READING, Pa. -- Senior
Rick Sutton and sophomore
Ken Richardson each won two individual events and added a relay victory to lead the Albright men's swim team to a 127-57 victory over King's on Saturday on Senior Day in the Albright Natatorium.
With the win, Albright finished the home portion of its schedule with a 6-0 record and ran its home winning streak to 27 straight wins. The Lions improved to 7-2-1 overall on the season and 7-1-1 against competition against the Middle Atlantic Conference.
Sutton,
Alex Bauer,
Tyler Huizing,
Drew Leahy and
Chris Longworth all took to the Albright Natatorium water for the final time on Saturday. With the victory against King's, the group finished with a 27-1 record at home during their four years.
Sutton captured the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle, while Richardson claimed the 200 IM and the 100 freestyle events.
Sutton finished first in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:48.68 and posted a season-best time of 4:51.83 in winning the 500 freestyle.
Richardson finished first in the 200 IM in a season-best time of 2:02.25 and later captured the 100 freestyle in 51.95.
Sutton and Richardson teamed with Bauer and
Matt Runtas to win the 200 medley relay in a season-best time of 1:37.52. The team narrowly missed breaking the Albright pool record of 1:37.49 in the event.
Albright won all nine events in which it did not compete in exhibition format.
Jayce Temperine captured the 1650 freestyle in a season-best time of 18:30.14, while Leahy also posted a season-best time of 58.80 in winning the 100 backstroke.
The Lions also received victories from Runtas in the 50 freestyle (21.86) and Bauer in the 100 butterfly (54.16).
Albright will conclude its regular season on Jan. 24 when it travels to Susquehanna. The Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meet will be held on Feb. 12-15 in York, Pa.
ALBRIGHT INDIVIDUAL RESULTS200-Yard Medley Relay1. Albright A 1:37.52 (
Rick Sutton,
Ken Richardson,
Alex Bauer,
Matt Runtas); 2. Albright B 1:47.07 (
Drew Leahy,
Tyler Huizing,
Mitch Cain,
Tim Resch)
1,650-Yard Freestyle1.
Jayce Temperine 18:30.14; 2.
Michael Capogna 19:10.75;
Zach Griffith 19:21.67
200-Yard Freestyle1.
Rick Sutton 1:48.68; 2.
Tyler Huizing 1:54.21
50-Yard Freestyle1.
Matt Runtas 21.86; 2.
Zach Griffith 24.08; 3.
Michael Capogna 24.09
200 IM1.
Ken Richardson 2:02.25; 3.
Sean Yuschovitz 2:14.33
100-Yard Butterfly1.
Alex Bauer 54.16; 2.
Mitch Cain 55.99; 4.
Jayce Temperine 1:03.05
100-Yard Freestyle1.
Ken Richardson 51.95; 2.
Michael Capogna 53.55; 3.
Tim Resch 55.31
100-Yard Backstroke1.
Drew Leahy 58.80; 2.
Sean Yuschovitz 1:01.77; 4.
Zach Griffith 1:06.01
500-Yard Freestyle1.
Rick Sutton 4:51.83; 3.
Parker Vivian 5:24.39
100-Yard Breaststroke (Competed as Exhibition)Tyler Huizing x1:08.81;
Tim Resch x1:11.43;
Jayce Temperine x1:11.71
200-Yard Freestyle Relay (Competed as Exhibition)Albright B x1:32.56 (
Matt Runtas,
Mitch Cain,
Sean Yuschovitz,
Drew Leahy); Albright A x1:33.28 (
Alex Bauer,
Rick Sutton,
Tyler Huizing,
Chris Longworth)
Team ScoringAlbright 127, King's 57
COMPLETE RESULTS