COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Cody Hollenbach (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) and Brady Russell (Telford, Pa./Souderton) both broke into the top 10 of the program record books in their respective events Saturday afternoon as Kutztown defeated Ursinus 147-115 in a non-conference meet at William Elliott Pool.
 
Hollenbach won the 100 backstroke in a time of 54.35, seventh-fastest all-time at KU. Russell's 53.73 in the 100 fly is tied for 10th in program lore. Hollenbach, along with Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), Colby Orndorf (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) and Matheson Bair (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) all earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying standards. Bair tallied two in the 50 and 100 Free, while Pletz had two in the 500 and 1000 Free and Shaw recorded two in the 100 and 200 Breast.
 
The Golden Bears placed first in seven different individual events and also won the 400 Medley Relay, consisting of Hollenbach, Shaw, Russell and Bair in a time of 3:36.87.
 
Next up for Kutztown is the big annual, three-day Franklin & Marshall Invitational in Lancaster, running from Friday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 22. Day one prelims on Friday begin at 10 a.m., with the finals set for 6 p.m.
 
KUTZTOWN 147, URSINUS 115
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
Collegeville, Pa. | William Elliott Pool
 
KUTZTOWN RESULTS
All distances in yards
 
400 Medley Relay
1. Kutztown 'A' (C. Hollenbach, N. Shaw, B. Russell, M. Bair), 3:36.87
3. Kutztown 'B' (Z. Schurr, T. Miksa, R. Otten, N. Pizzo), 3:44.23
 
1000 Freestyle
2. Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), 10:15.45, PSAC Qualifier
4. Paul Spear (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland), 11:14.82
 
200 Freestyle
2. Colby Orndorf (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), 1:46.66, PSAC Qualifier
4. Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), 1:53.27
5. Nigel Pizzo (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), 1:54.34
 
100 Backstroke
1. Cody Hollenbach (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley), 54.35, PSAC Qualifier, 7th all-time at KU
3. Zach Schurr (Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School), 57.23
4. Aaron Jost (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional), 59.11
 
100 Breaststroke
1. Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), 1:00.07, PSAC Qualifier
2. Theo Miksa (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), 1:01.51
3. Reilly Jones (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury), 1:03.47
 
200 Butterfly
2. RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa), 2:02.31, PSAC Qualifier
3. Brady Russell (Telford, Pa./Souderton), 2:08.32
6. Nick Rivera (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown), 2:17.80
 
50 Freestyle
1. Matheson Bair (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain), 21.63, PSAC Qualifier
4. Cody Hollenbach (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley), 23.24
6. Gabriel Clauss (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown), 23.54
 
100 Freestyle
1. Matheson Bair (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain), 47.87, PSAC Qualifier
5. Nigel Pizzo (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), 51.02
6. Nick Rivera (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown), 52.62
 
200 Backstroke
1. RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa), 2:05.85
3. Zach Schurr (Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School), 2:09.83
4. Aaron Jost (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional), 2:10.51
 
200 Breaststroke
1. Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), 2:13.52, PSAC Qualifier
2. Theo Miksa (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), 2:20.73
4. Reilly Jones (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury), 2:26.78
 
500 Freestyle
2. Andrew Pletz (Allentown, Pa./Parkland), 4:58.93, PSAC Qualifier
3. Colby Orndorf (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), 5:03.85
5. Paul Spear (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland), 5:24.94
 
100 Butterfly
2. Brady Russell (Telford, Pa./Souderton), 53.73, T-10th all-time at KU
4. Zach Schurr (Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School), 56.00
6. Gabriel Clauss (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown), 56.59
 
200 Individual Medley
1. Nevin Shaw (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn), 2:00.52
3. RJ Otten (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa), 2:07.01
4. Reilly Jones (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury), 2:12.36
 
200 Freestyle Relay
2. Kutztown 'A' (M. Bair, C. Hollenbach, T. Miksa, C. Orndorf), 1:28.90
3. Kutztown 'B' (N. Pizzo, G. Clauss, N. Rivera, B. Russell), 1:32.27
5. Kutztown 'C' (A. Jost, A. Pletz, R. Jones, P. Spear), 1:35.19