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Men's Swimming and Diving 10/29/2010 11:00:00 PM VMIKeydets.com

Men's Swimming and Diving Takes Two of Three at Mount

EMMITSBURG, Md. – The VMI men's swimming and diving team went won two of three duals Friday, competing on the opening day of a four-team meet hosted by Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Md.

The Keydets took on Saint Peter's, Manhattan and New Jersey Tech (NJIT), as host Mount St. Mary's does not offer men's swimming and diving. VMI dropped the first day's dual to Saint Peter's, 138-66, but was able to defeat NJIT handily, 155-41, and squeak by Manhattan, 116-86.

VMI's lone event win of the opening day came in the 200-meter freestyle relay, as Chris Dreikorn, Sam Halter, Ian Morales and Kodiak Bowers won in 1:41.47. All four would come back for solid finishes later in the meet, including Dreikorn, who came home third in the 50-meter freestyle (56.55) and returned in the 100-meter version for a fourth-place finish. Freshman Halter did the same double, finishing seventh and sixth respectively in the two disciplines.

Morales, also a freshman, was third in the 100-meter backstroke, thanks to his 1:04.29 time, and was sixth in the 50-meter freestyle, while Bowers was third in the 200-meter free (2:01.97).

The 400-meter medley relay squads were strong Friday, finishing second and third. The “A” unit of Everett Eschbach, Marcus Sutter, Jack Sullivan and Scott Pease was second in 4:29.28, while Joe Dutter, David Hayes, Thomas Brown and Ben Zaepfel comprised the third-place “B” unit, which included three freshmen and finished in 4:31.79. Hayes also finished fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke during Friday's proceedings.

In addition, Benji Howard was fourth in the 1,500-meter freestyle and fifth in the 400-meter individual medley.

VMI men's swimming and diving is back in action Saturday, taking part in day two of the meet at Mount St. Mary's. Saturday's action will be another day of duals, as no scores will carry over from Friday's competition. Action gets underway at noon in Emmitsburg, Md.

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Players Mentioned

Kodiak Bowers: Free; Freshman

Thomas Brown: Fly/Free; Freshman

Chris Dreikorn: Back/Free; Sophomore

Joe Dutter: Back; Freshman

Everett Eschbach: Back; Freshman

Sam Halter: Breast/Free; Freshman

David Hayes: Breast; Junior

Benji Howard: Free; Junior

Scott Pease: Free; Freshman

Jack Sullivan: Fly/Free; Freshman

Marcus Sutter: Breast; Sophomore

Ben Zaepfel: Breast/Free; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kodiak Bowers
: Freshman
: Free

Thomas Brown
: Freshman
: Fly/Free

Chris Dreikorn
: Sophomore
: Back/Free

Joe Dutter
: Freshman
: Back

Everett Eschbach
: Freshman
: Back

Sam Halter
: Freshman
: Breast/Free

David Hayes
: Junior
: Breast

Benji Howard
: Junior
: Free

Scott Pease
: Freshman
: Free

Jack Sullivan
: Freshman
: Fly/Free

Marcus Sutter
: Sophomore
: Breast

Ben Zaepfel
: Freshman
: Breast/Free