Gordon College Men's Swimming ventured to Connecticut today to square off against the Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph where the Fighting Scots defeated the home team by a score of 132-82.
By The Numbers
- Gordon started off hot, as Theo Dietrich, Johnny Minns, Major Adair, and Daniel Mota teamed up to take first place in the 200 yard medley relay (1:43.91).
- John Sullivan, Mota, and Branaugh followed suit with a string of first place finishes on the men's side. Sullivan claimed first in the 200 yard freestyle (2:04.76), Mota came in first in the 50 yard backstroke (29.06), and Branaugh booked back-to-back first place nods in the 50 yard breaststroke (28.91), and 200 yard butterfly (2:36.41).
- Rookie, Mota earned second in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 23.92.
- Adair joined in on the fun with yet another first place finish for the blue and white, this time in the 100 yard freestyle (53.56).
- Dietrich shined in the 200 yard backstroke, breaking a school record along with securing first place (1:58.69).
- Branaugh booked second place in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:30.32), before Sullivan was the top swimmer in the 500 yard freestyle (5:39.27).
- In the next event, Adair came away with another crown thanks to the time of 26.49 in the 50 yard butterfly.Â
- Dietrich capped off the individual events with first in the 200 yard IM (2:00.19), before Gordon finished the day on top in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:27.92 (Adair, Mota, Branaugh, and Dietrich).
The Fighting Scots return to action a week from today for a home meet against the Monks of St. Joseph's (Maine) at the Bennett Center to celebrate Senior Day.