Army Places Ninth at National Invite

Saturday, March 16

Cleveland, OH

9:30 AM

Army West Point

National Invitational Championship

Army Places Ninth at National Invite

March 16, 2019 | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results

CLEVELAND – The Army West Point men's swimming and diving team finished in ninth at the CSCAA National Invite with 442.5 points on Saturday.

ARMY NOTABLES

Jack Venker kicked off the final day with a 15:38.35 time in the 1650 free, which was good for sixth.
In the 100 IM, Evan Zhang posted a seventh-place finish at 50.79. The freshman later took fourth in the 200 breast with a time of 1:58.30.
The 200 back was highlighted by Tyler Kim's fifth-place time of 1:45.40. Brian McKenrick also scored for Army in the event, coming in eighth at 1:46.24.
Nathan Hein's time of 44.76 in the 100 free was good for ninth.
On the 1-meter board, Daniel Alaimo recorded a 10th-place score of 267.70.
The day closed out with a 10th-place finish in the 400 free relay. Hogan Harper, Hein, Kevin Lin and Sean Martin finished with a time of 3:01.00

WENDER'S WORDS
"It was a great way to finish a very successful season with a strong showing at the national invite," head coach Mickey Wender said. "Our men had a goal of finishing in the top-10 so ninth feels great, just behind Ohio State and South Carolina. It was a great experience and a building block for our young ambitious team."