FAIRFAX, Va. - After
three days of competition in the CAA Championships, Mason's men's team is
solidly in second place with a team score of 408, while the women have slipped
to seventh overall with a team score of 190.
The men were led on Saturday by a pair of standout seniors,
Preston Wolter, who won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 3:52.45
and Austin Witherow, who won the 100-yard backstroke with a finals time of
48.97.
Despite dropping one spot in the rankings since Thursday,
the women continued to be led by the outstanding performances of star senior
Ashley Danner. Danner won the 100-yard
backstroke with a time of 59.82.
The Patriots will continue to host the CAA Championships on
Saturday for the final day of competition.
The preliminary round is scheduled to begin at 10am, with the finals
beginning at 6pm. Following the finals,
there will be an award ceremony for the top performers on the weekend and
overall throughout the year. For all
information on the CAA Championships, make sure to visit the 2012 CAA
Championship Central page.