MEDFORD, Mass. – The Tufts University men's swimming & diving team collected 21 top-three finishes, including six first-place finishes during a 218-139 setback in dual-meet action against Boston College on Tuesday evening at Hamilton Pool in Medford, Massachusetts.
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| Scott Simpson helped the Jumbos finish first overall in the 200 medley relay. |
The Jumbos started the meet in style, as sophomore Kingsley Bowen, junior Scott Simpson, junior Zachary Wallace and freshman Roger Gu finished first overall in the 200-yard medley relay (1:34.67, 11 points). The "A" unit cleared the second-place relay team by 0.30 seconds.
The hosts also garnered a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the Jumbos' "A" team, featuring junior Lorenzo Lau, Gu, freshman Costa Camerano Spelta Rapini and sophomore Ross Wood, tallied a time of 1:27.42 and collected four team points. The group trailed the first-place squad by 1.83 seconds.
On the individual side, Gu and Wallace each garnered a pair of first-place finishes. Gu touched the wall first in the 100-yard freestyle (46.53, nine points) and the 50-yard freestyle (20.97, nine points), while Wallace earned first-place acknowledgement in the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.09, nine points) and the 200-yard individual medley (1:57.63, nine points). Wallace also was the team's top-performer in the 100-yard backstroke, as the La Jolla, California, native placed third overall with a time of 53.34 (three points).
Bowen, who competed at the NCAA Division III Championships last season, finished first overall in the 50-yard backstroke (23.62, nine points). The Pepper Pike, Ohio, native was the Jumbos' first-place finisher in the 50-yard butterfly (second overall, 23.33) and the 100-yard individual medley (second overall, 53.00).
Sophomore Brandon Jinn finished second overall and was the team's top-performer in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.60, four points), while senior captain Luca Guadagno collected second-place finishes in the 200 backstroke (1:58.60, four points) and the 200 IM (2:00.44, four points). Junior Michael Brienza performed admirably in the 100 backstroke, as he finished fourth overall with a time of 55.66 and earned a pair of team points.
Junior James McElduff finished second overall in the 100 freestyle (48.58, four points), while being the Jumbos' top-finisher and placing third overall in the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.77, three points). Lau was the first Jumbo to touch the wall in the 200-yard freestyle (third overall, 1:45.55), while he also collected a third-place finish in the 50 backstroke (25.46).
Freshman Alex Burnam was the team's top-performer in the 200-yard breaststroke (third overall, 2:15.57), senior Jasper Du was the squad's first-place finisher in the 50-yard breaststroke (third overall, 28.59), junior Neil Spazzarini was the Jumbos' top-finisher in the 100-yard butterfly (third overall, 54.90) and freshman Eric Shi was the first Jumbo to touch the wall in the 100-yard breaststroke (fifth overall, 1:02.01).
Sophomore James Wu, Du, McElduff and Brienza formed the team's "B" unit in the 200 medley relay, placing fourth overall with a time of 1:40.50. Sophomore Chris Simotas, freshman Timothy Gronet, Brienza and Spazzarini tallied a fourth-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, as the Jumbos' "B" group posted a time of 1:31.95.
The Jumbos will be back in action on Saturday (11 a.m.), as the squad will compete in a dual meet at Wheaton in Norton, Massachusetts.
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