GETTYSBURG, PA - Host Gettysburg College spoiled
visiting Washington College's season opener, 118-43, in Centennial
Conference men's swimming action this afternoon in Gettysburg, PA.
The Bullets improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in conference meets
with the win, while the Shoremen fell to 0-1 and 0-1.
Sophomore Austin Auger (McLean,
VA/Langley) captured the first-place points in the 200
breaststroke for the Shoremen, finishing in 2:20.30. His time was
the second-fastest in the race; Gettysburg entered the event as
exhibition entrants only.
Senior Dylan Pollock (Savannah,
GA/Benedictine Military) and sophomore Nick
Longworth (Media, PA/Strath Haven) each recorded one
individual second-place finish for the Shoremen. Pollock was second
in the 200 butterfly in 2:07.00, while Longworth was second in the
200 backstroke in 2:04.13.
Freshman A.J. Feurer (Kingsville,
MD/Archbishop Curley) recorded two of Washington's five
individual third-place finishes in his collegiate debut. He was
third in the 500 freestyle in 5:19.40 and third in the 1000
freestyle in 10:49.66.
The Shoremen return to action Wednesday with their
home opener, a 6:00 p.m. meet against Salisbury.