Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Swimming and Diving Places Five on All-League Squads
3/9/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
March 9, 2006
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Five members of the Bucknell men's swimming and diving team earned spots on the Patriot League First and Second teams, the league office announced on Thursday. The Bison posted the third-highest total behind Navy with 13 and Army with nine and ahead of American and Lehigh with four and Lafayette and Colgate with one apiece.
Senior William Schilling (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) received First Team All-League honors for capturing a gold medal in the 200 breast. Classmates Todd Bauer (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area) and Mark Kretzer (Northport, N.Y./Harborfields) joined Schilling on the first team with point totals of 44 and 43, respectively.
Representing Bucknell on the All-League second team were freshman Mark Kawczenski (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Hanover Area) with 38 points and sophomore Joseph Metcalf (Knoxville, Tenn./Phillips Exeter Academy) with 32 points.
The Bison finished third at the 2006 Patriot League Championships with 623 points, just behind Army in second with 651.5 points, while Navy took the title with 853 points.
