MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Macalester College men’s swimming & diving team got off to a strong start at the MIAC Swimming & Diving Championships on the first day at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center Wednesday evening. The Scots currently sit in fourth place in the team standings with 79 points, just one point behind third-place Gustavus.
Senior diver Dylan Herlihy (Reading, Mass./Phillips Academy Andover) started the meet off by qualifying for the finals on the 3-meter board with a score of 307.00. In the finals he scored 322.80 points to finish in sixth place and earn All-MIAC honorable mention status.
The 200-yard medley relay team of sophomore Kean Pajarillaga (Saipan, Marianas Pacific/Grace Christian Academy), senior Will St. John (McGaheysville, Va./East Rockingham), sophomore Jack Schumacher (Golden, Colo./Lakewood) and senior TJ Palli (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) finished second with a time of 1:34.18.
In the 800-yard freestyle relay, the team of junior Thomas Moore (Philadelphia, Pa./Science Leadership Academy), Pajarillaga, first year Edward Barnes (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) and sophomore Max Taufen (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) placed third with a time of 6:58.01. Moore’s split time of 1:42.12 broke a 34-year-old school record in the 200-yard freestyle. The previous record of 1:42.25 was set in 1992 by Adam Burke ’92. Both relay finishes earn All-MIAC honors, which require a top-3 finish.
Day 2 of the MIAC Swimming & Diving Championships includes two sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Men’s Team Scores
1. Saint John’s – 107
2. Carleton – 105
3. Gustavus – 80
4. Macalester – 79
5. Hamline – 69
5. St. Olaf – 58
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Macalester College is a Top 25 Liberal Arts College in St. Paul, MN known for its rigorous academics, commitment to community, service to society, and internationalism and multiculturalism. A MIAC program on the rise — the swimming and diving Scots have broken 20+ school records in each of the past two seasons; the women’s team finished runner-up in 2025. Curiosity. Competition and Drive. Community. #GoScots #MacalesterSwive