COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Justin Allen (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) won twice to lead McDaniel at Ursinus in Centennial Conference (CC) men's swimming action on Saturday.
Scoring:
- The Bears (2-0, 2-0 CC) defeated the Green Terror (0-2, 0-2 CC) by a score of 122-74.
Head of the Class: The following athletes won multiple events at the meet:
- Justin Allen won two times. He also touched first in the 100 butterfly (54.20 seconds) and 100 breaststroke (59.96 seconds).
Striking Gold: The following athletes won a single event at the meet:
Precious Metal: The following athletes finished second or third in an event at the meet:
- Paul Van Nevel (Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville), Andrew Gottfried (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) and Grayson Blanchard (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) joined Justin Allen to finish second in the 200 medley relay (1:38.61).
- Paul Van Nevel also finished second in the 200 IM (2:02.23) and 100 backstroke (54.08 seconds).
- Grayson Blanchard finished second in the 100 free (50.33 seconds). He was also third in the 200 free (1:55.95).
- Sam Simacek was second in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.06).
- Owen Long finished third in the 50 free (24.07 seconds)
- Andrew Gottfried finished third in the 100 butterfly (55.02 seconds).
- Jeremy Simon (Melville, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills East) was third in the 100 breaststroke (1:20.13).
Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes achieved a mark that ranks in the program's all-time top 10:
For the Foes: The following Ursinus athletes won events at the meet:
- William Benn, Devon Nielsen, Colin McNamara and Travis Venables won the 200 medley relay (1:37.76).
- Colin McNamara also won the 100 free (49.99 seconds).
- William Benn also won the 100 backstroke (53.80 seconds).
- Casey Lear won the 200 free (1:48.14) and 500 free (4:57.45).
- Daniel Powell won the 1000 free (10:18.95).
- Jared Krawetz won the 50 free (23.09 seconds).
- Jake Menzer won the 200 IM (1:59.87).
Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at home against Gettysburg on Wednesday. Meet time is 7 p.m.
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