Schulte sets four school records at U.S. Nationals

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Freshman Ben Schulte (Mermaid Beach, Australia) set four school records to highlight an outstanding performance from the Bryant University swimming and diving team at the AT&T U.S. National Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

Schulte continued one of the most impressive starts to a career in Bryant history. Schulte set school records in the 100 and 200 breast and in the 200 and 400 IM. He finished 33rd in the 100 breast with a school-record time of 55.42. He also finished 33rd in the 200 breast with a time of 2:01.89.

He then went on to set records in the 200 and 400 IM during time trials. He set the 200 with a time of 1:52.46 and then broke a five-year old record in the 400 IM with a time of 4:02.31. The 400 IM record had been held since 2009 by Bryant great Tom Ferrigno.

Senior Graham Beck (Danvers, Mass.) also performed well. Beck finished 77th in the 100 breast with a time of 57.99 and 75th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:09.06. He also registered time trial times of 22.06 in the 50 free and 4:58.33 in the 500 free.

Sophomore Taylor Poliseno (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) competed in the 100 fly, finishing 98th with a time of 59.61. She also competed in a pair of time trials, swimming the 50 free and the 100 free. Poliseno finished the 50 free with a time of 25.49 and the 100 free with a time of 55.96.