VMI Males’s Swim & Dive splits tri-meet

BALTIMORE, Md. – VMI Men’s Swimming & Diving picked up a win in Saturday’s tri-meet on the UMBC Aquatic Complex
 
The Keydets got here out of Baltimore with a loss to UMBC (188-111) and a win over Howard (201-98). VMI had 15 podium finishes with 4 first-place marks.
 
Sophomore Stephen Russell builds on his already spectacular resume with two victories, one within the 500 Free (4:42.91) and the 1,000 Free (9:56.03). This provides Russell his fifth and sixth first-place marks of the season. He would go on to attain second within the 200 IM (1:57.13).
 
Also producing a first-place mark was freshman Ian Lutz within the 50 Free (21.29), his second-straight 50 Free win. Lutz would later tab third within the 100 Free (47:15).
 
Junior Austin Reeder added factors for the Keydets by incomes second within the 100 Breast (58.85) and 200 Breast (2:10.64). Junior Sam Castle boasted a third-place end within the 100 Back (53.04) and 200 Back (1:56.55). Junior Matthew Picard nabbed second within the 100 Free (46.35) and third within the 50 Free (21.50).
 
Sophomore Jack Mills scored third within the 200 IM (1:57.41), whereas sophomore Kayleb Eldridge swam to 3rd place within the 200 Fly (1:55.59).
 
The 400 Free Relay group with Picard, Sam Calder, Castle, and Lutz claimed first (3:06.40), whereas the 200 Medley Relay group with Castle, Picard, Lutz, and Layne Tucker earned second place (1:33.19).
 
Next Up
The Keydets return to Goodall Pool for the Keydet Invite. The invite will embrace eight groups and runs November 14-16, with prelims beginning at 10:30 a.m. and finals starting at 5:30 p.m. every day.
 
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