The William and Mary men's swimming team clinched a winning record for the season Saturday afternoon, downing Mary Washington 147-107 on the road in the final dual meet of the year.  With the win, the Tribe improves to 5-4 overall, its second-consecutive year with at least five victories.  The win was also the 349th in the history of the W&M men's swimming and diving teams, and the 21st under current Director Matt Crispino '02.  Only Dudley Jensen, the head men's coach from 1951-89, has more wins to his credit.

200 Medley Relay
The Tribe won nine of the first 11 events (before exhibitioning the final three), beginning with the 200 medley relay.  A strength for the team all year long, the team of Jake Maloy (Culpeper, Va.), Chris Dong (Chapel Hill, N.C.), K.J. Shaw (Richmond, Va.), and Hunter Perrot (Falls Church, Va.) won the race in 1:35.42.

1000 Free
In the 1000 free, freshman Lukas Dempsey (New Paltz, N.Y.) won his signature event in 9:45.49, just off of his collegiate-best.  Senior Stephen Fay (Herndon, Va.) was second in 10:04.12, and junior Evan Rutherford (Newport News, Va.) took third in 10:19.91.

200 Free
Sophomore Andrew Strait (Henrico, Va.) won his first of two events on the day in the 200 free, timing 1:46.10 for the victory.  Lukas Dempsey made the unusually quick turnaround to swim unusually fast, taking second in 1:47.20, and senior Evan Mulloy (Martinez, Ga.) was third in 1:48.25.

100 Back
Freshman Chad Nowakowski (Forest, Va.) won his first collegiate race in the 100 back, hitting the pad in 55.02 seconds.  Rhett Wallace (Tucson, Ariz.) was third in 56.25, and John Rittenhouse (London, England) took fourth in 56.99 seconds.

100 Breast
Junior Sidney Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) won his ninth of the year while timing 1:00.72 in the 100 breast, and classmate Hunter Perrot was third in 1:01.42.  Senior Michael Polo (Colonial Heights, Va.) was fourth in the event, timing 1:03.72.

50 Free
Stephen Fay's ninth win of the year came in the 50 free, as he stopped the clock in 22.04 seconds.  The win pushes his career total to 26 victories, tied with Nick Duda '08 for the eighth-most in school history.  Jake Maloy was third in 22.73, and junior Kyle McVeigh (Jacksonville, Fla.) was fifth in 23.41.

100 Free
Junior Ben Ward (Maitland, Fla.) was victorious in the 100 free, touching the wall in 47.99 seconds to lead a Tribe sweep of the top three positions.  Freshman Taegan Clarke (Chappaqua, N.Y.) was second in 48.93, and John Rittenhouse claimed bronze in 50.77 seconds.

200 Back
Andrew Strait's second win was in the 200 back, with an impressive seven-second victory that took 1:54.48.  The win was his 15th of the year and 25th in two years.  On the single-season list, Strait is now tied for eighth all-time with Micah Samuelson's 15 diving victories in 1998-99, and all-time, he is tied for 10th overall with Craig Birgfeld '94.  Second place on Saturday went to Kyle McVeigh in 2:01.36, and Michael Mowen (Waynesboro, Va.) was fourth in 2:03.06.

500 Free
Senior Luke Robbins (Charlottesville, Va.) was the victor in the 500 free, timing 4:46.37 for the win.  Carter Head (Lynchburg, Va.) was second in 4:53.05, and Evan Rutherford took fourth in 5:00.44.

200 Fly
In the 200 fly, freshman Kemp Pettyjohn (Lynchburg, Va.) swam 1:59.66 for second place.  Classmate Carter Head was third in 2:01.26, and Tyler Poling (Morristown, N.J.) was fourth in 2:01.42.

200 Breast
The Tribe's final notable swims came in the 200 breast, where Chris Dong timed 2:07.46 to take second overall.  K.J. Shaw was third in 2:15.17, and Evan Mulloy was an even two seconds back in fourth place.

With the dual-meet season now complete, William and Mary will turn its attention to the CAA Championships coming up in three weeks at George Mason.  Those athletes who don't make the championship roster will compete next weekend, Feb. 10-11, at the Terp Invite at Maryland.