COLLEGE SWIMMING: ATHENS GRADS LEONARD, COBB LEAD WILKES TEAMS TO STRONG FINISHES AT ELECTRIC CITY INVITE (December 10, 2025)

Valley Sports Report
SCRANTON — Athens grads Josh Leonard, a freshman, and Grace Cobb, a sophomore, both had good performances to help Wilkes University swim teams to strong finishes here at the Electric City Invite at Marywood College.

Leonard was fifth in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 2:21.55, and sixth in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:28.95 — more than 17 seconds faster than his seed time.

Leonard placed seventh in the 100-yard butterfly.

He also swam on a pair of relays and posted a PR as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay with a split of 56.19 seconds.

Wilkes won the team title in the five-team tournament.

In Wilkes' dual prior to the Electric City Invite, Leonard finished third in the 200-yard freestyle and was on the second-place 400-yard freestyle relay team in a winnower Goucher College.

Cobb was sixth in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 20:55.09, and ninth in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 6:08.54 — nearly 9 seconds faster than her seed time.

She was 12th in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 1:03.39.

Cobb was also part of the fourth-place 400-yard freestyle relay which clocked in at 3:58.5, and the fifth-place 800-yard freestyle relay that clocked in at 8:54.50.

Wilkes finished third in the seven-team field.

In Wilkes' dual prior to the Electric City Invite, Cobb won the 1,000-yard freestyle in a win over Goucher College.

Wilkes, 4-4 in duals, returns to action Jan. 10 in a double-dual against the University of Scranton and Lebanon Valley College at the Wyoming Catholic Youth Center.

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IN PHOTO: Grace Cobb (left) and Josh Leonard.



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