Lords run away with Total Performance Invite

DAY THREE RESULTS

GAMBIER -- The Kenyon College men's swimming and diving team wrapped up the Total Performance Invitational Saturday evening with a three-day total of 3,048 points. Carnegie Mellon University finished second (1,678), while West Chester University sat third with 1,391.5 points.

In the 1,650-yard freestyle, Kenyon placed five swimmers inside the top six with each swimmer making an NCAA 'B' cut qualifying time. Max Nonnenmacher led the way for the Lords, winning the event in 15:37. Behind Nonnenmacher, Colin Bowling finished the event in 15:42.87. Bryan Fitzgerald (15:44.53), James Tracey (15:51.36), and Peter Landis (16:03.05) finished under the preliminary qualifying mark.

In his first event of the night, Yurii Kosian won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:44.44. Kosian's winning time now leads Division III by almost four seconds and automatically qualifies him for the NCAA Championships in March. Spencer Pruett (1:47.82) and Nicholas Tong (1:48.07) hit 'B' cut times for the event.

Of the six Lords to swim in the 100-yard freestyle, five hit 'B' cut times. Aleksa Dobric won the race in 44.27 seconds followed by Marko Krtinic (44.92). Joe Black (45.15), Daniel Brooks (45.21) and Marcus Hong (45.27) rounded out the preliminary qualifying times for the Lords.

Following his record-breaking performance on day two, David Fitch took to the pool for the 200-yard butterfly. Fitch won the event in 1:47.07, a preliminary qualifying time. The time also places Fitch at the top of the Division III standings this season. Noah Hargrove swam a 'B' cut time of 1:49.71 to take second in the event.

In the final event of the Invitational for the Lords, Pruett, Fitch, Mart Niehoff and Brooks won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:07.55.

In the one-meter diving, Mason Fishell racked up a total score of 464.95 to win the event. The score moved Fishell into second in the country, behind teammate Israel Zavaleta, and also made him a qualifer for the NCAA Regional Championship to be held in February.

The Lords take the rest of 2021 off to rest before traveling to Florida to take on the United States Coast Guard Academy and Washington University in St. Louis on January 2, 2022.

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Players Mentioned

Joe Black: Senior

Colin Bowling: Junior

Daniel Brooks: Sophomore

Mason Fishell: Junior

Noah Hargrove: Sophomore

Yurii Kosian: Junior

Marko Krtinic: Sophomore

Peter Landis: Sophomore

Mart Niehoff: Junior

Max Nonnenmacher: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Joe Black
: Senior

Colin Bowling
: Junior

Daniel Brooks
: Sophomore

Mason Fishell
: Junior

Noah Hargrove
: Sophomore

Yurii Kosian
: Junior

Marko Krtinic
: Sophomore

Peter Landis
: Sophomore

Mart Niehoff
: Junior

Max Nonnenmacher
: Sophomore