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Men's Swim & Dive Improves to 2-0 with 173.5-124.5 Win Over Boston U.
10/14/2023 7:53:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
BOSTON, Mass. – The Bucknell men's swimming & diving team pulled off a 2-0 weekend by defeating Boston U. 173.5-124.5 on the road Saturday. The Bison won 10 of 16 events and went 1-2-3 in the 500 freestyle.
Alex Crossing and John Gehrig put together particularly strong performances for the Bison, combining for five individual swimming event wins. Crossing took first in both the 500 freestyle and 1000 freestyle. Gehrig, who won two events in Friday's meet at Holy Cross, touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 200 IM on Saturday.
Jackson Vinarub won two events as well, taking first place on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. His 289.65 on the 1-meter was the third-best in program history. Vinarub won the 3-meter dive on Friday as well.
Bucknell claimed the top four finishes in the 500 freestyle, as Crossing was followed by Chris Kopac, William Shoemaker and Riley Twiss.
One first year, Drew Greene, earned a win in the 100 freestyle. He was also a member of Bucknell's winning 400 freestyle relay team along with Chris Kopac, Colin Smith and Chris Fabian.
Bucknell returns to Kinney Natatorium next weekend to host the Bucknell Fall Invite.
Event Winners:
100 Freestyle – Drew Greene (46.60)
200 Freestyle – Chris Kopac (1:42.50)
500 Freestyle – Alex Crossing (2:46.06)
1000 Freestyle – Alex Crossing (9:43.32)
100 Butterfly – John Gehrig (49.74)
200 Butterfly – John Gehrig (1:51.22)
200 IM – John Gehrig (1:53.81)
400 Freestyle Relay – Chris Kopac, Colin Smith, Drew Greene, Chris Fabian (3:07.69)
1-Meter Dive – Jackson Vinarub (289.65)
3-Meter Dive – Jackson Vinarub (262.20)
1-2-3 Finishes:
500 Freestyle – Alex Crossing (4:39.54) 1st, Chris Kopac (4:44.99_ 2nd, William Shoemaker (4:46.41) 3rd
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