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Williamstown, MA
-- The Williams men's swim team ended their regular
season with a convincing win over the Middlebury Panthers 175-122.
The Ephs (7-2) battled hard to send their seniors out with a win in
a meet, which saw multiple momentum changes.
In the first men's event, Middlebury out-touched the
Williams Medley Relay by 6 hundreths of a second for the win.
However, the Ephs responded fiercely by claiming 8 of 9 top three
spots in the next three events, including 1-2-3 finishes in the 200
and 1650 Freestyles.
On Senior Day, the Ephs
performance was spearheaded by standout freshmen Paul Dyrkacz and
Phil Treesh. Dyrkacz had victories in the 200 Back ( 1:56.70
) and 200 Free ( 1:45.39) while Treesh won the 100 Backstroke
in 54.06 and had a solid third place finish in the 500 Free.
Chris Corbett contributed with a win in the 400 IM (4:12.27) and
second in the 200 Free. Coach Kuster noted that he was pleased by
senior Eddie Layng's 2:00.73 performance in the 200 Fly.
With the victory,
the Ephs finished undefeated in Division III meets, largely due to
their resilience and grit. As Ephs head coach Steve Kuster put it:
“The men had to scratch and claw their way through the
Division III dual meet season because they are not as deep as the
women's team, but they did it without suffering a
loss.” The Eph men finished 7-2 overall on the year with both
losses coming at the hands of Division I teams.
Panther highlights
included John Dillon's National “B” time of
1:54.44 in winning the 200 Fly and sweeping the 100 Free. Nick Daly
won the 100 Fee in 48.80, Schuyler Beeman took second and Jay Li
claimed third.
The Ephs will hit the road
next weekend to compete at the Middlebury Invitational next Friday
and Saturday.
