WESTMINSTER, Md. – Franklin & Marshall won the 200 free relay to close the meet and defeat McDaniel 49-37 in Centennial Conference (CC) men's swimming action on Saturday.
Justin Allen (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) led the Green Terror (1-7, 0-5 CC) with three victories, including posting the No. 2 all-time time in the 100 butterfly. The junior turned in a time of 53.05 seconds to win the event. Allen also joined Paul Van Nevel (Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville), Brandon Loehmer (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) and Owen Long (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) to open the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay. Two days after Van Nevel and Allen were part of a program-record time in the same pool, the duo headed the No. 3 all-time mark with a time of 1:39.88.
Allen rounded out his triple-win evening with a victory in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.29 seconds.
Danny Sanders capped a two-win day for the Diplomats (2-3, 1-2 CC), anchoring the 200 free relay to victory. With Franklin & Marshall leading McDaniel by five points entering the final event, the winning relay would claim victory in the meet by virtue of its seven points. Sanders anchored the quartet of Ryan Caffrey, Keith Kamons and David Burton to a time of 1:29.79 to win by 2.55 seconds.
Brad Brooks (Newark, Del./Charter School of Wilmington), who was already a double winner, Adam Halmy (Shenandoah, Texas/College Park), Logan Linden (Ocean View, Del./Indian River) and Sam Simacek (Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus) combined to post the Green Terror's best time of the season with a mark of 1:32.34.
Sanders also won the 50 free for the Diplomats with a time of 22.50 seconds.
Brooks won the 400 IM (4:17.05) and 100 free (48.28 seconds) for the Green Terror. The 100 free time was the best time of the season by any McDaniel swimmer and the 100th victory of his collegiate career.
Van Nevel added a second win in the 100 backstroke, also posting the Green Terror's best mark of the season with a time of 55.22 seconds.
Halmy added a second-place showing in the 200 free with a season-best time of 1:50.52.
McDaniel concludes the dual-meet season at home against Washington (Md.) on Saturday, Feb. 6. Meet time is 1 p.m.
Franklin & Marshall 49, McDaniel 37
Event Winners: 200 Medley Relay – McDaniel A (Paul Van Nevel, Justin Allen, Brandon Loehmer, Owen Long) 1:39.88; 200 Free – Reed Perry (F) 1:50.52; 50 Free – Danny Sanders (F) 22.50; 400 IM – Brad Brooks (M) 4:17.05; 100 Butterfly – Allen (M) 53.05; 100 Free – Brooks (M) 48.28; 100 Backstroke – Van Nevel (M) 55.22; 500 Free – Patrick Greaney (F) 5:04.75; 100 Breaststroke – Allen (M) 59.29; 200 Free Relay – Franklin & Marshall A (Ryan Caffrey, Keith Kamons, David Burton, Sanders) 1:29.79.
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