PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Sophomore Karson Genakos (Gilford, N.H.) made history as the first men's diver in Plymouth State University program history, as the Panthers fell to Gordon College, 143-76, in the home opener at the PSU Natatorium on Friday evening.
 
Genakos scored 117.98 points on the 1-meter board to earn one of three individual event wins for the Panthers. Seniors Brady Lyons (Methuen, Mass.) and Brendan Lee (Dover, N.H.) also claimed victories, winning the 50-yard butterfly (25.86) and 100-yard individual medley (1:01.39), respectively.
 
Lyons added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.87), while Lee placed second in both the 50-yard breaststroke (30.10) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.10).
 
Junior Marco D'Addona (Torrington, Conn.) notched a trio of second-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (24.32), 100-yard freestyle (55.65), and 200-yard freestyle (2:16.86). Classmate Liam Dugmore (Dover, N.H.) was second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:13.00) and third in the 50-yard backstroke (33.98).
 
Freshman Colin Devine (Braintree, Mass.) capped the individual events with a second-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke (32.66), while also taking third in both the 50-yard freestyle (25.50) and 100-yard freestyle (58.91).
 
Dugmore, Lee, Lyons, and D'Addona teamed up in the 200-yard medley relay to place second (1:53.79), while Devine, Dugmore, Genakos, and Lyons finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:47.84).
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 76, Gordon 143
  • Plymouth State (1-3)
  • Gordon (1-1)

Individual Event Top Finishers:

• Brady Lyons – 1st (50 Fly); 2nd (100 Fly)
• Brendan Lee – 1st (100 IM); 2nd (50 Breast, 100 Breast)
• Karson Genakos – 1st (1M Diving)
• Marco D'Addona – 2nd (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free)
• Liam Dugmore – 2nd (100 Back); 3rd (50 Back)
• Colin Devine – 2nd (50 Back); 3rd (50 Free, 100 Free)

Relays:

• Dugmore, Lee, Lyons, D'Addona – 2nd (200 Medley Relay)
• Devine, Dugmore, Genakos, Lyons – 2nd (200 Free Relay)

 
Up Next:

• Plymouth State heads to Eastern Connecticut State for a triple dual meet next Friday (Nov. 14) with the host Warriors and Bridgewater State. The first event is set for 5 p.m.