CHESTER, Pa. - The Ursinus College men's swimming team dove into the pool on Saturday for a Non-conference meet with Widener University. The Bears picked up their consecutive victory defeating the Pride 154-107.
Jonah Kasznay was a triple winner for the Bears, while Ryan Carkhuff won two events and was involved in a pair of first-place relays.
Kasznay and Carkhuff were part of the 200-yard medley relay, which also included Samuel Taffet and Jan Perez-Bonilla; that quartet opened the meet with a mark of 1:40.12 to get Ursinus off to a fast start.
Ryan Schreffler followed up in the 100 backstroke, as he finished first outlasting two Pride swimmers with a time of 56.47.
Carkhuff picked up the first of his double with a 21.67 in the 50-yard freestyle, where teammate Stephen Lyons was runner-up at 21.86. The momentum carried into the 100-yard freestyle as it was a clean sweep for the Bears as Carkhuff, Lyons, and Dylan Schreffler rounded out the top three.
Taffet grabbed his customary first place in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:05.43. Kasznay, Matt Snyder, and Kevin Soon completed a clean sweep in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The Bears wrapped up the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle as Dylan Schreffler, Stephen Lyons, Ryan Schreffler, and Ryan Carkhuff combined for a time of 1:28.33.
The Bears return to action Saturday as they will host Gettysburg at 1:00 PM.
First Place
200-yard Medley Relay: Jonah Kasznay, Samuel Taffet, Jan Perez-Bonilla, Ryan Carkhuff - 1:40.12
200-yard freestyle: Jonah Kasznay – 1:48.03
100-yard backstroke: Ryan Schreffler – 56.47
50-yard Freestyle: Ryan Carkhuff – 21:67
100-yard Freestyle: Ryan Carkhuff – 47.63
200-yard Backstroke: Samuel Taffet – 2:05.43
200-yard Breaststroke: Jonah Kasznay – 2:15.59
200-yard IM: Jonah Kasznay – 2:00.24
200-yard Freestyle Relay: Dylan Schreffler, Stephen Lyons, Ryan Schreffler, Ryan Carkhuff – 1:28.33
Second Place
1000-yard freestyle: Maxwell Valeriano – 10:37.76
100-yard Breaststroke: Matt Snyder – 1:03:51
200-yard Butterfly: Jan Perez-Bonilla – 2:05.19
50-yard Freestyle: Stephen Lyons – 21:86
100-yard Freestyle: Stephen Lyons – 49.60
200-yard Breaststroke: Matt Snyder – 2:23.45
500-yard Freestyle: Jake Hennegan – 5:10.69
200-yard IM: Samuel Taffet – 2:05.39
Third Place
200-yard freestyle: Jake Hennegan – 1:53.67
200-yard Butterfly: Jake Klucinec – 2:09.00
100-yard Freestyle: Dylan Schreffler – 49.69
200-yard Backstroke: Maxwell Valeriano – 2:07.84
200-yard Breaststroke: Kevin Sonn – 2:24.18
500-yard Freestyle: Jan Perez-Bonilla – 5:11.32
200-yard IM: Maxwell Valeriano – 2:05.97