SWIMMING AND DIVING:  MASON INVITATIONAL
WHEN: Friday, March 19 – Saturday, March 20 (Women 1 p.m. and Men 4:15 p.m. both days) | Diving 9:30 a.m. on Saturday
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | Jim McKay Natatorium
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 200 IM, 50 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Fly, 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving teams will host the Mason Invitational, welcoming Richmond and UMBC Friday and Saturday, March 19-20 at the Jim McKay Natatorium.
 
The Mason women's team will compete against both Richmond and UMBC, while the Mason men's team will face UMBC over the two-day meet.
 
Last time out, the Mason men's team finished first in eight events against Delaware, George Washington and William & Mary, while the women's team placed first in four events against George Washington, Richmond and William & Mary on Feb. 20 at the Jim McKay Natatorium.
 
On the men's side in the first meet of the season, Mason went Mason went one-two in the 200-yard IM with freshman Dylan Nguyen first (1:50.83) and sophomore Sammy Lucht second (1:52.62).  Nguyen also won the 100-yard freestyle (45.59) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.86) as he finished first in three events in his Mason debut.
 
Senior Drake Moretz set the pace in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.79), while sophomore Jackson Knouse took second (1:42.70).  Knouse won the 1650-yard freestyle (16:22.66), with freshman Graham Boyle (16:38.85) second in the event.
 
Mason took three of the top four spots in the 100-yard butterfly, with senior Andres Alarcon winning the event (48.93), freshman Sorab Aman second (49.09) and sophomore Luke DeVore fourth (49.27).  DeVore was second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.76).
 
The combination of Nguyen, Aman, Fletcher and Rastatter won the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.50).
 
In the one-meter dive, freshman Ian Castegnaro was second (224.78) with classmate Indigo Flynch third (189.08).  In the three-meter event, Flynch placed second (227.25) and Castegnaro third (224.33).
 
On the women's side in the first meet of the season, the Patriots won four events.
 
Senior Jacquee Clabeaux took the top spot in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.41) and Abigail Murtaugh touched the wall first in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.12).
 
Sophomore Leah Riley was third in the 100-yard butterfly (57.08), while Murtaugh finished fourth (57.47).
 
The Patriots went two-three in the 200-yard freestyle, with junior Laura Hodge second (1:53.72) and sophomore Lauren Ashton third (1:56.39).
 
Sophomore Megan Mastropaolo took third in the 100-yard backstroke (58.05) and was second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.66).
 
In the 50-yard freestyle, sophomore Emily Lewantowicz finished fifth (24.47) and junior Ana Kuzemka was sixth (24.80).  In the 100-yard freestyle, Lewantowicz was third (53.02), sophomore Haley Butcher fourth (53.83), junior Ariana Lewis sixth (54.34) and Kuzemka seventh (54.58).
 
Senior Marina Toone finished first in both the one-meter (293.70) and three-meter (310.58).  Freshman Hailey Fisher was second in both the one-meter (276.98) and three-meter (290.25).
 
The Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships will take place April 14-17 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
MASON INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
 
Friday and Saturday
 
200 IM, 50 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, 400 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Fly, 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly