breaststroke.

In the 200 yard fly, Anderson swam in a time of 1:54.36 to finish in 3^rd place, while May finished in 12^th with a time of 2:01.32.

The relay team of Walsh, Kisasondi, Montero and Anderson helped the Hawks win their 4^th relay of the weekend in the 400 yard free with a meet record of 3:04.84.

The Hawks will be back in the pool against the University of Missouri – St. Louis Tritons on December 16^th.