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Men's Swimming and Diving

Men’s Swimming & Diving Holds Eighth at A-10 Championship

Patrick Wilson Sets School Record in the 100 Breaststroke

Results
 
Geneva, Ohio – (February 21, 2020) – The Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championship has concluded its third day of competition at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
The men's competition got a little more interesting with a disqualification in the final event on day three by George Mason.  However, the Patriots still hold on to the overall lead with 426 points, going into the final day of competition.  George Washington is second with 391 points, followed by St. Bonaventure (350.5), La Salle (292.5), Davidson (268), Massachusetts (220.5), Saint Louis (203), and Fordham (165.5).
 
Fordham had a total of eight individual finalists on day three, which began in the 400 individual medley event.  Nathaniel Guenther was the top Ram, placing 10th overall in a season-best time of 3:59.19, followed by Greg Lombana in 13th at 4:01.78.
 
In the 100 butterfly, Kevin Berry scored 14th in a season-best time of 49.44 seconds, while the 200 freestyle event saw Josh Stegen take 16th in 1:42.87.
Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson

 
The next final was the 100 breaststroke, which saw three Rams in the finals.  Patrick Wilson qualified for the "A" final in the preliminaries with a school record time of 55.29 seconds, just edging Sean Finlay's mark of 55.30 seconds, set in 2017.  Wilson ended up sixth overall, posting a time of 55.48 seconds in the championship final.  Julius Ekstrand and Finlay scored in the "B" final, taking 11th (55.86) and 12th (56.14), respectively.
 
Fordham's last individual finalist was Spencer Clarke in the 100 backstroke, where he took 11th in a season-best time of 49.60 seconds.
 
The final event of the night was the 400 medley relay, where Fordham scored fifth, as Clarke, Wilson, Berry, and Bryce Bollesen clocked in a season-best time of 3:19.47.
 
The Championship wraps up on Saturday with preliminaries starting at 10:00 AM.
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Players Mentioned

Kevin Berry

Kevin Berry

Sprint Free/Fly
5' 11"
Senior
Bryce Bollesen

Bryce Bollesen

Sprint Free
6' 0"
Junior
Spencer Clarke

Spencer Clarke

Freestyle/IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Sean Finlay

Sean Finlay

Sprint Free/Breast/IM
6' 0"
Senior
Nathaniel Guenther

Nathaniel Guenther

Back/Breast/IM
6' 0"
Junior
Greg  Lombana

Greg Lombana

Fly/Back/IM
5' 8"
Senior
Josh Stegen

Josh Stegen

Free/Breast
6' 2"
Sophomore
Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Sprint Free/Breast
6' 2"
Junior
Julius Ekstrand

Julius Ekstrand

Breast
6' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kevin Berry

Kevin Berry

5' 11"
Senior
Sprint Free/Fly
Bryce Bollesen

Bryce Bollesen

6' 0"
Junior
Sprint Free
Spencer Clarke

Spencer Clarke

6' 0"
Sophomore
Freestyle/IM
Sean Finlay

Sean Finlay

6' 0"
Senior
Sprint Free/Breast/IM
Nathaniel Guenther

Nathaniel Guenther

6' 0"
Junior
Back/Breast/IM
Greg  Lombana

Greg Lombana

5' 8"
Senior
Fly/Back/IM
Josh Stegen

Josh Stegen

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free/Breast
Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

6' 2"
Junior
Sprint Free/Breast
Julius Ekstrand

Julius Ekstrand

6' 4"
Sophomore
Breast