FINAL UPDATE
The Messiah men's swim team picked up an overall fourth place finish in the Cougar Splash Invitational with 305.5 points.
PJ Cronauer highlighted the men's team with his efforts this weekend.
The Falcons will be off until they host a quad meet in mid January. On January 21, the Falcons will host Stevens, Stevenson and York College in Grantham, Pa.
From the Pool
PJ Cronauer won another event, this time the 1650-yard freestyle finishing with a time of 16:50.28. Then
Avery Barley finished seventh in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.43 before
Sage Sobek picked up a tenth place in the 100-yard freestyle (49.80).
Nathan Book finished ninth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.76) and then it was
Dylan Yellets finishing fourth in the 200-yard buttterfly with a time of 2:04.77. In the final event of the weekend, the team of Cronauer, Sobek, Wilkinson and Barley took sixth place in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Overall, the Falcons finished in fourth place with 305.5 points. They trailed Salisbury (728.5), Arcadia (468) and Misericordia (336).
SATURDAY MORNING (Session Two)
Through 24 events, the Falcons remain in fourth place with 210.5 points. Messiah trails Salisbury (491.5), Arcadia (334) and Misericordia (233) in the meet.
Back in the Pool
The Falcons started off session two with a sixth place finish in the 200-yard medley relay as the team of Lukens, Book, Yellets and WIlkinson had a time of 1:40.66. The Falcons picked up a share of fourth place with
Noah Siegrist finishing with a time of 53.70. The Falcons got another win on the back of
PJ Cronauer, winning the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.94.
In the 100-yard breaststroke,
Nathan Book finished seventh (1:03.11) and then
Avery Barley gave the Falcons another first place in the 100-yard breaststroke. Barley finished with a time of 52.26. In the final event of session two, the 800-yard freestyle relay team of Sobek, Barley, Yellets and Cronauer finished second with a time of 7:19.51 to cap off session two.
With one session to go, Messiah sits in fourth place with 210.5 points. They trail Salisbury, Arcadia and Misericordia as they final session will wrap up later this evening.
FRIDAY NIGHT (Session One)
After ten events in the Cougar Splash Invitational, the Falcons sit in fourth place with 87 team points.
PJ Cronauer turned in a strong performance in the 500-yard freestyle, winning the event for the Falcons.
The Falcons will resume tomorrow morning to complete the invitational.
From the Pool
The men opened up the meet with a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, as the team of Sobek, Book, Wilkinson and Lukens finished with a time of 1:29.05.
PJ Cronauer won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:50.42 in the next event for the Falcons.
Messiah picked up a seventh place in the 200-yard IM (Barley) and a fifth place in the 50-yard freestyle (Lukens). The Falcons ended the day with a sixth-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay with the team of Barley, McCabe, Yellets and Cronauer.
Through ten events, the Falcons sit in fourth place with 87 points and trail Salisbury (217), Arcadia (138) and Misericordia (109).
Next
The Falcons will jump in the pools with the events resuming at 9:00 AM in Dallas, Pa.
