St. Louis, Mo. – The No. 8 Washington University in St. Louis men's swimming and diving team defeated Saint Louis University (SLU) to open the season on Friday evening at Millstone Pool. The Bears finished with 128.50 points to SLU's 105.50 points.
Swimming
The Bears opened up the day with a win in the 200 medley relay as the team of
Kyle Wolford,
Justin Rockaway, Alex McCormick and
Kai Garren won in 1:33.85. WashU also finished third as the team of
Andy Zhu,
Nathan Lin,
Mason Rhode and
Nico Gomez swam to a time of 1:37.13.
Orluke Borjigin took second in the 1,000 freestyle, racing to a time of 9:53.94.
JP Vanderloo finished fourth with a time of 9:59.18.
Ethan Feng won the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:42.82.
Reece Bends finished third with a time of 1:45.39 while
Ryan Hillery took fourth with a time of 1:45.59.
Pace Edwards finished fifth in 1:46.11.
Lin was the top Bears' finisher in the 50 freestyle, taking second in 21.57. Garren finished tied for fifth with a time of 22.10.
McCormick led the field in the 200 IM, winning in 1:54.22, followed by
Austin Bick in second with a time of 1:56.36.
Marco Minai took third in 1:56.97.
The Bears swept the top five spots in the 100 butterfly, led by Wolford in first with a time of 50.91. Rhode took second in 51.87 with
Matthew Walker in third with a time of 52.89. Zhu finished fourth in 53.10 and
Tommy Moul took fifth in 53.29.
Feng won his second race of the day, the 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.49. Bends finished third with a time of 48.10 and Rockaway took fourth in 48.27. Bick rounded out the top five with a time of 48.41.
McCormick followed with his second win of the day, claiming the top spot in 51.18.
Hillery won the 500 freestyle, racing to a time of 4:47.36, followed by Minai in second in 4:49.08.
Lin won the 100 breaststroke, racing to a time of 58.98. Rockaway took fourth in 59.65.
The Bears rounded out the day with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Bick, Garren, Feng and Bends raced to a time of 1:26.54 while SLU's winning team swam to a time of 1:26.24.
Diving
Elliot Polikowski took third place in the 1-meter with a score of 157.80.
The Bears host Chicago next Saturday at 1 p.m.
