LATROBE, Pa. – The Bearcat men's swimming team opened the 2021-22 season facing off against Gannon University at the Resnik Pool, with the Division-II Golden Knights earning a 202-50 win.

The Bearcats' Chris Bush turned in a pair of top-three finishes on the afternoon, placing second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:26.95 and taking third in the 100-yard breast in 1:06.87. Bush also scored for the hosts in the 200-yard individual medley, placing fourth with a time of 2:17.77.

SVC veteran Kris Smith scored in a pair of races, posting a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (57.27 seconds) and a fourth-place mark in the 200-yard back (2:08.17).
Josh Ligus led the Bearcat distance effort, taking second in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:34.64) and fourth in the 500-yard free (5:38.17).

In his collegiate debut, freshman Robert Harrington earned a trio of top-four finishes, placing third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.74) and fourth in both the 100-yard free (52.33 seconds) and 100-yard butterfly (58.70).

Noah Schollaert placed third in the 200-yard butterfly, timed in 2:26.81, while Tyler Overmeier placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.95) and Matthew Kail fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:32.10).

Saint Vincent's top relay effort came in the final event of the day, with the foursome of Smith, Overmeier, Harrington and Preston Atkinson earning a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley by finishing in 1:32.38.

The Bearcat men will now have a three-week break before returning to action on Oct. 29, when they travel to northwestern Pennsylvania to face future Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Allegheny College at 6 p.m.