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Day One Results (Men and Women Combined)
Charlottesville, Va. - Season-best times from Chris Lyons in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke are a big part of the reason that the Penn men's swimming team will take a 67-point edge into tomorrow's final day of action at the Cavalier Invitational on the campus of the University of Virginia. Lyons, a sophomore, began his night with a win in the 200 IM, nearly setting a personal best with his closing time of 1:49.94. Ryan Carey placed third in the event in 1:54.78. Lyons also led the team with a third place finish in the 100 Breaststroke (57.08). Ryan Littlefield set a season-best in the 500 Freestyle, finishing second in 4:40.51. Elsewhere, Michael McElduff touched the wall in third place in the 200 Backstroke (1:51.30) and Kevin Intrieri added a third place showing in the 100 Freestyle (45.92). The night's final relay featured a second place finish from the Penn 'A' team of Conor Blackwood, Lyons, Paul Maneri and Logan Ware in the 400 Medley Relay (3:23.74). Action from Virginia will conclude tomorrow with preliminaries once again starting at 10 a.m., with finals to follow at 6 p.m. Men's Standings (Day 1) 1. Penn 220 2. William & Mary 153 3. Old Dominion 152.5 4. Virginia 94 5. Duke 88 6. Drexel 40.5 |
Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania
