Six First-Place Victories for 'Cats Highlight Day

Saturday, January 17

Washington, D.C.

1:00 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

174.50

118.50

Georgetown

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Six First-Place Victories for 'Cats Highlight Day

1/18/2015 9:06:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Davidson swimming and diving team picked up six first-place victories en route to a 184.50-94.50 win over A-10 rival George Washington and a 174.50-118.50 win over Georgetown.

Davidson kicked the meet off with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Luke Burton, Spencer Gill, Cameron Bard and Brandon Kegley touched the wall in 1:34.14 to take first and set a new pool record.

Clay Resweber took second in the 1,000-yard freestyle event swimming 9:45.14, only three seconds behind George Washington's first place finisher Liam Huffman (9:42.61). Max Schimanski took fifth in the event posting a time of 9:53.39. Resweber claimed victory in the 500 yard freestlye touching the wall in 4:39.20.

Brandon Kegley collected third place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.43, while Cole Riggan (1:45.88) and Ben-Stewart-Bates (1:46.61) took fourth and sixth place respectively.

In the 100 backstroke, Burton posted a time of 50.66 to claim victory. Teammates Chris Cardwell (54.52), Josh Schammel (52.22) and Adam Hunter (55.99) went 7-8-9 to round out the top-10 finishers in the event.

Led by Spencer Gill, the Wildcats swept the 100 yard breaststroke. Gill finished first with a time of 58.83. Grant Smith was next to touch the wall with a time of 58.96, while Taylor Willenbring (59.82) and Drew Gill (59.95) to round out the top-four finishers.

Similarly, in the 200-yard breastroke S. Gill (2:09.11), Smith (2:10.72) and League (2:12.86) went 1-2-3.

Riley League took third in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 1:56.57.

Bard claimed first in the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 21:81, while Kegley took first in the 100-yard freestyle event swimming 47.53. Colin MacKay wasn't far behind Kegley finishing fifth with a final time of 49.12.

The men closed a strong meet with another pool record breaking first-place victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Burton, Bard, Resweber and Kegley won the event with a time of 3:08.98. Riggan, Stewart-Bates, MacKay and Smith swam 3:16.98 to take fourth.

Davidson will return to the pool Jan. 31 with a trip to Gardner-Webb.