WENHAM, Mass.— The Husson University men's swimming & diving team picked up a lopsided 155.5-51.5 win over Gordon College on the road Saturday.
Husson began its dominating afternoon finished first and second in the 400-yard medley relay. The Eagles relay of junior
Brady Hand, freshman
Jake Perkins, junior
Lucas Fendl and junior
Alex Walsh finished with a mark of 3:57.90, while junior
Brayden Champlin, senior
Nathan Gilliam and junior's
Sam Peiser and
Ryan Emerson clocked a 4:05.88.
Senior
Hunter Jackson hit the wall at 11:16.63 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, while freshman
Bennett Walker finished third in the event with a mark of 13:06.09.
Hand and Emerson swam to first and second-place performances in the 200-yard freestyle with times of 1:54.16 and 1:57.05, respectively.
Champlin won the 50-yard backstroke with a 28.90, while Perkins earned his first win on the year in the 50-yard breaststroke clocking a 30.85, ahead of Peiser who finished second with a 31.21.
In the 100-yard butterfly, Husson claimed the first three spots, paced by Fendl who won the event with a time of 58.94 ahead of Jackson and Gilliam who posted times of 1:00.44 and 1:05.03, respectively.
Walsh tied for first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.30 and won the 100-yard freestyle at 51.61 ahead of Perkins who finished second with a 55.97.
Peiser and Jackson finished first and second, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke, adding to the Eagles point total with times of 1:06.82 and 1:07.25.
Hand and junior
Jacob Brown finished back-to-back in the 100-yard breaststroke, Hand clocked a 1:05.35 and Brown turned in a time of 1:18.23 to finish first and second, respectively.
Gilliam won the 500-yard freestyle by 20 second with a mark of 5:22.19 and Walker finished third at 6:14.44.
Hand, Champlin and Emerson finished first, second and third, respectively, in the 50-yard butterfly, posting times of 24.87, 25.90 and 25.98.
Husson now travels to Castine on Thursday for a 6 p.m. in-state matchup against Maine Maritime Academy.
