DAY ONE RESULTS

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The George Mason men's swimming and diving team leads the Virginia Military Institute 140-43, while the Mason women's team leads VMI 148-26 and trails Liberty 145-40 after day one of the Liberty Duals in Lynchburg, Va.

The Mason men's team won nine events, including eight individual events and one relay.

The combination of sophomores Logan Eubanks and Christopher Stankiewicz along with freshmen Dylan Peck and Bradley Downs set the tone for the evening with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:34.35).  Eubanks also won the 100-yard backstroke (50.96).

The Patriots claimed the top three spots in the 500-yard freestyle.  Senior Steven Craig won the event (4:38.58), sophomore Attila Kiss placed second (4:38.93) and freshman Drake Moretz was third (4:40.15).

Sophomore Ryan Donnelly took the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.71), while sophomore Kimani Maina finished second (1:46.53).

Mason took the top three spots in the 200-yard IM.  Senior Matthew Lynch touched the wall first (1:53.65), freshman Devin Truong placed second (1:54.66) and Stankiewicz placed third (1:56.31).

Freshman Wallace Watkins led a sweep of the top three spots in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.01), Craig was second (59.16) and Peck finished third (59.31).

Freshman Andres Alarcon claimed the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.67) with Truong finishing in second place (1:59.86).

Sophomore Gerald Hodges, Jr. scored 334.43 to win the three-meter springboard diving event.

On the women's side, freshman Marina Toone won the three-meter springboard event with a score of 297.98, while classmate Alyx Bridis was second with a score of 217.20.

The combination of seniors Amy Tansill and Dorothy Reilly along with juniors Theresa Cotter and Marla Albanese placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.90). 
 
Reilly was third in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.99) and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.69).

The Patriots are back in action for the final day of competition on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Liberty Natatorium in Lynchburg, Va.