Men's Swimming & Diving Finishes Runner-Up at Fall Frenzy

Sunday, November 18

Charlotte, NC

ALL DAY

George Washington University

Queens University Fall Frenzy

11/18/2018 8:55:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Full Results Women's Recap

Strong showing in 200 back highlights Colonials' final day

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Emils Pone and Andrew Cho went 1-2 in the 200-yard backstroke Sunday, helping George Washington men's swimming & diving close out a second-place finish at the Queens University Fall Frenzy.

Pone touched in a season-best time of 1:46.37, edging Cho, who was runner-up in 1:47.79.

The Colonials piled up 1,596 points over three days at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center to finish second out of 12 squads behind only the host Royals, who are the four-time defending Division II national champions.

HIGHLIGHTS
- In addition to Pone and Cho's 1-2 finish, Ryan Patterson (eighth) also qualified for the A final. Kaden Schwaiger (11^th) and Nicolas Reeves (14^th) scored for the Buff and Blue, as well.
- Tommi Wolst notched his fourth individual top-three finish of the weekend, placing third in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:01.70. Charles Sturgeon (2:05.33) and Youssef Ragab (2:05.48) were right behind him in fourth and fifth, respectively. Kyle Hrabovsky (23^rd) also swam in the C final there.
- Moritz Fath led four GW scorers in the 1,650-yard freestyle. The reigning Atlantic 10 champion in the event took fourth in 15:45.30 followed by teammates DH Hwang (sixth), Josh Legge (eighth) and Shawn Lemarie (12^th). Hwang's time of 15:54.36 in his collegiate debut in the event is good for a spot on the program's all-time top 10.
- GW showcased its quality in the 100-yard freestyle with all three entrants advancing to the A final. Patrick Lersch led the way in fourth (45.57 seconds), just ahead of Alexander Auster (fifth, 45.58) and Dylan Arzoni (seventh, 45.81).
- All three of them, plus Fath, teamed up on GW's top 400-yard freestyle relay team. That group was runner-up in 2:59.01 to close the meet.
- Three first-years represented the Buff and Blue well in the 200-yard butterfly. James Torrez, a rookie from California, placed sixth in the 200-yard butterfly in a GW all-time top 10 time of 1:51.37. Josh Legge took eighth, qualifying for the A final with an all-time top 10 finish of 1:52.94, while Hwang made the B final and finished 12^th.

UP NEXT: GW heads into winter break before it starts to ramp up for championship season. The Colonials' next competition is a local tri-meet at Georgetown with American on Jan. 12, 2019.

WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after the Queens University Fall Frenzy.

Solid weekend in NC at the Queens University Fall Frenzy. @GWCoachBThom wraps up the three-day meet with special props to Jackie Torrez for tackling a tough double tonight. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/2zmLOqQ5so
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) November 19, 2018