LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Men's Swimming & Diving earned its third-straight victory after defeating Washington & Lee Friday evening at Goodall Pool in the VMI Aquatic Center.
 
The Keydets once again cruised past the Generals, this time with a 182-80 final. VMI dominated throughout the meet, finishing in first place in all but one event. With a 4-3 record, the men have claimed a winning season for the second-straight year. VMI was able to honor four seniors – Lane Jones, Hayden Rose, Tee Bowles, and Hampton Wohlford – before the meet.
 
Caleb Wolf kicked off VMI's winning streak in the 1,000 Free (9:53.93) and again in the 500 Free (4:45.71) later in the night. Twin brother Joshua Wolf continued the stretch in the 200 Free (1:42.72) and 200 Back (1:56.45).
 
Continuing the winning streak for the Keydets was Sam Castle in the 100 Back (52.26) and Layne Tucker in the 100 (57.19) and 200 (2:09.17) Breast. Jack Mills followed up with blazing times in the 200 Fly (1:52.69), 100 Fly (51.01), and 100 Free (46.39) for a trio of wins.
 
Ian Lutz scorched the field in the 50 Free (21.04) to keep the streak alive. Kayleb Eldridge turned on the burners in the last leg of the 200 IM to score first place (2:01.67).
 
Closing out the night was the 200 Free Relay team with Lutz, Mills, Castle, and Matthew Picard, who finished off the meet with gold (1:23.40).
 
Despite the points not going towards the team score, the Keydet divers took advantage of the extra practice ahead of the America East Championships in late February. Jones, who was honored before the start of the meet, scored the most points among his Keydet competitors in the one-meter (292.58) and three-meter (272.70).
 
Next Up
The Keydets take next week off and will return to action February 6-8 for the Virginia Tech Invite in Christiansburg, Virginia. Prelims are set for 10 a.m. all three days, with finals slated for 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.
 
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