Males’s Swimming working away with Yellow Jacket Invitational

HAMPTON, Va. – The Salisbury University males’s swimming workforce is making the Yellow Jacket Invitational its personal, constructing a lead that almost laps the remainder of the sector after day two-of-three of competitors on Saturday afternoon on the Hampton Aquaplex.
 

The Sea Gulls racked up 1,015 factors over the primary two days, almost 500 factors away from second-place Washington & Lee (554). Third-place Catholic (500.5) sits distantly behind each.
 
PRELIMS

• Qualifiers for the finals within the 400-yard particular person medley: Ethan Lloyd (4:06.05, 2nd), Matt Merke (4:08.94, 4th), Shad Frantz (4:09.00, fifth), Brady Wolf (4:09.67, seventh), Ethan Litteken (4:15.61, tenth).
• Qualifiers for the finals within the 100 butterfly: Cameron Byrd (48.16, 1st), Mason Potts (49.95, third), Griffin Harris (50.23, 4th), Themo Rigakos (50.71, fifth), Logan Edge (50.95, seventh).
• Qualifiers for the finals within the 200 freestyle: Everett Rachael (1:40.98, 2nd), Owen Mahoney (1:41.42, third), Shane Hall (1:42.69, fifth), Owen Brewer (1:43.42, sixth), Kyle Skelly (1:43.77, seventh), David Gardner (1:44.85, tenth), Gabe Erb (1:45.13, thirteenth).
• Final qualifiers within the 100 breaststroke: Aidan Loehr (56.05, 1st), Dominic Kazzi (56.16, 2nd), Brody Hanlon (56.55, third), Michael Paulos (57.36, fifth), Wolf (57.61, seventh).
• Final qualifiers within the 100 backstroke: Lucas Mitchell (51.45, 2nd), Byrd (51.64, 4th), Michael DeSimone (52.61, fifth), Harris (52.68, sixth), Mark Dattilio (53.95, ninth).

 
FINALS

• Salisbury took two of the highest three slots within the 800 free relay. The A-squad of Mason Potts, Shad Frantz, Ethan Lloyd, and Cameron Byrd took second in 6:49.81, whereas the B-side (Dominic Kazzi, Themo Rigakos, Lucas Mitchell, Matt Merke) positioned third in 6:59.58.
• SU additionally positioned one-two within the 200 medley relay. The golden A-side (Potts, Aidan Loehr, Michael Paulos, Michael DeSimone touched first in 1:28.62, whereas the silver B-team (Mitchell, Kazzi, Griffin Harris, Rigakos) positioned proper behind in 1:30.88.
• Merke (4:02.73) led a pack of 4 Sea Gulls who completed second-through-fifth within the 400 IM, together with Lloyd (4:02.82), Brady Wolf (4:06.45), and Frantz (4:08.96).
• Potts (48.50) edged out teammate Byrd (48.64) to take the title within the 100 fly.
• In the 200 free, Everett Rachael (1:40.87), Owen Mahoney (1:41.00), Owen Brewer (4:41.47), and Kyle Skelly (1:42.26) slotted second-through-fifth.
• Kazzi received the 100 breast in 55.33 seconds, main a Sea Gull foursome that featured Loehr (55.39), Brody Hanlon (56.15), and Wolf (56.50).
• Mitchall secured a bronze medal within the 100 again in 51.25 seconds.

 
PROGRAM RECORDS

 
The Sea Gulls will look to stay the touchdown and win their second straight Yellow Jacket Invitational on Sunday. Day three prelims start at 10 a.m. with finals at 5 p.m.