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Men’s Swimming Opens Season with Win at CSI Kick-Off Invitational

Staten Island, NY – The Montclair State University men's swimming team opened the 2026-27 season with a bang, winning a three-team CSI Kick-Off Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
 
 
FINAL STANDINGS
  1. Montclair State- 208 Points
  2. Pace- 198.5 Points
  3. College of Staten Island- 70.5 Points
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Hawks got out in front early in the 200 free relay. The quartet of PETER JARZAB, NICHOLAS KIPP, TIAGO GRANADOS, and MASON DRANCHAK won the event, besting their seed time by four seconds at 1:27.02. The mashup of MASON WOODS, LUCAS OLSEN, Gabriel Mendez-Castilla, and JACK MCGURRIN took third for eight points with a 1:32.24 finish.
  • In the 1000 Free, McGurrin and VINCENT TERZO nabbed the top-two finishes in the event. McGurrin finished nearly 10 seconds off his seed time in a 10:24.53 win. Terzo finished second, touching the wall second in 10:32.96.
  • Jarzab led the way for Montclair in the 100 fly with a time of 49.47, shaving over four seconds off his seed. MASON WOODS cut the same amount of time in a third-place finish, recording a time of 53.15.
  • Granados and JAKUB SZULIMOWSKI finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 breast. Granados' second-place finish came in at 2:16.19, while Szulimowski's finish was 2:22.11, about five seconds faster than his seed time.
  • Olsen notched a top-three finish in the 100 back with a time of 55.95.
  • BRYSON EDWARDS headlined the 200 IM for the Red Hawks, shaving almost four seconds off his seed time and finishing second in the event, clocking a time of 2:04.15.
  • Montclair saw another two top-three finishes in relay format, this time in the 400-medley relay. The team of ANDREW PEARCE, Granados, Jarzab, and Terzo won the event (3:35.61), while ADAM SCHREINER, JORDAN LEDBETTER, Mendez-Castilla, and Dranchak placed third (3:42.42).
  • The quartet of Pearce, Granados, Jarzab, and Kipp kept the relay momentum going, taking first in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:37.34.
  • Jarzab claimed another individual win and cut down over six seconds off his seed time with a finish of 1:56.71.
  • Granados outraced the competition in the 100 breast, clocking a time of 58.83 that was almost five seconds better than his seed time. Ledbetter notched third in the same event with a time of 1:04.01.
  • McGurrin notched another distance free win with a time of 5:01.03, nearly 24 seconds faster than the seed time. MASON WOODS finished not too far after at 5:09.92, more than 20 seconds faster than his seed time for second place.
  • Dranchak represented the Red Hawks in the top three of the 200 back. He clocked a 2:05.16, an impressive seven seconds faster than the seed time.
  • Kipp took third in the 100 free with a time of 50.13, while Terzon nabbed third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:40.97.
  • The Red Hawks finished strong with the top-two finishes in the 400 free relay. Winning the event was the quartet of Jarzab, McGurrin, Olsen, and Terzo (3:18.24), followed by the team of DARREN ROCKWELL, Kipp, MICHAEL DIAZ, and Woods (3:21.84).
INSIDE THE RESULTS
  • Today was a successful first day for Head Coach Alexander Taylor, who coached his first collegiate meet for Montclair.
 
FROM THE POOL
  • "Today's meet showed us a great preview of what this group is capable of. They fought hard, and there were some big swims across the board. Pete Jarzab put up a couple NJAC leading swims that fired up the group, and first-years TIAGO GRANADOS and JACK MCGURRIN tacked on some wins as well. We have our work cut out for us to prep for NJAC champs and look forward to the challenge."
UP NEXT
  • Montclair heads to NJAC for Rowan on Friday, October 16. The dual meet is set for 5:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Michael Diaz

Michael Diaz

6' 0"
Sophomore
Mason Dranchak

Mason Dranchak

5' 11"
Junior
MLY Phoenix
Peter Jarzab

Peter Jarzab

Junior
Jersey Gators
Nicholas Kipp

Nicholas Kipp

5' 10"
Junior
SJAC
Jordan Ledbetter

Jordan Ledbetter

6' 3"
Sophomore
Andrew Pearce

Andrew Pearce

5' 9"
Junior
Raritan Valley YMCA
Darren Rockwell

Darren Rockwell

5' 8"
Junior
Sussex County YMCA
Jakub Szulimowski

Jakub Szulimowski

6' 0"
Junior
Vincent Terzo

Vincent Terzo

5' 9"
Junior
Jersey Aquactic Club
Mason Woods

Mason Woods

5' 8"
Junior
MLY Phoenix

Players Mentioned

Michael Diaz

Michael Diaz

6' 0"
Sophomore
Mason Dranchak

Mason Dranchak

5' 11"
Junior
MLY Phoenix
Peter Jarzab

Peter Jarzab

Junior
Jersey Gators
Nicholas Kipp

Nicholas Kipp

5' 10"
Junior
SJAC
Jordan Ledbetter

Jordan Ledbetter

6' 3"
Sophomore
Andrew Pearce

Andrew Pearce

5' 9"
Junior
Raritan Valley YMCA
Darren Rockwell

Darren Rockwell

5' 8"
Junior
Sussex County YMCA
Jakub Szulimowski

Jakub Szulimowski

6' 0"
Junior
Vincent Terzo

Vincent Terzo

5' 9"
Junior
Jersey Aquactic Club
Mason Woods

Mason Woods

5' 8"
Junior
MLY Phoenix