St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 6, 2017 – The Washington University in St. Louis swimming & diving program held its home opener of the season hosting Saint Louis University in a dual meet as the men's team captured a victory over the Division I opponent while the women fell in the I.E. Millstone Pool Friday evening.

The WashU men scored 155 points to outpace the Billikens' 125 points, thanks to 10 first place finishes in 17 total events. The women posted two first place finishes as they totaled 107 points compared to Saint Louis's 193.

The Bears utilized multiple relay victories including: the 200 medley by sophomores Peyton Wilson, Simon Deshusses, junior Brandon Lum and senior Ross Brown with a time of 1:35.38; and the 200 freestyle relay y Brown, sophomore Chase Van Patten, juniors Andrew Pek and Justin Li with a time of 1:25.92.

Freshman Seth Ritter scored multiple first place finishes for the men in his debut in the Athletic Complex: 1000 freestyle (9:25.43) and 500 freestyle (4:36.81).

The reigning Division III 200 butterfly national champion, Lum, finished nearly three-quarters of a second ahead of the runner-up with a time of 1:52.74. Brown and Van Patten finished one and two in the 50 freestyle with times of 21.69 and 22.22.

Junior Kevin Van Cleave seized first in the 200 backstroke as the Bears dominated the event with four of the top-five times. Van Cleave led the way with a 1:52.99 mark.

Senior Ryan Nathenson scored 18 points with two first place finishes as the only male diver to compete. He posted 217.65 (1-meter) and 217.50 (3-meter) scores.                                                                                                                                                

Earning first place honors for the women were senior Nicole Zanolli in the 200 freestyle (1:56.60), sophomore Jenna Wilf in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.06).

WashU returns to action in three weeks on Saturday, Oct. 28 hosting DePauw University at 1 p.m. Be sure to stay up to date on all your Bears scores and awards by following @WashUBears on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.