WEST POINT, N.Y. – The George Mason women's and men's swimming and diving teams were swept by Army and Boston University on Saturday at Crandall Pool in West Point, N.Y.
The Mason women's team fell to the Black Knights 187-106 and suffered a 188-109 loss to the Terriers, while the Patriot's men's team was defeated by Army 218-79 and bested by Boston University 164-135.
On the women's side, Mason compiled four first-place finishes.Â
Junior
Amy Tansill won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.70), with junior
Sarah Brallier fourth (1:07.01) and classmate
Allison Barahona fifth (1:07.02) in the event.
Brallier swam to a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.43), while Barahona was fourth (2:23.58).
Mason junior
Dorothy Reilly touched the wall first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.20) and placed second in the 100-yard butterfly (58.33).
Senior
Sydney Fisher recorded a first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (23.50) and was third in the 100-yard freestyle (52.14).
The combination of sophomore
Marla Albanese, Fisher, Tansill and Reilly finished third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.20). The group of senior
Steff Maurer, junior
Rachel Williams, Fisher and Albanese finished third in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:33.87).
On the men's side, senior
Paul Helfgott won the one-meter dive with a final score of 303.15 and placed second in the three-meter springboard event with a score of 278.05. Senior
Trevor Long notched a third place finish in the three-meter dive with a score of 266.00 and was fifth in the one-meter with a score of 229.50.
Senior
Zepher Begnell finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (20.94). Junior
Matthew Lynch was second in the 100-yard butterfly (50.39) and third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:52.33).
In the 100-yard backstroke, freshman
Ryan Donnelly placed third (52.43), while classmate
Logan Eubanks was fourth (52.63). Donnelly also posted a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:52.73).
Mason junior
Steven Craig swam to a third place finish in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:36.46) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:38.50).
The Mason women's and men's swimming and diving teams will compete in the Atlantic 10 Championships Wednesday, Feb. 15 through Saturday, Feb. 18 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
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