Results

The Albright men's final relay team comprised of Matt Runtas, Ralph Porrazzo, Mike McBride, and Alex Bauer broke the Natatorium record for the 200-yard freestyle relay en route to defeating Messiah College 157-97.

The men broke the record by just one-hundredth of a second, clocking in at 1:28.20. The previous record was 1:28.21 and was set by the 2003 men's team.

The Lions swept both of the butterfly events. Sophomore Adam Vogel led the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.54, with freshman Mitch Cain coming in second, and senior Matt Bauer coming in third.

Freshman Runtas lead the sweep in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.40 with A. Bauer touching second and Adam Kurtz following.

Runtas and A. Bauer also took first and third, respectively, in the 50-yard freestyle.

There were also two 1-2 finishes by the Lions, the first led by Porrazzo in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.66; junior McBride touched second with a time of 1:50.66. Porrazzo also claimed first in the 200-yard backstroke.

The next 1-2 was in the 100-yard backstroke led by Kurtz coming in at 57.06, and then junior Stephen Thomas who took second place going 58.89
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Sophomore Ricky Sutton was also a double- winner placing first in the 1000 and 500 yard freestyle events.

Catch the Lions back in action at the West Chester Invitational from November 30 – December 1.