BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Highlighted by distance freestyle sweeps, individual titles from four different swimmers, and an opening relay triumph, the Clarion men's swimming team dropped a 120-85 dual-meet decision to Bloomsburg on Friday evening at Nelson Field House Pool.

Evan Ream led the Golden Eagles' effort in the distance lanes, capturing two individual victories. Ream dominated the 1000 Free, hitting the wall in 9:45.51 to win by nearly 25 seconds. George Horey added key points in third place with a mark of 10:20.87. Ream returned later in the meet to claim the 500 Free title in 4:42.97, outpacing the field by more than 12 seconds. Horey finished fourth in 5:03.79, and Logan Curtis touched fifth in 5:14.26.

Kasey Mahoney delivered an individual victory in the 200 Breast, winning a thriller by 0.28 seconds. Mahoney posted a time of 2:10.16 to hold off Bloomsburg's Connor McClurkin (2:10.44), while Darren Bittner secured third place in 2:15.59.

Connor Hoy added another individual win for Clarion in the 400 IM, cruising to first place with a time of 4:19.45 to win by more than 12 seconds. Kevin Santos claimed fourth in 4:36.83.

Clarion opened the competition with an emphatic win in the 400 Medley Relay. The quartet of Henry Miller, Mahoney, Gavin Guckavan, and Hoy combined for a winning time of 3:29.29, defeating Bloomsburg's top team (3:32.22) by nearly three seconds to collect 11 team points. Clarion closed the night with a runner-up showing in the 200 Free Relay, as Guckavan, Miller, Rich Scholer, and Hoy clocked a 1:25.33.

Miller also turned in a strong runner-up performance in the 200 Back, touching the wall in 2:00.61, with Santos taking fourth in 2:04.28 and Landon Seman sixth in 2:09.29. Horey added a second-place finish in the 200 Fly, posting a 2:01.70, while Joey Margita took fourth (2:04.15) and Frankie Dimartini placed fifth (2:08.41).

In the sprint freestyle lanes, Guckavan earned third place in the 50 Free in 21.49 seconds, followed by Scholer in fifth (22.50) and RJ Schaffer in sixth (22.78). Bittner led the Golden Eagles in the 100 Free, taking fourth with a time of 48.85 seconds, ahead of Dylan Chaky in fifth (48.98) and Scholer in sixth (49.01). Bittner also finished fourth in the 200 Free (1:49.83), with Curtis taking sixth (1:52.77).