WESTMINSTER, Md. - Freshman Niall Navarra and sophomore Josh Morgan each had first-place finishes as the McDaniel College men's swimming team fell to Penn State Altoona in its home opener Saturday.

The Green Terror (0-4) fell to the Nittany Lions, 65-30.

Navarra finished first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:07.88 while sophomore Josh Morgan took the top spot in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.0 seconds.

The team of freshman Connor Woodward, sophomore Ethan Gell, senior Mark Sanelli, and sophomore Dimitri Raush-Gernet finished third in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:00.75. Freshman Zach Duck secured a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.09, two seconds ahead of Morgan. 

Senior Christian Walker nearly won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.85 seconds, finishing half-a-second out of first. He took second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.13 seconds.

Duck and Raush-Gernet finished second and fourth, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle while Navarra came in second in the 500-yard freestyle.

The team of Morgan, Duck, Navarra, and Walker took third in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

McDaniel returns to action next Saturday, Nov. 9 when they host a tri-match with Ursinus and Juniata beginning at 1 p.m.