FULL RESULTS

The Saint Vincent men's swimming team earned its first-ever win over perennial PAC powerhouse Grove City College, 143-132 at the Longenecker Pool in Grove City, PA.

The Wolverines won the day's first event, the 200 medley relay, but SVC fought back in the 1000 freestyle.  While Grove City's Drew Nobisch took first place in 10:11.15, the Bearcats captured the next three positions, led by Matt Crum (10:47.73).  Brian Flynn (10:50.77), Sean Doyle (10:57.33) finished third and fourth, respectively.

In the 200 free, Alex Bolen took second with a time of 1:48.93 for SVC, while Adam Tran finished second in the 100 back (58.86), just ahead of teammate Kyle Garase (59.35). In the 100 breast, Andy Moog finished second in 1:02.70.

The first Bearcat win of the day came in the 200 fly, as Xander Emili tripped the timer in 1:58.73, more than 2 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.  SVC's Adam Gordish was third in 2:05.20.

Zach Ligus earned a win in the 50 free (21.82), while Bolen finished second in 22.43.  Ligus then returned to win the 100 free in 48.57, while Emili won the 200 back in 2:05.  

Andy Moog was a winner in the 200 breast in 2:20.92, while Kam Faychak finished third in 2:26.30.  Bolen was a strong second place finisher in the 500 free (5:00) while Crum was third (5:14.37).

In the 100 fly, Ligus earned his third victory of the day, timed in 52.56, with Kyle Garase taking third in 53.83, narrowly missing second.  Emili's third win came in the 200 IM, with an impressive 6+ second win in 2:01.43.  Doyle was third in 2:10.78.

The Bearcats then capped the day with an exciting win in the 400 free relay, as Ligus, Adam Tran, Garase and Bolen hit the wall in 3:16.86, just 2/100 of a second ahead of Grove City's "A" team.

Grove City has won six of the last seven Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships.