Men's Swimming and Diving Opens PL Championships at Navy on Wednesday

2/16/2016 5:41:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

By: TBD

LEWISBURG, Pa. – After posting another winning record against league opponents during the regular season, the Bucknell men's swimming and diving team turns its attention to the Patriot League Championships. The four-day conference meet begins on Wednesday and runs through Saturday at Navy's Lejeune Hall. Prelims each day are slated for 10:30 a.m., while each night's finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. The meet will kick off Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the men's three-meter diving prelims.

A live video broadcast of the entire meet will be available via the Patriot League Network, while live results can be found on NavySports.com.

The Bison went 3-5, including 3-2 against Patriot League opponents, this season. They posted wins over American, Lafayette and Colgate. They earned six weekly awards from the conference, including three in swimming and three in diving. Louis Behnen was a two-time Swimmer of the Week, while Chris Devlin won the award once. Tyler Wenzel won the Diver of the Week honor three times.

Bucknell has finished fourth at the conference meet in each of the past two years and has finished in the top half of the team standings in 24 of 25 seasons.

Meet Information
► Live Results
► Live Video
► Patriot League Championships Site/Schedule of Events

Parking
►No one without a Dept. of Defense identification card can drive their vehicle onto the USNA grounds. Everyone else must park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ($5 per vehicle) and ride the free shuttle bus to and from the meet. The shuttle bus will run from 5-11 p.m. on Feb. 17 and 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. onFeb. 18-20. Regardless of whether or not they are on the shuttle bus, driving their car or walking through the security checkpoint, everyone over the age of 18 must show a photo ID card and those ages 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Complete visitors guidelines can be found here: http://www.navysports.com/multimedia/all-sports-gameday-guide.html
►Fans who have driver's licenses from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico or Washington State, must produce their driver's license AND a second ID card (does not need to have a photo on it) before being admitted. A valid U.S. Passport works in place of a driver's license for everyone regardless of what state they are from.

Bucknell's All-Time Patriot League Championships Results
1991 (7th), 1992 (4th), 1993 (4th), 1994 (4th), 1995 (3rd), 1996 (3rd), 1997 (3rd), 1998 (3rd), 1999 (3rd), 2000 (3rd), 2001 (3rd), 2002 (4th), 2003 (1st), 2004 (2nd), 2005 (4th), 2006 (3rd), 2007 (3rd), 2008 (2nd), 2009 (2nd), 2010 (2nd), 2011 (3rd), 2012 (2nd), 2013 (3rd), 2014 (4th), 2015 (4^th)
- Number of Each Finish: 1st (1), 2nd (5), 3rd (11), 4th (7), 7th (1)

Bucknell's Returning Patriot League Championships Scorers
-       Patrick Alvermann
2013: 11th in three-meter diving, 13th in one-meter diving
2014: 10th in one-meter diving, 15th in three-meter diving
2015: 10^th in one-meter diving
-      Louis Behnen
2014: 2nd in 400 IM, 3rd in 1650 free, 5th in 500 free
2015: 2^nd in 400 Im, 2^nd in 1,650 free, 4^th in 500 free
-       Chris Devlin
2015: 1^st in 400 IM, 2^nd in 200 back, 5^th in 100 back
-       Denver Freeman
2015: 8^th in 500 free, 12^th in 200 free, 14^th in 200 fly
-       Steve Grune
2013: 7th in 50 free, 10th in 100 fly
2014: 6th in 100 fly, 13th in 50 free
2015: 6^th in 50 free
-       Triston Loux
2015: 10^th in 100 fly, 11^th in 200 fly, 15^th in 200 IM
-       Sam Mackie
2015: 12^th in 200 breast, 14^th in 100 breast
-       Wes Marberry
2013: 7th in 200 back, 11th in 200 IM
2014: 8th in 200 back, 12th in 200 IM
2015: 12^th in 200 IM, 13^th in 100 back, 13^th in 200 back
-       Brian Phillips
2013: 5th in 1650 free, 15th in 500 free
2014: 9th in 1650 free
2015: 4^th in 1,650 free, 13^th in 500 free
-       Will Rappaport
2013: 9th in 200 back, 12th in 200 IM, 13th in 400 IM
2015: 13^th in the 200 IM
-     Jack Robinson
2014: 6th in 200 back, 8th in 400 IM, 13th in 100 back
2015:7^th in 400 IM, 8^th in 200 back, 11^th in 500 free
-       Sam Rutan
2015: 6^th in 1,650 free, 7^th in 500 free, 15^th in 200 free
-     Jeff Shanley
2014: 12th in 1650 free, 14th in 400 IM, 14th in 200 fly
2015: 11^th in 1,650 free, 16^th in 400 IM, 16^th in 200 fly
-       Tyler Wenzel
2013: 7th in one-meter diving, 10th in three-meter diving
2014: 8th in one-meter diving, 10th in three-meter diving
2015: 6^th in one-meter diving, 8^th in 3-meter diving

Career All-Patriot League Awards
- Louis Behnen – 2014 (1st Team); 2015 (2^nd Team)
- Chris Devlin – 2015 (1st Team)

2015-16 Weekly Awards
-         Louis Behnen (PL Male Swimmer of the Week – Oct. 5, Jan. 18)
-         Chris Devlin (PL Male Swimmer of the Week – Oct. 26)
-         Tyler Wenzel (PL Male Diver of the Week – Oct. 5, Oct. 26, Jan. 11)