The William & Mary men's swimming team overpowered Towson on Saturday, winning 177-85 in the conference opener for both teams.  The Tribe improved to 3-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association with the win, while the Tigers fell to 1-4 (0-1 CAA).

The Tribe set the tone for the meet early, winning the 200 medley relay in 1:31.16, the 14th-fastest race in school history.  Lead-off man Wyatt Grubb (Mechanicsville, Va.) staked W&M to the lead in the first 50 that it would never relinquish, before handing off to Devin McNulty (Herndon, Va.), Jack Doherty (Middletown, Conn.), and Colin Wright (Williamsburg, Va.) in turn.  The Tribe would go on to win 11 of 14 events, including the 400 free relay where the team of Kyle Neri (Wallingford, Conn.), Ben Skopic (Marriottsville, Md.), Doherty, and Wright swam an easy 3:05.73 to close out the meet.

In between the two relays were a number of standout performances in individual events.  The freshman McNulty swept the 100 and 200 breast, including swimming 57.39 seconds in the 100 breast to improve to 16th all-time among Tribe athletes.  McNulty later came back to win the 200 breast in 2:07.39 from lane one.  Also winning a pair was junior Carter Kale (Williamsburg, Va.), who won the 200 fly in 1:52.48 and the 500 free in 4:37.72.

Single winners included Grubb, who took the 100 back in 51.06, as well as Skopic, 1:42.55 in the 200 free, and Wright, who swam 20.66 in the 50 free.  Sophomore Chris Balbo (Short Hills, N.J.) cruised to an easy win in the 1000 free, stopping the clock in 9:31.62, and freshman Jake Kealy (Wilton, Conn.) swam 1:51.22 to win the 200 back.  Among Towson's three wins was the 100 fly, where All-American Jack Saunderson broke the pool record by nearly a full second in 48.72 seconds.

Event Winners
200 Medley Relay - W&M 1:31.16 (Wyatt Grubb, Devin McNulty, Jack Doherty, Colin Wright), Towson 1:33.32 (Owen Robinson, Ryan O'Leary, Jack Saunderson, Nick Essing)
1,000 Free - Chris Balbo (W&M) 9:31.62, Ian Bidwell (W&M) 9:39.38
200 Free - Ben Skopic (W&M) 1:42.55, Evan Brophy (TOW) 1:43.62
100 Back - Wyatt Grubb (W&M) 51.06, Jake Kealy (W&M) 52.16
100 Breast - Devin McNulty (W&M) 57.39, Ryan O'Leary (TOW) 57.94
200 Fly - Carter Kale (W&M) 1:52.48, Tommy Kealy (W&M) 1:52.70
50 Free - Colin Wright (W&M) 20.66, Ian Thompson (W&M) 21.16
100 Free - Nick Essing (TOW) 46.62, Kyle Neri (W&M) 46.81
200 Back - Jake Kealy (W&M) 1:51.22, Philip Barto (W&M) 1:52.93
200 Breast - Devin McNulty (W&M) 2:07.39, Ryan O'Leary (TOW) 2:08.09
500 Free - Carter Kale (W&M) 4:37.72, Ian Bidwell (W&M) 4:43.36
100 Fly - Jack Saunderson (TOW) 48.72, Colin Wright (W&M) 50.60
200 IM - Jack Saunderson (TOW) 1:55.15, Colin Roddy (TOW) 1:55.19
400 Free Relay - W&M 3:05.73 (Kyle Neri, Ben Skopic, Jack Doherty, Colin Wright), W&M 3:10.14 (Tommy Kealy, Lee Bradley, Joey Rento, Ian Thompson)

Up Next
William & Mary heads to Wilmington, N.C., next weekend for the CAA Pod Meet on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5.  The Tribe will take on both UNCW and Delaware at the meet, which will feature two sessions on Saturday and one on Sunday.