Swimmers qualify for ECACs at Dartmouth
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's swimming team put forth a solid showing at the Dartmouth Invitational this weekend, accumulating 344 combined points to finish in fourth place in the five-team field. Head-to-head, Bryant fell to Boston College, 28.00-100.00, Dartmouth, 266.00-58.00, and UMass, 275.00-49.00 but knocked off Maine for the second time this season, 183.00-135.00.
UMass took the top spot on the men's side, garnering 1,083 total points from the swimming and diving competitions. Dartmouth and Boston College finished ahead of Bryant in second and third place while Maine rounded out the field.
Head coach Katie Cameron received several strong performances, as several swimmers were able to qualify for the ECAC Championships. Junior Konrad Lech (Portland, Maine) swam his way into postseason competition with his fifth-place finish in the 100-yard breastroke and fourth-place finish in the 400-yard breastroke.
Joining Lech was fellow classmate Alex Kosenski (Lavallette, N.J.) who registered a 21.77 time in the 50-yard freestyle. The New Jersey native would go on to finish fifth in the 100-yard freestyle with a 47.47 mark. Steve Sinclair joined Kosenski as an ECAC qualifier, recorded a fifth-place time of 53.74 in the 100-yard backstroke.
Freshman Derek Hawes (Westbrook, Maine) made an ECAC as well, finishing the 1000-yard freestyle with a 12th-place time of 10:11.48
Classmate Brendan Heller (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Danny Conlin (Rosindale, Mass.) generated career-best in their respective events.
The Bulldogs travel to Holy Cross on Feb. 5 before heading to Pittsburgh, Pa. for the ECAC Championships.