Wildcat Men Win Bucknell Invitational

Sunday, December 8

Lewisburg, PA

10 a.m.

Davidson College Athletics

Bucknell Invitational

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12/8/2019 9:08:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Second in the event a year ago, the Davidson men's swimming and diving team won the Bucknell Invitational Sunday evening at Kinney Natatorium.

The Wildcats completed the three-day, six-team event with 1,261.5 points after entering Sunday with a 1.5-point lead over second-place Rider.

"I'm thrilled for the guys," said Davidson coach John Young. "They were really solid, and they embraced the chance to leave with a W. At this point in the season, every team approaches meets like this a little differently. But everyone wants to see progress, and everyone is hoping to see success for their athletes. The Cats' hard work was rewarded with a lot of progress and a lot of success this weekend."

Diver Daniel Valmassei finished second in the 3-meter competition with 312.65 points, while Owen Corkery placed third in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.30). And the Wildcats had four swimmers in the A finals of the 200 butterfly, as Tommy Cromie (1:51.78), Brian Hynes (1:52.54), Ian Hentenaar (1:53.31) and Will Tabor (1:53.73) finished 4-5-6-7 to combine for 98 points.

Crossan Cooper added a fourth-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle (16:00.90), while Walter Dauksher (100 free, 45.84), Christopher Chao (200 back, 1:50.08), Mitchell Stanek (200 breast, 2:06.61) and Drew Sheldon (3M diving, 252.45) all provided fifth-place points.

Thomas Broderick took sixth in the 200 back (1:50.22), and Jacob Jung, Patrick Kelly, Alex Strasser and Kilian Quinn placed seventh in the 400 free relay (3:07.03).

The Wildcats now have a break in the action, with the next scheduled meet set for Jan. 11 at UNCW.

"Now comes the tough stretch of getting through exams and making it to our training camp," said Young, "but I feel good that if we can hold on to some of this weekend's momentum, they'll stay on a good path."

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Sunday also saw multiple Wildcats climb the program record book, or simply improve their times.
200 Back: Christopher Chao, 1:50.08 (9th)
200 Back: Thomas Broderick, 1:50.22 (10th)