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Tribe Men's Swimming Beats Georgetown, 115.5-84.5

Men's Swimming Jacob Skipper

Tribe Men's Swimming Beats Georgetown, 115.5-84.5

The William and Mary men's swimming team brought its fall season to a close Saturday afternoon, cruising past Georgetown 115.5-84.5 in Williamsburg.  With the win, the Tribe improves its record to 4-2 on the year, while the Hoyas fall to 0-3 overall.

Complete Results

400 Medley Relay
The Tribe won seven of the day's 10 events, starting with the 400 medley relay.  The quartet of Will Manion (Haddonfield, N.J.), Ben Ward (Maitland, Fla.), Andrew Strait (Henrico, Va.), and Billy Russell (Newport News, Va.) timed 3:26.30 for the win.  The Tribe also took the silver medal in 3:28.16, thanks to the aggregation of Justin Barden (Gordonsville, Va.), Chris Dong (Chapel Hill, N.C.), K.J. Shaw (Richmond, Va.), and Taegan Clarke (Chappaqua, N.Y.).

1000 Free
In the 1000 free, sophomore Kemp Pettyjohn (Lynchburg, Va.) was second overall in 9:42.40, and junior Tyler Poling (Morristown, N.J.) took fourth with a time of 10:07.84.

200 Free
Freshman Ryan Natal () won the 200 free, coasting into the wall just ahead of senior Hunter Perrot (Falls Church, Va.) 1:43.98 to 1:44.07.  Billy Russell was fourth in the event, stopping the clock in 1:46.94.

50 Free
Ben Ward was victorious once again in the 50 free, powering through the pool in 21.29 for the win.  Senior Sidney Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) was second in 21.89 seconds, and freshman Ian Robert (New Canaan, Conn.) was fifth in 22.40.

200 IM
Andrew Strait added another title to his winning streak Saturday, winning the 200 IM in 1:55.05.  Justin Barden was second to the wall in 1:57.00, and K.J. Shaw took fourth in 1:59.72.

200 Fly
In the 200 fly, it was freshman Charley Bowles (Yorktown, Va.) coming in for the win, timing 1:59.00 to finish ahead of Kemp Pettyjohn in 1:59.20.  Justin Barden completed the podium sweep, finishing in 2:00.90 for third place.

100 Free
Senior Hunter Perrot stretched out just ahead of Andrew Strait and won the 100 free by the narrowest of margins, 46.87 to 46.88 seconds.  Sidney Glass was fourth in the event with a time of 48.72 seconds.

200 Back
The 200 backstroke went to Will Manion, who won for the seventh time as a freshman in 1:54.45.  Chad Nowakowski (Forest, Va.) was third in 1:58.37, and freshman Austin Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) took fourth in 1:59.49.

500 Free
In the 500 free, Tribe swimmers went 3-4-5, led by Taegan Clarke's 4:55.77.  Jeremiah O'Donnell (Chapel Hill, N.C.) was next to the wall in 4:56.14, and Carter Head (Lynchburg, Va.) rounded out the scoring in 4:57.35.

200 Free Relay
The Tribe exhibitioned all of its athletes in the final two events, but the 200 free relay team still turned in an impressive performance.  The squad of Ben Ward, Sidney Glass, Hunter Perrot, and Billy Russell combined to time 1:24.64, breaking their own pool record set last month against ECU.

With the fall season now complete, William and Mary will take five weeks off for exams, holidays, and winter training.  The Tribe's next competition will come on Saturday, Jan. 12, hosting Howard at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Justin Barden

Justin Barden

Fly/Back
6' 0"
Freshman
Charley Bowles

Charley Bowles

IM/Fly/Breast
5' 8"
Freshman
Taegan Clarke

Taegan Clarke

Free/Back
6' 2"
Sophomore
Chris Dong

Chris Dong

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Sophomore
Austin Glass

Austin Glass

Back/Fly
6' 0"
Freshman
Sidney Glass

Sidney Glass

Back/Free
6' 1"
Senior
Carter Head

Carter Head

Breast/IM
6' 1"
Sophomore
Will Manion

Will Manion

BK/IM
6' 4"
Freshman
Ryan Natal

Ryan Natal

Fly/F
5' 7"
Freshman
Chad Nowakowski

Chad Nowakowski

BK/IM
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jeremiah O

Jeremiah O'Donnell

BR/IM
5' 10"
Freshman
Hunter Perrot

Hunter Perrot

Free
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Justin Barden

Justin Barden

6' 0"
Freshman
Fly/Back
Charley Bowles

Charley Bowles

5' 8"
Freshman
IM/Fly/Breast
Taegan Clarke

Taegan Clarke

6' 2"
Sophomore
Free/Back
Chris Dong

Chris Dong

5' 8"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Austin Glass

Austin Glass

6' 0"
Freshman
Back/Fly
Sidney Glass

Sidney Glass

6' 1"
Senior
Back/Free
Carter Head

Carter Head

6' 1"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Will Manion

Will Manion

6' 4"
Freshman
BK/IM
Ryan Natal

Ryan Natal

5' 7"
Freshman
Fly/F
Chad Nowakowski

Chad Nowakowski

6' 2"
Sophomore
BK/IM
Jeremiah O

Jeremiah O'Donnell

5' 10"
Freshman
BR/IM
Hunter Perrot

Hunter Perrot

6' 0"
Senior
Free