FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason swimming and diving teams completed the annual Patriot Invitational on senior day, with the men's team finishing third and the women's team placing fifth in the three-day event held at the Jim McKay Natatorium in Fairfax, Va.

On the men's side, Mason senior Matthew Lynch won the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.09), while freshman Andres Alarcon was eighth in the event (1:52.37).

The Patriots took two of the top five spots in the 1,650-yard freestyle.  Sophomore Attila Kiss made the podium in the event for the second straight year with a third place finish (15:47.39), while senior Steven Craig placed fifth (15:56.28).

In the 200-yard backstroke, Mason sophomore Ryan Donnelly earned bronze with a third place finish (1:49.11), with sophomore Logan Eubanks right behind in fourth (1:50.21).  Freshman Dylan Peck placed sixth in the consolation finals (1:54.23).

Senior Alec Morin finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (45.44).  In the bonus final of the event, freshman Bradley Downs was first (47.10) and classmate Drake Moretz was third (47.36).

Sophomore Christopher Stankiewicz recorded a sixth place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.86), while freshman Michael Pettinichi touched the wall first in the consolation final of the event (2:04.36).

The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Morin, Moretz, Peck and Stankiewicz placed fifth (3:05.20).

Drexel won the meet on the men's side with 779 points, the University of North Carolina Wilmington was second with 749.5 points and Mason finished third with 658.5 points.  Seton Hall (565), UMBC (501), Florida Atlantic (369), American (120) and Shippensburg (59) rounded out the nine-team field.

On the women's side, junior Theresa Cotter placed eighth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.28).  In the consolation final of the event, sophomore Hannah Ikenberry swam to a first place finish (2:02.38) and senior Dorothy Reilly was second (2:02.97).

Mason senior Amy Tansill finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.35), while classmate Allison Barahona was fifth (2:22.39).

In the 200-yard butterfly, Reilly earned a spot on the podium with a third place finish (2:01.85).  Junior Christina McLemore finished eighth in the event (2:05.79).

The combination of senior Rachel Williams, junior Marla Albanese, sophomore Rachel Chalsma and Reilly placed eighth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:31.85).

The Mason women's team finished fifth in the meet with 396.5 points.  UNCW won the meet with 850 points, Drexel was second with 756.5 points and Florida Atlantic placed third with 564 points, followed by Seton Hall (453), Mason (396.5), Richmond (353), UMBC (261), American (232) and Shippensburg (7).

Mason seniors were honored before the meet.  Allison Barahona, Steven Craig, Deion Dean, Matthew Lynch, Alec Morin, Dorothy Reilly, Gretchen Roesel, Amy Tansill and Rachel Williams took to the pool in the Patriot Invitational one final time.

"It's always hard to see them finish what they are doing and hopefully they have accomplished what they came here to do," Mason head coach Peter Ward said.  "We still have some swimming to do through their senior year.  This class has been a terrific group and they've been a force at the collegiate level."

The Patriots are back in action Nov. 30 through Dec.2 at the Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.