Owings Mills, Md. - The men's swimming team recorded several strong performances and multiple first-place finishes throughout the meet.
Noah Abd and
Keon Pugh both had three total first-place finishes while
Brendan Lach had one in an individual event.
The Mustangs opened the competition with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Will Lebron, Abd, Pugh, and
Aiden Dill finished with a time of 1:44.74.
In the 200-yard freestyle, Lach placed second with a time of 1:53.84, while Alex Kaye finished third in 1:57.73. Nathanael Songu-Mbriwa added a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.03.
Abd led the breaststroke events, earning first place in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.38) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.11). Lebron followed with a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:08.11. Tydus Coogan also earned a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:31.88.
In the freestyle events, Dill placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.36. Pugh earned first place in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 50.67, while Lebron placed third in 52.70 and Dill finished fourth in 53.04.
The Mustangs continued their success in the distance events, as Lach won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:12.29. Kaye followed in second place with a time of 5:32.25, while Coogan finished third in 5:48.57.
Pugh added another first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 56.87. Lebron placed second with a time of 59.92. In the 200-yard individual medley, Lach finished second in 2:14.93, followed by Abd in third at 2:18.11.
The men closed the meet with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Skyler Coburn, Coogan, Nathan Ledwith, and James Johnson finished with a time of 1:49.01.