Cadets Claim Three Wins on Friday

Friday, February 22

Lewisburg, PA

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Army West Point

Patriot League Championships

Evan Zhang and Brady Almand pose after finishing inside top-three in 100 breast

Cadets Claim Three Wins on Friday

February 22, 2019 | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Three event victories helped the Army West Point men's swimming and diving team gain separation and hold its second-place positioning at the Patriot League Championships on Friday.

Navy continues to lead the pack with a meet-best 756 points. Six podium finishes for the Black Knights allowed them reach a score of 538 through three days, gaining a healthy advantage over third-place Bucknell (290). Lehigh (246) and Boston U. (238) rounded out the top five, while Loyola (198), American (117), Lafayette (96), Holy Cross (79) and Colgate (64) followed.

ARMY NOTABLES

After posting the fourth-fastest time in the prelims earlier in the day, Kevin Doo came back and battled to become the league champion in the 100 fly once he touched the wall at 47.30. The junior just missed tying his Academy record time of 47.29.
Doo's performance came after classmate Nathan Hein won the B-Final at 48.66.
Jay Yang was Army's top finisher in the 400 IM, taking fourth with his time of 3:52.23. Andrew Blomquist took eighth after finishing at 3:58.13.
In the 200 free, it was Kevin Lin finishing in fourth to lead all cadets at 1:37.50. Tom Ottman also scored in the event, placing eighth with his time of 1:39.16.
In the prelims, Evan Zhang set a plebe record at 54.04 in the 100 breast. However, when the freshman got back in the water for the finals, he bested that time and won the event at 53.83 for his first win at the league championships.
Brady Almand also took home a podium finish in the 100 breast after he placed third with a time of 54.33.
Brian McKenrick grabbed a second-place finish in the 100 back after touching the wall at 47.85. The sophomore's solid showing came after a B-Final win by Tyler Kim (49.94).
On the 1-meter board, Daniel Alaimo earned his first Patriot League medal following a third-place finish with a career-best score of 306.40.
For the second straight night, the Black Knights capped the meet in exciting fashion. Josh Zock, Brandon McCredie, Billy Webber and Hein won the 200 free relay and set an Academy record after posting a time of 1:19.59.

WENDER'S WORDS
"We had a great day of racing today," head coach Mickey Wender said. "I love the way we've been able to grind and keep the pressure on. It's going to come down to the bitter end tomorrow for us, Bucknell, Lehigh and Boston U. Our school record in the 200 free relay was well earned. Our men's record and win in the relay tonight makes it 2-2 versus Navy. We are looking forward to the last relay tomorrow."

UP NEXT
The Cadets will close out the league championships tomorrow night. The prelims are scheduled for 10 a.m. followed by the finals at 6 p.m.