DAVIDSON, N.C. – VMI Men's Swimming & Diving put up a valiant effort with big marks against Davidson Saturday afternoon at Charles A. Cannon Pool.
The Keydets' freshmen provided strong outings including freshman
Jack Mills who cracked the Rat and team records in the 200 butterfly with a time of one minute and 53.91 seconds. Mills also placed first in the 200 IM (1:57.48).
Stephen Russell swam into the top five in the 1,000 freestyle (10:12.81) and the 500 freestyle (4:55.88) while
Aubrey Struder placed fifth in the 1,000 freestyle (10:18.38) and
Sam Calder nabbed third in the 200 freestyle (1:44.55). All four freshmen put up a VMI top 10 time in their respective events.
Sam Castle scored a second-place mark in the 100 backstroke (52.86) while
Ethan Griffith tacked on more points for the Keydets after securing second in the 100 breaststroke (59.34) and third in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.33).
Matthew Picard tallied a podium finish in the 100 freestyle with a mark of 47.38 and in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.94.
Sam Castle tacked on a second-place finish in the 200 backstroke (1:58.80). On the boards,
Lane Jones led VMI with 200.70 on the one-meter and 214.90 on the three-meter.
VMI's 4x100 freestyle relay team consisting of Picard, Castle, Calder, and Mills secured a first-place finish with a time of 3:09.26.
Final results gave Davidson the 203-95 victory over the Keydets.
Next Up
The Keydets host Mount St. Mary's next Saturday at the VMI Aquatic Center.
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