WASHINGTON, Pa. (Dec. 4) - The Bearcats got back into action after their mid-season invitational at Franklin and Marshall with a nail-biting 128-117 loss to Washington and Jefferson College.

To kick off the meet, Kris Smith, Chris Bush, Robert Harrington and Tyler Overmier teamed up to take second in the 200 medley relay with a 1:45.85.

Josh Ligus then led the Bearcats in the 1000 freestyle, taking second with a 11:30.19.

Freshman Robert Harrington led the charge in the 200 freestyle, taking first with a 1:58.82. Harrington went on to add his second win of the afternoon in the 500 freestyle, swimming a 5:24.97.

Smith led the Bearcats to the wall in the 100 backstroke with a 56.35, and then went on to win the 200 back (2:05.57) and 200 IM ( 2:07.57).

Bush took second in the 100 breaststroke with a season best of 1:05.92 before he finished his meet with a victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.22) and a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a season-best (2:09.98).

Noah Schollaert was first to the wall in the 200 butterfly, taking first with a 2:20.21. Schollaert went on to take fifth in the 100 freestyle (56.33) and second in the 100 butterfly (57.96).

For the sprint freestyle events, Overmier was the top Bearcat, with second-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyle, swimming times of 23.03 and 52.58 respectively.

In the final event of the night, Harrington, Schollaert, Ethan Wymer, and Overmier joined forces to take second in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:37.12.

The Bearcats will be back in action next Friday with a 6 p,m. home meet against Mount Union. 
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