EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – The 400 Free Relay team, consisting of Cody Hollenbach (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley), Colby Orndorf (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and Matheson Bair (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) finished first in the final event to propel Kutztown men's swimming to a victory over Montclair State Saturday afternoon at East Stroudsburg University.
 
The quartet closed out with a time of 3:15.78 to send the Golden Bears to the 136.5-125.5 win.
 
The other relay team, the 200 Medley Relay of Hollenbach, Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), Brady Russell (Telford, Pa./Souderton) and Bair also placed first overall.
 
Five different Golden Bears earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying times, including Pletz in the 1000 Free and 500 Free, Hollenbach in the 100 Back, RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) in the 200 Fly, Bair in the 50 and 100 Free, and Shaw in the 200 Breast.
 
Kutztown will next have a single meet against Franklin & Marshall on the road on Saturday, Nov. 7, at noon.
 
KUTZTOWN 136.5, MONTCLAIR STATE 125.5
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026
East Stroudsburg, Pa.
 
KUTZTOWN RESULTS
 
200 Medley Relay
1. Kutztown 'A', Hollenbach, Shaw, Russell, Bair – 1:38.30
4. Kutztown 'B', Schurr, Miksa, Rivera, Pizzo – 1:42.90
 
1000 Free
1. Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) – 10:23.12, PSAC-Qualifying
3. Reilly Jones (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury) – 10:48.69
4. Paul Spear (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland) – 11:09.19
 
200 Free
2. Colby Orndorf (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin) – 1:49.74
4. Nigel Pizzo (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) – 1:53.19
 
100 Back
2. Cody Hollenbach (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) – 54.98, PSAC-Qualifying
4. Zach Schurr (Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School) – 57.64
6. Aaron Jost (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) – 59.90
 
100 Breast
1. Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) – 1:01.26
4. Theo Miksa (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) – 1:03.44
 
200 Fly
2. RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) – 2:02.30, PSAC-Qualifying
4. Brady Russell (Telford, Pa./Souderton) – 2:10.85
6. Nick Rivera (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown) – 2:27.82
 
50 Free
1. Matheson Bair (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) – 21.83, PSAC-Qualifying
2. Cody Hollenbach (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) – 22.67
6. Gabriel Clauss (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown) – 24.30
 
100 Free
1. Matheson Bair (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) – 48.23, PSAC-Qualifying
3. Nigel Pizzo (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) – 50.88
 
200 Back
2. RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) – 2:05.96
4. Zach Schurr (Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School) – 2:11.07
5. Aaron Jost (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) – 2:11.34
 
200 Breast
1. Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) – 2:15.36, PSAC-Qualifying
3. Theo Miksa (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) – 2:20.47
 
500 Free
1. Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) – 4:59.09, PSAC-Qualifying
4. Colby Orndorf (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin) – 5:11.32
5. Reilly Jones (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury) – 5:13.93
 
100 Fly
2. Brady Russell (Telford, Pa./Souderton) – 55.07
4. Gabriel Clauss (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown) – 57.60
5. Nick Rivera (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown) – 57.84
 
200 IM
2. Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) – 2:03.03
3. RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) – 2:07.71
4. Theo Miksa (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) – 2:09.15
 
400 Free Relay
1. Kutztown 'A', Hollenbach, Orndorf, Pletz, Bair – 3:15.78
4. Kutztown 'B', Pizzo, Jost, Jones, Rivera – 3:27.76
6. Kutztown 'C', Clauss, Spear, Schurr, Russell – 3:34.08