LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Men's Swimming & Diving scored first place in the Keydet Invite on Sunday at Goodall Pool.
 
The Keydets eclipsed 1,000 points during the three-day event, en route to first place among eight different teams, and were 130 points ahead of second place.
 
Day One
Freshman Ian Lutz secured a new Rat and team 50 Free record (20.21) that landed him on the podium. Freshman diver Hudson Weinhagen scored his way to a Rat record and first place in the one-meter with 287.93 points. Also breaking records and winning events was the 200 Free Relay squad with Sam Calder, Matthew Picard, Sam Castle, and Lutz (1:20.95).
 
Sophomore Stephen Russell started the finals session with a first-place finish in the 500 Free (4:31.98). Junior Layne Tucker landed fourth in the 200 IM (1:55.92), while Picard tallied fourth in the 50 Free (20.72) and then second in the 100 Fly (49.22).
 
Scoring big points after a second-place finish was the 400 Medley Relay team with Castle, Tucker, Picard, and Lutz (3:19.47).
 
Day Two
Day two saw two records smashed, starting on the boards with freshman Dorian Albee breaking the three-meter Rat record (244.05), followed by another Lutz specialty in the 100 Fly, resulting in a new Rat and team record (48.76) during prelims, then first place in the A-Finals (48.94).
 
Russell continued his dominance with another first place, this time in the 400 IM (4:00.29). Sophomore Jack Mills followed up with the Keydets' second-straight gold medal during the 200 Free (1:40.96), before Calder scored third (1:41.43).
 
Castle picked up first in the 100 Back (49.34), right after anchoring the 200 Medley Relay team with Tucker, Picard, and Lutz to first place (1:29.14).
 
Day Three
After winning the 100 Back on day two, Castle returned for the clean sweep, tallying first in the 200 Back (1:50.67). Sophomore Joshua Wolf nabbed third in the 200 Back (1:53.56), followed by Calder shortly after in fourth (1:53.97).
 
Lutz would break yet another Rat record, this time in the 100 Free (44.96) for first place. Picard soon followed in second (45.25). Later in the 200 Fly, sophomore Kayleb Eldridge scored points for VMI with a third-place finish (1:51.91).
 
Setting new records in new events were senior Lane Jones and Weinhagen, with Jones earning 180.98 points and Weinhagen earning 169.13 points in the platform dive.
 
Capping off the day was the 400 Free Relay squad of Picard, Calder, Castle, and Lutz, who earned first place (2:59.37).
 
Next Up
The Keydets take a two-month break from action, but return to the pool on January 16 to face Saint Francis and Howard for a home tri-meet.
 
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