Washington and Lee University
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Washington and Lee swimming teams were in action again on Sunday evening at the Finis Collegiate Invitational. With one day of competition remaining, the W&L men reside in third place out of 10 teams, while the women are fourth out of 11 teams.
On the men's side, UC Santa Cruz leads the way with 1433.5 points, followed by Fresno Pacific with 1261.5 points and Washington and Lee (1169.0). The Banana Slugs also lead the women's competition with 1590.0 points. Fresno Pacific is second with 839.5 points, followed by Cal State-Bakersfield (839.0) and W&L (674).
The W&L men were paced by senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton), who finished third in the 200 back with an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:54.11 and first-year Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton), who placed second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:55.21.
The 400 free relay team of junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy), senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Landsdale Catholic), junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kansas/Shawnee) and senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) placed third overall (3:11.16), while first-years Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) and Robert Grattan (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal) both finished fourth in their respective events. Washnock completed the 200 back in 1:55.64 and Grattan finished the 200 breast in 2:13.97.
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) had another strong day for the W&L women, winning the 200 back with a school-record and NCAA "B" cut time of 2:07.04. The time also ties the ODAC record.
The Generals' 400 free relay team comprised of first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York), junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School), first-year Jocelyn Cassada (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) also tallied a school record, finishing in third place with a time of 3:41.43.
Other top finishers for the women were sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier), who placed sixth in the 1650 free (18:32.57) and first-year Brielle Weinstein (Summerville, S.C./Pinewood Prep), who placed sixth in the 200 back (2:16.09).
Washington and Lee will complete action in the Finis Intercollegiate with the final day of competition on Monday evening.
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