Fath Wins Again at Fall Frenzy

Saturday, November 17

Charlotte, NC

ALL DAY

George Washington University

Queens University Fall Frenzy

Photo by: Gary A. Cameron

11/17/2018 9:40:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Day 2 Results Women's Recap

Colonials hold steady in second after two days

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Moritz Fath posted his second win in as many days for George Washington men's swimming and diving on Saturday at the Queens University Fall Frenzy.

Fath touched in 1:38.23 to claim victory in the 200-yard freestyle, just a second off of his own program record pace set at last year's Atlantic 10 Championships. The junior from Germany was also fourth in the 400-yard individual medley and part of a runner-up finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay.

Those efforts and many more helped the Colonials hold steady in second place with 1,065 points, behind only the host Royals (1,448) heading into the final day at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

Emils Pone and Tommi Wolst also starred for the Buff and Blue on Saturday, each posting a pair of top-three individual finishes. Both were part of a runner-up finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as well.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Fath's victory highlighted a strong GW showing in the 200 free with six Colonials qualifying for finals in the event. In victory, he was followed by teammates Patrick Lersch (fourth, 1:41.27), Dylan Arzoni (sixth, 1:42.28) and Youssef Ragab (1:42.35) in the A final. Ryan Patterson (13th) and DH Hwang (21st) also scored for the Buff and Blue.
- Fath teamed up with Youssef Ragab, Patrick Lersch and Pone in the 800 free relay to finish in 6:42.03.
- Pone led the Colonials in the 400-yard individual medley with a runner-up finish in 3:55.09. He was followed in the A final by Fath (fourth, 4:01.11) and Josh Legge (eighth, 4:08.30). Nicolas Reeves (23rd) scored, as well.
- Pone also paced the Buff and Blue in the 100-yard back stroke with a third-place finish in 48.85 seconds. The junior from Latvia was followed closely by teammate Andrew Cho, who took fourth in 49.56 seconds. Torrez (13th), Kaiden Schwaiger (15th) and Patterson (18th) rounded out the Buff and Blue contingent in the event.
- Wolst took third in the 100-yard butterfly in 49.65 seconds. James Torrez, a first-year from California, earned a spot in the B final and finished 11^th.
- Wolst also led GW in the 100-yard breaststroke, placing third there, as well. The senior from Germany touched in a season-best time of 55.60 seconds. Charles Sturgeon was next in eighth place (57.00) with Ragab (14th) and Kyle Hrabovsky (15th) in the B final.
- Pone, Wolst, Arzoni and Alexander Auster finished the 200 medley relay in 1:30.42, just behind the top team from Queens University.

UP NEXT: GW wraps up the meet and its fall schedule Sunday with a final round of preliminary races (10 a.m.) and finals (5 p.m.).

WATCH THIS: Head coach Brian Thomas shares his thoughts through two days in North Carolina.

A fireside chat with @GWCoachBThom, who shares his thoughts through two days at the Queens University Fall Frenzy. We're currently second on both sides with one day remaining. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/90O2xluQ00
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) November 18, 2018