Men’s Swimming And Diving Makes It 13 Straight

With 926.5 points the men’s swimming and diving came just 1.5 points short of the all-time championship record, but did extend their conference championship streak to 13 straight.

Matt Mattingly shined and was apart of five medals, including three individual. In the 200 IM he earned gold in an NCAA-provisional qualifying time of 1:48.69. Then in the 100 breat he tied for first place with a Boston U swimmer in 55.70. His third individual medal came in the 200 breast in a school record 2:00.90, getting him a silver.

In the 200 medly relay with Zach Vonder Haar, Brad Reitz, and Jason Mattingly, he picked up another gold in 1:29.89, while he, Sandy Haibel, Reits, and Eric Jones earned silver in the 400 medly relay in 3:20.79.

Reitz also had a lot of individual success. He won the 200 fly in an NCAA-provisional qualifying time of 1:47.81, finished second in the 100 fly in 49.41, and third in the 200 IM in 1:50.16.

Reitz then picked up another gold in the 800 free relay team with Herol Marjak, Keilan Freeman, and Jones in 6:37.08.

Jones won another gold in the 200 free in 1:41.28, which was a race he did not lead until the final turn.

Vonder Haar was apart of three medal winning relay teams, the one with Mattingly, and the 200 free with Jason Mattingly, Stephen Gallagher, and Jones, which finished second in a school record 1:21.71, and the 400 free relay with Gallagher, Jones, and Jason Mattingly, which won silver in 3:01.28.

Vonder Haar picked up a silver int he 100 back in 50.00, 0.01 second behind the winner.

John Mendenhall won a bronze in the 200 breast in 2:03.03 while Dan-Weston-Dawkes and Phillip Novotney followed him for the 3-4-5 finishes.

Gallagher picked up bronze in the 50 free in 21.00 and the 100 breast in 57.11.

Mat Carson won silver in the 400 IM in 3:57.42 and Haibel earned a bronze in the 200 fly in 1:51.94.