January 30, 2010
Bears Top Shoremen, 129-75
Auger, 200 Freestyle Relay Team Post Wins

COLLEGEVILLE, PA - Host Ursinus College won nine of 11 events to post a 129-75 Centennial Conference men's swimming victory over visiting Washington College this afternoon. The Bears improved to 6-5 overall and 2-4 in conference meets with the win, while the Shoremen slid to 3-5 and 0-4 with the loss.

Sophomore Austin Auger (McLean, VA/Langley) won the 100 breaststroke for the Shoremen in 1:04.88. Sophomore Nick Longworth (Media, PA/Strath Haven), senior Dylan Pollock (Savannah, GA/Benedictine Military), junior Matt Violette (Westbrook, ME/Westbrook), and senior Chris Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola Blakefield) took the 200 freestyle relay in 1:32.66.

Auger added a second-place finish in the 200 individual medley in 2:13.83. Soper was second in the 50 freestyle in 23.26 and in the 100 freestyle in 50.75, while Violette placed second in the 200 freestyle in 1:53.59 and in the 500 freestyle in a Washington College season-best time of 5:06.43. Longworth finished second in the 100 backstroke in 57.74, Pollock finished second in the 100 butterfly in 56.44, and freshman A.J. Feurer (Kingsville, MD/Archbishop Curley) finished second in the 1000 freestyle in 10:51.14.

The Shoremen return to action one week from today with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet at McDaniel.

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