RESULTS
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Junior
Connor Mergler (E. Amherst/Williamsville North) won his third-consecutive championship in the 100 free and defended his title of SUNYAC Men's Swimmer of the Meet, pacing Buffalo State's men to a sixth-place finish tonight in the final evening of the SUNYAC Championships at the Flickinger Aquatic Center.
THE BASICS
MEN'S FINAL RESULT: 6
th of 9 teams (281 points)
WOMEN'S FINAL RESULT: 9
th of 9 teams (65 points)
LOCATION: Flickinger Aquatic Center - Buffalo, N.Y.
NOTABLES
- Mergler won his third SUNYAC title of the meet, capturing the 100 free by more than a full second with an NCAA B-cut time of 44.86 seconds (he swam 44.79 in prelims). Mergler has previously won the 50 free and was the co-champion in the 200 free.
- Mergler also joined Dan Kuznetsov (Williamsville/Williamsville South), Cody Wittmeyer (Boston/Hamburg) and Ryan McHale (Lancaster/Lancaster) to shatter the school record in the 400 free relay, placing third with a time of 3:08.87.
- Wittmeyer and Kuznetsov also scored in the 100 free, placing 14th (48.66) and 16th (49.43) respectively.
- Tom DePasquale (Tonawanda/Kenmore West) took down the school record in the 200 fly, clocking 1:59.87 in the prelims, and placing 10th in the finals with a time of 2:01.71. Tyler Minnick (Latham/Shaker) also scored in the event, claiming 16th (2:11.03).
- Tim Petranchuk (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) added an 11th-place finish in the 1,650 free (17:20.38).
- Anthony Humphries (Trumansburg/OMCS) and Jake Brigham (Binghamton/Binghamton) added points in the 200 breast. Humphries placed 12th (2:18.89) and Brigham was 16th (2:20.78).
- Kelly Lindner (W. Seneca/W. Seneca West) and Shannon Coyne (W. Seneca/W. Seneca East) collected individual points on the women's side in the 1-meter dive. Lindner placed 12th (318.25), and Coyne was 16th (297.85).
NOTEWORTHY
- Buffalo State set six school records during the championship meet.
UP NEXT
Mergler will prepare for the NCAA Division III Championships to be held in Shenandoah, Texas on March 15-18.
