CAZENOVIA, N.Y. – Freshman Benjamin Sealts (Ottawa, Ohio) erased another long-standing Gallaudet University men's swimming school record here Saturday in a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) double-dual meet hosted by Cazenovia College.
Sealts won the 200-yard backstroke event with a time of 1:58.41. His time is over four seconds faster than James McGowan's old school record time of 2:03.10 set in 2008. This is Sealts' fifth school record he has set this season.
Gallaudet split the NEAC double-dual meet as the Bison defeated the host Wildcats, 120-81, but lost to SUNY Cobleskill 129-106.
Sealts won three events; the 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke (55.39) and the 200-yard IM (2:04.86).
Sophomore Chris Martinez (El Paso, Texas) won three events; 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.98), 200-yard breaststroke (2:25.21) and 200-yard freestyle (1:59.20).
BISON TRACKS
- SUNY Cobleskill defeated Cazenovia 139-57
- Gallaudet placed second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:59.08
- Senior David Bruno (Patchogue, N.Y.) was third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (17:13.73)
- Freshman Mackenzie Shannon (Winnetka, Ill.) was third in the 100-yard butterfly with a new personal record time of 1:17.54
- Shannon took third in the 200-yard IM (3:02.07)
GALLAUDET PERSONAL RECORDS
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Name |
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Old Time |
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New Time |
| 50 freestyle |
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Lukas Morkevicius |
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29.53 |
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29.46 |
| 50 freestyle |
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Rett Jala |
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36.62 |
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34.20 |
| 50 backstroke |
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Rett Jala |
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43.78 |
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40.73 |
| 100 freestyle |
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Lukas Morkevicius |
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1:11.31 |
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1:10.62 |
| 100 butterfly |
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Mackenzie Shannon |
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1:20.46 |
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1:17.54 |
| 100 breaststroke |
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Xiangming Liu |
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1:53.78 |
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1:52.12 |
| 200 backstroke |
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Benjamin Sealts |
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NA |
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1:58.41 |
| 500 freestyle |
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Julian Simons |
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9:09.11 |
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8:57.19 |
UP NEXT
The Bison next take to the pool in the new year on Jan. 12 when they host Penn State University at Altoona at 6 p.m.
