ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Justin Allen (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) won three times to lead McDaniel in a double dual meet at St. Mary's (Md.) with Ferrum in men's swimming action on Saturday.
Scoring:
- The Green Terror (1-4) defeated Ferrum (1-6) in the double-dual format 155-31 but was just edged by St. Mary's (2-5) 104-99 in the final relay.
Head of the Class: The following athletes won multiple events at the meet:
- Individually, Justin Allen won twice. He touched first in the 200 IM (2:04.06) and the 150 breaststroke (1:36.85). He was also part of the 400 medley relay victory (3:37.43).
- Individually, Paul Van Nevel (Gaithersburg, Md./Poolesville)won the 150 backstroke (1:26.65). He was also part of the 400 medley relay win (3:37.43).
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 finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:50.16).
- Grayson Blanchard finished second in the 50 freestyle (22.81 seconds). He was also third in the 100 freestyle (50.62 seconds).
- Andrew Gottfried finished second in the 200 IM (2:05.78). He was also third in the 150 breaststroke (1:42.98).
- Brandon Loehmer finished second in the 400 freestyle (4:10.47).
- Michael Brant (Wilmington, Del./Cab Calloway School of the Arts) finished third in the 800 freestyle (8:37.80).
For the Foes: The following St. Mary's and Ferrum athletes won events at the meet:
- Matt Walchuck (St. Mary's) won the 200 freestyle (1:46.38) and 100 freestyle (48.41 seconds).
- Colin Cassady (St. Mary's) won the 50 freestyle (22.40 seconds).
- Andrew Braun (St. Mary's) won the 400 freestyle (4:04.06).
- Cassady, Braun and Walchuck joined Andrew Braker to win the 400 free relay (3:19.32).
Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at Hood on Saturday, Dec. 3. Meet time is 1 p.m.
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