Day one results (PDF)
Day one team scores (PDF)

HAMPTON, Va. – The George Mason women's and men's swimming and diving teams competed the first day of competition at the Richmond Duals held at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.

The George Mason men's team downed Davidson in the head-to-head matchup, 853-831, while the women's team placed third in the invitational style format this year with 559 points with Duquesne first (782 points), Richmond second (621 points) and Davidson fourth (512 points).

Saturday's event will include dual matchups against Davidson for both the men's and women's team.

The Patriots' men's team won eight of the 30 events on day one against the Wildcats.

Junior Tate Anderson touched the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.98) with junior Max Fermayer fourth (1:46.09) and sophomore Cody Skifres fifth (1:46.13).  Anderson also won the 100-yard freestyle (45.99) while sophomore Colby Lane placed sixth (48.84).

Sophomore Alex Crown won the 400-yard IM (4:08.19).  Crown swam to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:39.91) with Fermayer fourth (4:50.20) and Skifres sixth (4:50.73) in the event. 

In the 50-yard backstroke, sophomore Ian Rodgers took the top spot (23.28) with junior Jett Lett third (24.27).  Rodgers also won the 200-yard backstroke (1:50.34), while junior Jett Lee placed third (1:55.90) and freshman Anthony Garono was fourth (1:56.13).

The Patriots went two-three in the 50-yard breaststroke with senior Zane Roberts second (26.75) and graduate student Logan Skiles third (27.29).

In the 200-yard breaststroke, junior Jack Chapman took second (2:12.99), Skiles was fourth (2:15.81) and junior Sam Rivas finished fifth (2:16.09).

The Patriots took three of the top five spots in the 50-yard butterfly with junior Aoun Al-Hiari second (22.74), graduate student Kyle Johnson third (23.07) and freshman Gabe Miller fifth (23.72).  In the 200-yard butterfly, Johnson was fourth (1:58.00) and Al-Hiari fifth (1:58.25).

George Mason took the top spot in both diving events, with sophomore Christian Anderson first in the one-meter (238.20) with freshman Guy Caden second (221.85).  Caden won the three-meter (208.90) and Anderson was second (201.50).

The team of Roberts, Rodgers, Johnson and Anderson touched the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.32).  The team of freshman Gabe Miller, Lee, Skiles, and Lane placed third in the event (1:25.84).

In the 400-yard medley relay, the combination of Rodgers, Roberts, Johnson and Anderson too second (3:23.59).

On the women's side, senior Ali Tyler won the 50-yard backstroke (26.95) with classmate Anka Whelan sixth in the event (27.47).  Tyler touched the wall second in the 50-yard freestyle (23.99) and junior Peyton Brehmer placed fourth (24.52).

In the 200-yard butterfly, graduate student Abigail Murtaugh took second (2:09.26) while sophomore Megan Anderson placed eighth (2:13.79).

Senior Emma DeJong finished third (53.39) in the 100-yard freestyle with classmate Shannon Judge eighth (54.38).  DeJong placed fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke (30.87), junior Aly Yeary was seventh (31.32) and sophomore Deli Brandt eighth (31.47).

In the 200-yard backstroke, freshman Greta Mott placed third (2:05.31) and Whelan was (2:06.46).  Mott was fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.25).

Sophomore Kristen Ivey touched the wall fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:12.41).

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the combination of Tyler, Brehmer, Judge and DeJong placed second (1:37.22) and the group of junior Angelina Zeidan, sophomore Casey Tingen, Murtaugh and Mott finished third (1:37.94).

The Patriots are back in action on Saturday at 10 a.m. with both the men's and women's teams facing Davidson at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, Va.