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400 Medley Relay for JCU NCACs 2026
Joe Ginley

Relays, Florio Guide Men's Swimming & Diving Early in NCAC Championships

| By: Joe Ginley '16, SID
400 Medley Relay: Michael Vertikoff, Patrick Branch, Bart Kubis, and Jacob Florio

The Blue Streaks are in the hunt for third place following Thursday's action

GRANVILLE, Ohio – The transition to the North Coast Athletic Conference is off to a smooth start for John Carroll Men's Swimming & Diving. 

The Blue Streaks' relay teams have anchored the effort for NCAC newbies, with Jacob Florio enjoying a breakthrough debut, as well.

Through Thursday, the Blue Streaks stand in third place with 360 points.

Day 1 Results 
Day 2 Results 

The first relays of the meet on Wednesday evening went well for the Blue Streaks. For starters in the 200 Medley Relay, JCU corralled a third-place finish. David Miller, Alex Gallagher, Michael Vertikoff, and Cameron Cook combined for a time of 1:30.15. Another bronze finish followed in the 800 Free Relay. Patrick Branch, Cook, Joe Nadur, and Kyle Priset tallied 60 more points for JCU with a time of 6:47.02. 

Both relays notched All-NCAC honors, not a bad start for JCU in the new conference. 

Thursday's evening finals began with the 500 Free. Sam Kmet notched a 15th place effort with a time of 4:40.67 in the B final. Mario Bondy (22nd), Bailey Parsons (23rd), Jacob Burton (24th) scored a handful of points in the C final. 

Jacob Florio provided the top highlight of Day 2 in the 200 IM. The first year from North Royalton made quite the entry on the NCAC scene, firing up a fourth-place effort, just outside of medal range. But his time of 1:48.69 unlocked a new school record, and Florio tabbed an NCAA B cut. Joe Nadur won the B final of the event, cutting a second and a half with a time of 1:51.50. Alex Gallagher tabbed 12th with a solid swim in the B final, as well.

Cameron Cook impressed in the 50 Free. The Fredericksburg, Virginia native soared through the water for a mark of 20.71, good for seventh place. Dominic Falcon made the B final, finishing 17th. Owen Holm (22nd), David Miller (23rd), Bart Kubis (24th), Ian Hofmann (26th), and Nathan Reigle (27th) all scored points in the C final.
 
John Carroll concluded the day with a third straight All-NCAC relay. In the 400 Medley Relay, the Blue Streaks carded third place with a time of 3:18.78. Florio, Kubis, Vertikoff, and Branch combined to score 60 big points for John Carroll.

Next Up
The Blue Streaks will continue on with Day 3 of the NCAC Championships on Friday. The 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, and 200 Free Relay will be on the docket.
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