Lopes women top Hawai'i, teams combine for 20 event wins

Friday, October 23

Manoa, HI

Grand Canyon

140

Hawai'i

Results

Photo by: Braden Dohrmann

10/24/2026 9:10:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

GCU women rebound for Saturday victory; men narrowly fall in second dual meet

By: Nathan Peters

HONOLULU — Grand Canyon swimming and diving combined for 20 event victories across two days of competition against Hawai'i on Friday and Saturday at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex, highlighted by the women's team rebounding from Friday's loss to earn a 136.5-121.5 victory in Saturday's dual meet.

Hawai'i won both Friday competitions, defeating the GCU men 140-84 and women 141-82. The Lopes responded Saturday with 15 event victories, including a sweep of the men's and women's 400-yard medley relays. The women reversed Friday's result with a 15-point win, while the men narrowed their margin of defeat to 9.5 points in a 135.5-126 loss.

Friday, Oct. 23

On the men's side, freshman Carter Rankin secured GCU's first victory of the meet in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 4 minutes, 27.73 seconds. Rankin edged Hawai'i's Riley Clinton, who finished in 4:28.24.

Graduate student Pawel Uryniuk added a victory in the 100 butterfly, clocking in at 47.44 seconds, nearly a second ahead of Hawai'i's Jack Simon (48.28). Uryniuk also earned a runner-up finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.06.

Senior Asher Havenhill claimed another individual victory for the Lopes in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 48.16, just ahead of Hawai'i's Arminas Murenas (48.27).

Junior Luka Cavic placed second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:37.68, followed by freshman Samuele Vianello in third (1:38.10) and senior Guillermo Carrey in fourth (1:38.13).

In the men's 200 medley relay, the quartet of freshman Steph Omelchenko, junior Alex Edquid, Uryniuk and Carrey placed second with a time of 1:27.57.

The Lopes added another runner-up finish in the 400 freestyle relay, as Uryniuk, Cavic, Vianello and Carrey combined for a time of 2:57.26, finishing less than a second behind Hawai'i (2:56.41).

In diving, freshman Dante Grossa led GCU with a third-place finish in the men's 3-meter event, scoring 284.40 points. Senior Luke Struiksma followed in fourth with 281.05 points.

On the women's side, sophomore Sara Mose led the Lopes with a victory in the 50 freestyle, finishing in 22.72 seconds ahead of Hawai'i's Quincy Key (22.95). Mose nearly added another victory in the 100 freestyle, finishing second in 50.68, just one-hundredth of a second behind Key (50.67).

Junior Beth Young secured GCU's other women's individual victory in the 100 breaststroke, posting a time of 1:02.34, narrowly edging Hawai'i's Zofia Tyminska (1:02.36).

Junior Taylor Stasny recorded two runner-up finishes, placing second in the 100 individual medley (56.93) and 400 individual medley (4:30.81).

Sophomore Sara Mendoza added a second-place performance in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:53.43, while freshman Mya Ernsberger took second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.85.

In the women's 200 medley relay, the team of junior Wiktoria Maciuszek, Young, Stasny and Mose placed second with a time of 1:41.12.

The Lopes also earned second place in the 400 freestyle relay, with Mendoza, sophomore Katelyn Huffman, freshman Duda Luciano and Mose combining for a time of 3:26.30.

In women's diving, sophomore Kiley Thrush finished fourth in the 1-meter event, scoring 222.75 points.

Hawai'i claimed both team victories Friday, defeating the GCU men 140-84 and women 141-82.

Saturday, Oct. 24

On the men's side, redshirt senior Jack Luken opened the individual swimming events with a victory in the 1,000 freestyle, clocking in at 9 minutes, 18.54 seconds. Luken finished nearly three seconds ahead of Hawai'i's Woobie Kupsky (9:21.47), while Rankin added a third-place finish in 9:23.50.

Freshman Benjamin Madson won the 50 backstroke in 22.42 seconds, narrowly edging Havenhill, who finished second in 22.43 to give GCU the top two spots.

Edquid secured a victory in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 25.07, finishing ahead of Hawai'i's Jacob Hamblen (25.18).

Carrey collected two individual victories, winning the 50 freestyle in 19.90 and the 100 freestyle in 43.63.

Uryniuk added another victory for the Lopes in the 50 butterfly, posting a time of 21.33, ahead of Hawai'i's Alexander Tullberg (21.54).

Senior Ian Hirota also earned an individual victory, winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:01.95, narrowly edging Hawai'i's Gunner Hopkins (2:02.02).

Havenhill added a runner-up finish in the 200 backstroke, clocking in at 1:47.09.

In the men's 400 medley relay, the quartet of Havenhill, Hirota, Uryniuk and Carrey combined for a first-place finish in 3:12.30, more than a second ahead of Hawai'i (3:13.71).

GCU also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay, as Uryniuk, Madson, freshman Nir Hay and Carrey finished in 1:18.75.

In men's diving, Struiksma led the Lopes with a third-place finish in the 1-meter event, scoring 287.10 points. Grossa followed in fourth with 271.80 points.

On the women's side, Stasny led GCU with three individual victories, winning the 200 butterfly in 2:03.16, the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.70 and the 200 individual medley in 2:03.14.

Young added a victory in the 50 breaststroke, clocking in at 28.51 seconds. Young also finished second behind Stasny in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:18.86.

Mose continued her strong weekend with a victory in the 100 freestyle, finishing in 50.34 seconds. Mendoza followed in second with a time of 50.82, giving the Lopes the top two spots.

Freshman Irene Carrey added another individual victory for GCU in the 200 backstroke, posting a time of 2:03.21.

Senior Vivi Criscione earned a runner-up finish in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:30.83, while Luciano placed second in the 200 freestyle in 1:54.00.

Mose also finished second in the 50 freestyle, clocking in at 23.19, while Maciuszek added a runner-up finish in the 50 butterfly with a time of 25.33.

In the women's 400 medley relay, Maciuszek, Young, Stasny and Mose combined for a victory in 3:42.77, narrowly edging Hawai'i (3:42.92).

The Lopes also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay, with Huffman, Luciano, Mendoza and Mose recording a time of 1:32.88.

In women's diving, junior Brooke Woeslaw led GCU with a third-place finish in the 3-meter event, scoring 259.05 points. Thrush followed in fourth with 245.18 points.

The GCU women completed their turnaround from Friday's defeat with a 136.5-121.5 victory, while the men fell just short in a 135.5-126 contest.

The Lopes concluded the two-day competition with 20 event victories across the men's and women's programs, including five Friday and 15 Saturday.

GCU will host its first meet of the season on Saturday (Oct. 31).