Complete Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The George Mason men's and women's swimming teams opened the 2017-18 season with first place finishes at the Potomac Relay Invitational held at American University on Friday.

Mason won 15 of the 18 events overall during the afternoon against teams from American, Georgetown and Howard.  The Patriots women's team claimed seven of nine events, while the men's team won eight of nine relays.

On the women's side, seniors Amy Tansill and Dorothy Reilly, along with junior Marla Albanese and sophomore Hannah Ikenberry began the day with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.84).

Sophomore Rachel Chalsma combined with Reilly and Albanese to win the 300-yard butterfly relay (2:57.31).  The trio of junior Theresa Cotter, Ikenberry and Reilly touched the wall first in the 300-yard backstroke, winning by nearly five seconds (2:56.59).

Senior Allison Barahona, freshman Shannon Glesing and Tansill took the top spot in the 300-yard breaststroke relay (3:24.03), while Reilly, Tansill, Barahona and senior Rachel Williams won the 400-yard medley IM relay (4:12.35).

Freshman Erica King and Ikenberry swam to a first place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle relay (10:34.57).

On the men's side, seniors Matthew Lynch and Alec Morin along with sophomores Ryan Donnelly and Christopher Stankiewicz won the 200-yard medley relay by nearly three seconds (1:35.75).  Senior Steven Craig, junior Nicholas Burton, sophomore Attila Kiss and freshmen Bradley Downs finished first in the 800-yard freestyle relay by over 13 seconds (7:04.66).

The Mason trio of Lynch, Morin and freshman Andres Alarcon swam to a first place finish in the 300-yard butterfly relay (2:33.09), while sophomore Logan Eubanks, Donnelly and Burton touched the wall first in the 200-yard backstroke relay (2:39.50).

In the 300-yard breaststroke relay, Craig, Stankiewicz and freshman Wallace Watkins took first place (2:59.96).  The men's team also won the 400-yard medley IM relay (3:38.89), 500-yard freestyle relay (4:12.61) and the 1000-yard freestyle relay (9:36.07)

The Patriots are back in the pool against Delaware at 1 p.m. on Oct. 14 in Newark, Del.

Women – Team Scores
1.  George Mason 380
2.  American 344
3.  Howard 280
4.  Georgetown 218

Men – Team Scores
1.  George Mason 354
2.  Howard 298
3.  American 286
4.  Georgetown 226