Marosi, Cary shine on Night Two of BIG EAST Championships

Marosi, Cary shine on Night Two of BIG EAST Championships

2/21/2026 12:14:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

OCALA, FLA. – After a trio of wins and a pair of broken school records, both featuring Balint Marosi, the Seton Hall men's swim and dive team put themselves firmly in second place in the penultimate night of the 2026 BIG EAST Swim and Dive Championships.

Swimming
Ethan Shonk opened the night in the 100 butterfly B-final by building upon a career-best championship for the senior. After dropping over half a second in prelims, he dropped another eight-tenths to secure second place in the heat with a career-best time of 49.52.

In the following heat, all eyes quickly shifted to the center of the pool. There, Michael Klimaszewski sat on the precipice of history. With a win, he would become a four-time 100 butterfly champion and would become the first Pirate to win the same event four times. Despite a close battle, the senior was outtouched at the wall, earning second place with a time of 46.52.

While The Hall had no swimmers in the 400 IM A-final, the B-final held two of Seton Hall's young domestic talents. After narrowly missing out on the A-final in prelims, Jake Karulf was a man on a mission during finals. The sophomore led the race from start to finish, finishing with a time of 3:57.12, nearly over three seconds clear of teammate Daniel Krajewski in second place. Krajewski, after finding himself in a hole after the butterfly leg, dominated the middle two legs to finish with a time of 4:00.48.
After The Hall's depth shone through in the 200 freestyle's B-final, the A-Final became the focus of The Hall's ceiling. While the Pirates' Toma Adam opened the race with a strong first half, the second-half surge from reigning champion Kevin Cary proved to be too much for the rest of the heat. The senior split the fastest second 100 of any athlete, allowing him to be crowned BIG EAST Champion with a time of 1:36.23.

Another A and B-final split in the 100 breaststroke handed both Seton Hall's upper and lower classmen, respectively, chances to make lasting memories. In the B-final, Evan Wilson and Jaeger Ellerman flew off the blocks in a battle of conflicting styles. Wilson's energy drink speed clashed against Ellerman's mechanical smoothness throughout the race, allowing the two teammates to battle each other in vastly different ways. Wilson would outlast Ellerman, winning the heat by 0.26 seconds with a time 54.94. In the A-final, graduate student Lorenzo Tabladini raced with house money after spending last season recovering from injury. He went on to finish sixth time with a time of 55.30.

Like the 200 freestyle, the 100 backstroke presented the Pirates another opportunity at an overall win. Led by Balint Marosi, Shonk and Chris Jackson, the trio launched off the start in search of their first ever titles in the event. While Jackson's strong underwaters earned him fourth place, the top step of the podium was reserved for Marosi. After finishing second on the touch last year, the Hungarian said it was his turn. With a time of 48.45, Marosi secured his second individual of the championships.
To close out the night, The Hall found itself at the center of the 400 freestyle relay against Xavier and Georgetown. While the opening leg did not go in The Hall's favor, Marosi, Wilson, Klimasewski and Cary not only touched the wall first, but the four finished with a school record time of 3:12:79.

What's Next
The Pirates will kick off the final day of the BIG EAST Championships at 10 a.m. on YouTube. Finals will be streamed on ESPN+ starting at 5:45 p.m.