Men's Swimming and Diving | 1/19/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 9 PAC Honors (for events between January 12-18)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 9 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Men's Swimmer/Diver of the Week
Owen Hancock • Grove City • Junior • Brunswick, Ohio/Westside Christian
Hancock recorded three individual wins and a pair of pool records Saturday in Grove City's 188-100 dual meet win at Penn State Behrend ... He won the 100 backstroke in 52.41 seconds, then added wins in the 100 free (47.92) and 100 butterfly (51.69) ... Hancock also led off Grove City's winning 200 medley relay, which posted a pool-record time of 1:32.36 ... Hancock's split of 23.18 seconds is the fastest 50 backstroke in Behrend facility history.
PAC Men's Swimming & Diving Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore Sam Kohler (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth); Bethany freshman Corbin Henry (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg); Hiram senior Owen Pastorius (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills); Saint Vincent sophomore Giovanni Guido (Columbia, S.C./Dreher); W&J sophomore Ethan Glessner (McKeesport, Pa./Elizabeth Forward); Westminster graduate student Gino Piraino (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional)
PAC Men's Newcomer of the Week
George Witte • Grove City • Freshman • Columbia, S.C./Covenant Classical Christian
Witte won the 200 free Saturday at Penn State Behrend with a time of 1:46.51 ... He also contributed to a win in the 200 free relay (1:26.16) as Grove City opened 2026 with a 188-100 dual meet win ... Witte also finished second in the 200 back (1:58.65) and 200 individual medley (2:02.63).
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman Ryan Owen (Weirton, W.Va./Weir); Bethany freshman Adam Kotson (Flushing, Ohio/Linsly); Saint Vincent freshman Owen Echegaray (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway);
PAC Records & Milestones
Hiram's Owen Pastorius won both of his individual events (200-meter freestyle: 2:06.13 | 400-meter freestyle: 4:32.40) on Senior Day, which ended with a pair of victories against Chatham and Bluffton ... Saint Vincent's Giovanni Guido won the 200 breaststroke (2:22.36) and Owen Echegaray was first in the 100 fly (55.02) in SVC's win over Penn State-Altoona ... Ethan Glessner led W&J with three individual first places in a victory over Allegheny, as he won the 100 back (1:00.33), 100 fly (55.94) and the 200 IM (2:10.89) ... Westminster's Gino Piraino registered a runner-up finish in the 11-dive, 1-meter event Friday night at Westminster's Rich Sentner Diving Invitational after he posted a score of 264.35 points.