Bucknell University
Navy Invite
Men's Swim & Dive Attends Navy Invite on Saturday
1/27/2020 8:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Setting the Scene
What: Navy Invite
When: Saturday, Feb. 1 – 12 p.m.
Where: Lejeune Hall – Annapolis, Md.
Participating Teams: Delaware, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy, Shippensburg
Live Results: NavySports.com
Bucknell at a Glance
• Bucknell wrapped up its dual meet season with a 5-6 (4-4 Patriot League) record after falling at Lehigh on Jan. 25.
• The Navy Invite is the Bison's final tune-up before the Patriot League Championships, which will also take place at Navy's Lejeune Hall.
• Bucknell's 5-2 start was its best since the 2013-14 campaign. That season, the Bison went 5-1 (4-0 Patriot League) in their first six duals en route to a 7-3 (5-1 Patriot League) record.
• In 2018-19, Bucknell went 3-5 (3-4 Patriot League). The Bison went on to place third (397 points) at the 10-team Patriot League Championships and fourth (313 points) at the 24-team ECAC Championships.
• Chadd Cummings (2nd), Charlie McFarland (2nd) and Matt McGoey (2nd) were Bucknell's 2019 All-Patriot League honorees. McGoey made the All-Patriot League Second Team for the second year in a row.
• Of Bucknell's 2019 All-Patriot League selections, Cummings and McFarland were lost to graduation.
• McGoey is the lone returning individual school record holder; he owns the Bison standard in the 200 IM (1:47.84).
• Returnees Jacob Lubinski (400 medley), McGoey (200 freestyle), Liam Pitt (200 medley, 200 freestyle) and Jack Rose (200 medley) were members of school record setting relay teams.
• The Bison are very young in 2019-20, featuring a roster with 27 underclassmen. They have only two seniors: McGoey and Michael Park.
• The program welcomed nine newcomers in 2019-20. They hail from five different states: California (4), New York (2), Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
A Look Ahead
• The Bison compete at the Patriot League Championships on Feb. 19-22 at Navy's Lejeune Hall.
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