Men's Swim & Dive Finishes Third at PL Championships

Saturday, February 23

Lewisburg, Pa.

6 p.m.

Bucknell University

Patriot League Championships Finals

Photo by: Sam Miller

Men's Swim & Dive Finishes Third at PL Championships

2/23/2019 9:52:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Saturday Results Full Results

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men's swimming & diving team placed third at the Patriot League Swimming & Diving Championships, which concluded on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium.

Behind six medal-winning performances, the Bison totaled 397 points, less than only service academies Navy (1,037.5) and Army West Point (781.50). They narrowly edged Boston University (376) and Lehigh (330) for third, aided by the 400 freestyle relay team of Matt McGoey, Liam Pitt, Jack Rogers and Charlie McFarland capturing bronze in the final event of the four-day championship meet.

The 400 freestyle relay team was one of three that placed third over the course of the event, joining the 200 and 400 medley relay teams both comprised of Jack Rose, Cummings, Pitt and McFarland. Cummings, McFarland and McGoey were Bucknell's individual standouts; Cummings (100 breaststroke) and McFarland (50 freestyle) both swam to runner-up finishes while McGoey (200 IM) earned a bronze medal.

On Saturday, Bucknell sent 11 swimmers to the finals, with Mitch Gavars (1,650 freestyle) and Nick Haddad (200 backstroke) finishing in the highest spot at sixth. Cummings added a seventh-place effort in the 200 breaststroke; during the preliminaries, he became the first ever Bison to clear 1:59, clocking in at 1:58.85.

McGoey won the 200 breaststroke's consolation finals with the sixth-fastest time (1:48.17) in the Bison annals. In total, the Bison logged seven top-10 times on the final day of the Patriot League Championships, including the third-fastest in the 400 freestyle relay.

This is the second-straight year the Bison placed third at the Patriot League Championships. They return to the pool next weekend when they compete at the ECAC Championships in Annapolis, Md.

Saturday Point Scorers:
Third Place:
Matt McGoey, Liam Pitt, Jack Rogers, Charlie McFarland – 400 freestyle relay, 3:00.86 (3rd in school history)

Sixth Place:
Mitch Gavars – 1,650 freestyle, 15:38.31
Nick Haddad – 200 backstroke, 1:47.61 (prelim time of 1:47.34 3rd in school history)

Seventh Place:
Chadd Cummings – 200 breaststroke, 2:00.36 (prelim time of 1:58.85 School Record)

Ninth Place:
Matt McGoey – 200 backstroke, 1:48.17 (6th in school history)

Eleventh Place:
Jacob Lubinski – 200 butterfly, 1:52.53

Twelfth Place:
Charlie McFarland – 100 freestyle, 45.39
Matt Rakovec – 1,650 freestyle, 15:51.85 (1,000 split time of 9:30.85 6th in school history)

Thirteenth Place:
Tom Gannon – 200 breaststroke, 2:05.24

Fourteenth Place:
Liam Pitt – 100 freestyle, 45.72 (prelim time of 45.34 t-6th in school history)
Carter Weiland – 1,650 freestyle, 15:52.88 (9th in school history)

Fifteenth Place:
Sean Quinn – 200 butterfly, 1:54.16

Overall Podium Finishers:
Silver Medalists:
Chadd Cummings – 100 breaststroke, 54.12
Charlie McFarland – 50 freestyle, 20.10

Bronze Medalists:
Matt McGoey – 200 IM, 1:48.32
Jack Rose, Chadd Cummings, Liam Pitt, Charlie McFarland – 200 medley relay, 1:29.19
Jack Rose, Chadd Cummings, Liam Pitt, Charlie McFarland – 400 medley relay, 3:16.94
Matt McGoey, Liam Pitt, Jack Rogers, Charlie McFarland – 400 freestyle relay, 3:00.86

Overall School Records Set:
Chadd Cummings – 100 breaststroke, 54.12
Chadd Cummings – 200 breaststroke, 1:58.85
Charlie McFarland – 50 freestyle, 20.10
Jack Rose, Chadd Cummings, Liam Pitt, Charlie McFarland – 200 medley relay, 1:29.19
Matt McGoey, Charlie McFarland, Liam Pitt, Chadd Cummings – 200 freestyle relay, 1:20.82