Thursday, February 21
Lewisburg, Pa.
6 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Patriot League Championships Finals
Photo by: Sam Miller
McFarland Breaks 31-Year-Old Bison Record at PL Swim & Dive Championships
2/21/2019 9:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Charlie McFarland broke a Bucknell record that had stood for 31 years on the second night of the Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships, held at Kinney Natatorium.
The senior clocked a time of 20.10 in the 50 freestyle to claim the top spot from Bucknell Athletics Hall of Famer Jim Harvey, who had held the record (20.17) since the 1988 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. McFarland's record-breaking time earned him a Patriot League silver medal, his first in an individual event.
Through two days, the Bison men's swimming & diving team is third with 159 points, trailing Navy (365) and Army West Point (272). Lehigh (138) and Boston University (137) round out the top five.
Bucknell placed three in the 500 freestyle's finals: Matt Rakovec (11th), Mitch Gavars (14th) and Carter Weiland (16th). Rakovec's time of 4:30.29 slotted him 10th in school history.
Pitt (50 freestyle) and Sean Quinn (200 IM) each took 15th in his respective event; Pitt's time of 20.60 in the preliminaries moved him up to eighth in the Bucknell annals from 10th (20.79).
Entering the day, McFarland owned the program's fifth-fastest time (20.47) in the 50 freestyle. He touched the wall .01 of a second slower than that time in the preliminaries, which earned him a spot in the seventh lane for the 'A' finals.
One of the most decorated swimmers in Bison history, Harvey graduated as the owner of eight individual school records, including the 50 freestyle standard. A four-time East Coast Conference Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet, he twice qualified for the NCAA Championships, where he earned 1988 honorable mention All-America laurels in the 50 freestyle.
The Patriot League Championships continue tomorrow, with the preliminaries beginning at 10 a.m. and the finals following at 6 p.m. The event will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network.
Second Place:
Charlie McFarland – 50 freestyle, 20.10 (School Record)
Third Place:
Matt McGoey – 200 IM, 1:48.32
Jack Rose, Chadd Cummings, Liam Pitt, Charlie McFarland – 400 medley relay, 3:16.94 (2nd in school history)
Eleventh Place:
Matt Rakovec – 500 freestyle, 4:30.29 (10th in school history)
Fourteenth Place:
Mitch Gavars – 500 freestyle, 4:31.76
Fifteenth Place:
Liam Pitt – 50 freestyle, 20.71 (prelim time of 20.60 8th in school history)
Sean Quinn – 200 IM, 1:53.70
Sixteenth Place:
Carter Weiland – 500 freestyle, 4:32.00
The senior clocked a time of 20.10 in the 50 freestyle to claim the top spot from Bucknell Athletics Hall of Famer Jim Harvey, who had held the record (20.17) since the 1988 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. McFarland's record-breaking time earned him a Patriot League silver medal, his first in an individual event.
McFarland also teamed with Jack Rose, Chadd Cummings and Liam Pitt to take third in the 400 medley relay with the second-fastest time (3:16.94) in the Bison annals. Not to be outdone, Matt McGoey earned his first Patriot League medal, placing third in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.32 that would have been fourth in Bucknell history if he hadn't set the school record (1:47.84) at last year's Patriot League Championships.Charlie McFarland MAKES HISTORY!
— Bucknell Athletics (@Bucknell_Bison) February 22, 2019
The senior takes @PatriotLeague 🥈 in the 50 freestyle, breaking a @Bucknell_SWIMDV record that had stood since 1988 with a time of 20.10. pic.twitter.com/RCl993DeLR
Through two days, the Bison men's swimming & diving team is third with 159 points, trailing Navy (365) and Army West Point (272). Lehigh (138) and Boston University (137) round out the top five.
Bucknell placed three in the 500 freestyle's finals: Matt Rakovec (11th), Mitch Gavars (14th) and Carter Weiland (16th). Rakovec's time of 4:30.29 slotted him 10th in school history.
Pitt (50 freestyle) and Sean Quinn (200 IM) each took 15th in his respective event; Pitt's time of 20.60 in the preliminaries moved him up to eighth in the Bucknell annals from 10th (20.79).
Entering the day, McFarland owned the program's fifth-fastest time (20.47) in the 50 freestyle. He touched the wall .01 of a second slower than that time in the preliminaries, which earned him a spot in the seventh lane for the 'A' finals.
One of the most decorated swimmers in Bison history, Harvey graduated as the owner of eight individual school records, including the 50 freestyle standard. A four-time East Coast Conference Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet, he twice qualified for the NCAA Championships, where he earned 1988 honorable mention All-America laurels in the 50 freestyle.
The Patriot League Championships continue tomorrow, with the preliminaries beginning at 10 a.m. and the finals following at 6 p.m. The event will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network.
Second Place:
Charlie McFarland – 50 freestyle, 20.10 (School Record)
Third Place:
Matt McGoey – 200 IM, 1:48.32
Jack Rose, Chadd Cummings, Liam Pitt, Charlie McFarland – 400 medley relay, 3:16.94 (2nd in school history)
Eleventh Place:
Matt Rakovec – 500 freestyle, 4:30.29 (10th in school history)
Fourteenth Place:
Mitch Gavars – 500 freestyle, 4:31.76
Fifteenth Place:
Liam Pitt – 50 freestyle, 20.71 (prelim time of 20.60 8th in school history)
Sean Quinn – 200 IM, 1:53.70
Sixteenth Place:
Carter Weiland – 500 freestyle, 4:32.00
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