RESULTS
HAMILTON, N.Y. —
Connor Mergler (E. Amherst/Williamsville North) won the 50 and 100 yard freestyle events as Buffalo State competed in the two-day Hamilton College Invitational. The men's team finished fifth out of six teams, while the Bengals' women were eighth out of eight teams.
THE BASICS
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS: 5
th of 6 Teams
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS: 8
th of 8 Teams
LOCATION: Bristol Pool (Hamilton College)
- Hamilton, N.Y.
NOTABLES
- Mergler touched first in the 50 yard freestyle with a finals time of 21.56 and in the 100 free at 46.98, beating out his closest competitor in the event by almost two full seconds and setting a meet record. He also finished third in 100 yard butterfly with a time of 54.79.
- Alyssa Greymont (Morgan Hill, CA/Flex Academy) placed third in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:22.44. She also finished sixth in the 400 yard IM with a time of 5:02.76.
- Tom DePasquale (Tonawanda/Kenmore West) came in fourth in the 200 yard butterfly with a finals time of 2:10.01.
- Cody Wittmeyer (Boston, NY/Hamburg) was right behind Mergler in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. He finished fifth in both events, going 22.91 in the 50 and 49.92 in the 100.
- Dan Kuznetsov (Williamsville/Williamsville South) finished eighth in the men's 500 yard free (5:05.83) and seventh in the 200 yard freestyle (1:52.93).
- Justin Moser (Tonawanda/Kenmore East) finished sixth in the 3 meter dive with a finals score of 160.05 and fifth in the 1 meter dive at 198.85
- The men's 200 yard freestyle relay team of Wittmeyer, Kuznetsov, Mergler and Kyle Callan (Henrietta/Rush-Henrietta) finished second with a finals time of 1:30.41.
- Mergler, Kuznetsov, Minnick and Wittmeyer also placed third in the 400 yard freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 3:20.00.
- The 400 yard medley relay squad of Mergler, Wittmeyer, Kuznetsov and Jake Brigham (Binghamton/Binghamton) finished sixth with a time of 3:49.76.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State's men's and women's swimming & diving teams get over a month off before returning to Kissinger Pool on Buffalo State's campus for a dual meet against Oswego on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m.
