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Saturday, January 19
Christiansburg, VA
11 AM
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Men's Swimming & Diving Tackles Tough Championship Tune-up
1/19/2019 5:45:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Colonials wrapped their regular season Saturday
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - George Washington men's swimming and diving closed its regular season schedule Saturday facing tough competition in a tri-meet at Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
Tommi Wolst and Emils Pone posted runner-up finishes to lead the Colonials, who came up short head-to-head vs. host Virginia Tech and Cincinnati in their last competition before Atlantic 10 Championships next month.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Wolst was runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke in 56.96 seconds just behind Dom Polling of Cincinnati. The senior from Germany also paced the Colonials in the 200-yard breaststroke with a third-place finish. He swam on GW's top 400 and 200-yard freestyle relays, as well.
- Pone finished second in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 1:50.82. The junior from Latvia also touched third in the 400-yard individual medley (4:03.31) to lead the Buff and Blue.
- Andrew Cho took third in the 100-yard backstroke in 50.86 seconds, while Alexander Auster finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.55 seconds.
- Max Forstenhaeusler was the top Colonial in both the 100 and 200-yard freestyle, taking fifth in both events.
- Shawn Lemarie also paced GW in a pair of events, turning in strong swims in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle.
- First-years Dylan Arzoni (100 fly) and James Torrez (200 fly) led the Colonials in the butterfly events.
- On the diving side, Peter Nachtwey turned in the top finish, taking third on the 3-meter board (326.10). Jake Ortiz was the top Colonial on 1-meter, finishing fourth with 272.25.
UP NEXT: GW has about a month to prepare for the A-10 Championships, which run Feb. 20-23 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after Saturday's meet.
Tommi Wolst and Emils Pone posted runner-up finishes to lead the Colonials, who came up short head-to-head vs. host Virginia Tech and Cincinnati in their last competition before Atlantic 10 Championships next month.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Wolst was runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke in 56.96 seconds just behind Dom Polling of Cincinnati. The senior from Germany also paced the Colonials in the 200-yard breaststroke with a third-place finish. He swam on GW's top 400 and 200-yard freestyle relays, as well.
- Pone finished second in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 1:50.82. The junior from Latvia also touched third in the 400-yard individual medley (4:03.31) to lead the Buff and Blue.
- Andrew Cho took third in the 100-yard backstroke in 50.86 seconds, while Alexander Auster finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.55 seconds.
- Max Forstenhaeusler was the top Colonial in both the 100 and 200-yard freestyle, taking fifth in both events.
- Shawn Lemarie also paced GW in a pair of events, turning in strong swims in the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle.
- First-years Dylan Arzoni (100 fly) and James Torrez (200 fly) led the Colonials in the butterfly events.
- On the diving side, Peter Nachtwey turned in the top finish, taking third on the 3-meter board (326.10). Jake Ortiz was the top Colonial on 1-meter, finishing fourth with 272.25.
UP NEXT: GW has about a month to prepare for the A-10 Championships, which run Feb. 20-23 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Brian Thomas after Saturday's meet.
.@GWCoachBThom breaks down today's meet at Virginia Tech, which closed out our regular season. (With a cameo from Boomer!) #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/Q4jeMPCqaU
— GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) January 19, 2019
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