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Men's Swimming

NKU Swimming Opens 2026-27 Campaign at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Ohio  — Northern Kentucky University Norse Swimming opened the 2026-27 season on Saturday, swimming at Cincinnati at the Keating Aquatic Center. The Norse men fell by a score of 215-47, while the Norse women fell 212-48.

TOP PERFORMERS
Women
- The Northern Kentucky women's A group of Ava Dutton, Andrya Carlson, Macy Ganshert, and Haidyn Coleman finished in 1:49.49, finishing in third place in the 200-yard medley relay. NKU's A relay group of Ganshert, Dutton, Pepper Schultz, and Gabriella Stephens finished in 3:38.91 in the 400-yard relay, third overall. 
- Sierra Kobak led the Norse with third-place finishes in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke races. Kobak finished in 1:08.19 in the 100-yard race and 2:28.02 in the 200-yard race, and also led the Norse with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard IM, finishing in 2:14.16.
- Gabriella Stephens finished in third place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.91, while also leading the Norse with a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, swimming a 5:13.83. 
- Pepper Schultz finished in 59.75 in the 100-yard backstroke and in 54.58 in the 100-yard freestyle, leading the Norse in both races. 
- Isabelle Barton finished in fourth place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:08.99. 
- Macy Ganshert finished in 24.81 in the 50-yard freestyle, a fourth-place finish. 
- Andrya Carlson finished in fourth place in the 200-yard butterfly, swimming a 2:15.18.
- Ellana Brown swam a 2:12.90 in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in third place. 
- Ava Dutton finished in third place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.22. 

Men
- NKU's top relay team of Conner Norton, Cam Craft, Patrick Gibbons, and Jarrett Jenkins finished in 3:07.71 in the 400-yard freestyle relay, defeating two Cincinnati squads. In the 200-yard medley relay, NKU's squad of Isaac Barrow, Sean Lipp, AJ Gomez, and Jarrett Jenkins finished in 1:33.78
- AJ Gomez led the Norse in both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly races, finishing with times of 51.29 and 1:56.39, respectively. 
- Alex Yin led the Norse in distance freestyle races, swimming a 4:50.84 in the 500-yard freestyle and a 10:02.40 in the 1000-yard freestyle. 
- Sean Lipp finished in fourth place in both the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke, leading the Norse in both events. He swam a 59.09 in the 100-yard race and a 2:14.71 in the 200-yard race. 
- Isaac Barrow led the Norse with fifth-place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke (52.34) and 200-yard backstroke (1:57.47). 
- Matthew Sagle's time of 1:44.57 led all Norse in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing fifth overall.
- Jarrett Jenkins swam a 21.20 in the 50-yard freestyle, notching third place. 
- Cam Craft swam a 47.23 in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in fourth. 
- Ethan Johnson finished in fifth in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:57.96, leading the Norse. 
Northern Kentucky A, fourth place, 200 Yard Medley Relay, 1:33.78
 
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Players Mentioned

Isabelle Barton

Isabelle Barton

Freshman
Ellana Brown

Ellana Brown

Freshman
Haidyn Coleman

Haidyn Coleman

Freshman
Macy Ganshert

Macy Ganshert

Sophomore
Pepper Schultz

Pepper Schultz

Freshman
Isaac Barrow

Isaac Barrow

Freshman
Patrick Gibbons

Patrick Gibbons

Sophomore
AJ Gomez

AJ Gomez

Freshman
Jarrett Jenkins

Jarrett Jenkins

Freshman
Ethan Johnson

Ethan Johnson

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Isabelle Barton

Isabelle Barton

Freshman
Ellana Brown

Ellana Brown

Freshman
Haidyn Coleman

Haidyn Coleman

Freshman
Macy Ganshert

Macy Ganshert

Sophomore
Pepper Schultz

Pepper Schultz

Freshman
Isaac Barrow

Isaac Barrow

Freshman
Patrick Gibbons

Patrick Gibbons

Sophomore
AJ Gomez

AJ Gomez

Freshman
Jarrett Jenkins

Jarrett Jenkins

Freshman
Ethan Johnson

Ethan Johnson

Sophomore