VMI dominates, wins Keydet Invite

LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Men’s Swimming & Diving scored first place within the Keydet Invite on Sunday at Goodall Pool.
 
The Keydets eclipsed 1,000 factors throughout the three-day occasion, en path to first place amongst eight completely different groups, and had been 130 factors forward of second place.
 
Day One
Freshman Ian Lutz secured a brand new Rat and group 50 Free report (20.21) that landed him on the rostrum. Lutz would later tally first within the 100 Fly (48.94). Freshman diver Hudson Weinhagen scored his technique to a Rat report and first place within the one-meter with 287.93 factors. Also breaking information and successful occasions was the 200 Free Relay squad with Sam Calder, Matthew Picard, Sam Castle, and Lutz (1:20.95).
 
Sophomore Stephen Russell began the finals session with a first-place end within the 500 Free (4:31.98). Junior Layne Tucker landed fourth within the 200 IM (1:55.92), whereas Picard tallied fourth within the 50 Free (20.72) after which second within the 100 Fly (49.22).
 
Scoring huge factors after a second-place end was the 400 Medley Relay group with Castle, Tucker, Picard, and Lutz (3:19.47).
 
Day Two
Day two noticed two information smashed, beginning on the boards with freshman Dorian Albee breaking the three-meter Rat report (244.05), adopted by one other Lutz specialty within the 100 Fly, leading to a brand new Rat and group report (48.76).
 
Russell continued his dominance with one other first place, this time within the 400 IM (4:00.29). Sophomore Jack Mills adopted up with the Keydets’ second-straight gold medal throughout the 200 Free (1:40.96), earlier than Calder scored third (1:41.43).
 
Castle picked up first within the 100 Back (49.34), proper after anchoring the 200 Medley Relay group with Tucker, Picard, and Lutz to first place (1:29.14).
 
Day Three
After successful the 100 Back on day two, Castle returned for the clear sweep, tallying first within the 200 Back (1:50.67). Sophomore Joshua Wolf nabbed third within the 200 Back (1:53.56), adopted by Calder shortly after in fourth (1:53.97).
 
Lutz would break yet one more Rat report, this time within the 100 Free (44.96) for first place. Picard quickly adopted in second (45.25). Later within the 200 Fly, sophomore Kayleb Eldridge scored factors for VMI with a third-place end (1:51.91).
 
Setting new information in new occasions had been senior Lane Jones and Weinhagen, with Jones incomes 180.98 factors and Weinhagen incomes 169.13 factors within the platform dive.
 
Capping off the day was the 400 Free Relay squad of Picard, Calder, Castle, and Lutz, who earned first place (2:59.37).
 
Next Up
The Keydets take a two-month break from motion, however return to the pool on January 16 to face Saint Francis and Howard for a house tri-meet.
 
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