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Paneras Wins Three Individual Events to Lead Knights to Split Versus St. Mike's

Melissa Cartier

Swimming/Diving | 11/7/2026 6:25:00 PM

Potsdam, NY – Sophomore Evan Paneras won three events and numerous others won multiple events alongside him as the Clarkson University Swimming & Diving team split its dual meet against Saint Michael's on Saturday afternoon at Fuller Pool.

The Golden Knights' men won going away with a 214-75 victory while the women fell short by a score of 166.50-117.50. Clarkson will be off next week, but returns just short of the Thanksgiving break for a three-day invitational hosted by RIT.

Paneras was the lone competitor for the Knights to win three events, taking each of his starts. He began the day with a win in the 200 freestyle (2:02.94) and then later won his regular races, the 200 butterfly (2:22.33) and 100 butterfly (58.60).

Clarkson had several other swimmers win a pair on the men's side. Mason Cartier remained unbeaten in the backstroke this fall, taking the 100 backstroke in 1:00.93 and the 200 backstroke in 2:15.44. Matthew Sitarek took home first in both of the breaststroke races, claiming first in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.99) and the 200 breaststroke (2:35.18). Gavin Stuhler won both sprint freestyle races, taking first in the 50 freestyle in 23.80 seconds and then the 100 freestyle in 55.37 seconds. Gavin Cibelli won both of his diving events, scoring 279.90 in the 3-meter and 234.75 in the 1-meter. Owen White also had the top finish in the 200 individual medley (2:19.24).

Both of Clarkson's 'A' relays had the top performances on the day, as the men's 200 medley relay consisting of Cartier, Andrew Sammons, Paneras, and Stuhler combined for 1:50.01, and the 200 freestyle relay team of Cartier, Casey Everett, Aiden Spoors, and Stuhler finished in 1:41.05.

On the women's side, Katelyn Otis won a pair of races, taking the 200 butterfly (2:46.73) and 100 freestyle (1:05.62). Fiona Reilly split first-place points with a tie in the 100 backstroke (1:11.42) and later won the 200 individual medley (2:38.98). Aurora Zary picked a win in the 200 backstroke (2:34.58) while Devon Sedlack won both of the diving events, taking the 1-meter with a score of 160.95 and the 3-meter with 189.80 points.

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Players Mentioned

Mason Cartier: Back/Fly; Junior

Gavin Cibelli: Dive; Sophomore

Casey Everett: Free; Junior

Katelyn Otis: Fly; Sophomore

Fiona Reilly: IM; Sophomore

Andrew Sammons: Breast/IM; Junior

Devon Sedlack: Dive; Sophomore

Matthew Sitarek: Breast/IM; Junior

Aiden Spoors: Free; Junior

Gavin Stuhler: Free; Junior

Players Mentioned

Mason Cartier
: Junior
: Back/Fly

Gavin Cibelli
: Sophomore
: Dive

Casey Everett
: Junior
: Free

Katelyn Otis
: Sophomore
: Fly

Fiona Reilly
: Sophomore
: IM

Andrew Sammons
: Junior
: Breast/IM

Devon Sedlack
: Sophomore
: Dive

Matthew Sitarek
: Junior
: Breast/IM

Aiden Spoors
: Junior
: Free

Gavin Stuhler
: Junior
: Free