Men’s Swimming and Diving Posts Eight Wins, Vaults to Second Place at Thomas Murphy Invitational

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Men’s Swimming and Diving Posts Eight Wins, Vaults to Second Place at Thomas Murphy Invitational

11/2/2019 8:05:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Results

BALTIMORE – Drexel Men's Swimming & Diving rallied to a second-place finish on the final day of the Thomas Murphy Invitational, hosted by Loyola (Md.). Anthony Musciano swept both diving events, and the Dragons won six races, on top of 12 other top-10 finishes.

Drexel's haul on Saturday included two silver medals and a trio of bronzes. Jason Arthur joined Musciano as a multi-time winner – finishing first in two individual events and in one relay. Kiran Richardson and Stathis Malamas each paired a solo victory with a win in the 200 medley relay.

"Overall, I am happy with the team's performance over the last two days," head swimming coach Adam Braun said. "The last two weeks have been very tough, both physically and mentally. We get a short break from racing to tune up for our mid-season meet in two-and-a-half weeks, and I believe we will perform really well."

Musciano claimed victory in the 3-meter dive with a score of 225.10, and teammate Will Seely added a third-place finish with 216.40 points. Musciano and the Dragons would do one better in the 1-meter dive, sweeping the event first through third. Musciano took first with a score of 254.45. Seely followed behind in second with 232.75 points, and Evan Meiers claimed third (228.65).

Arthur's first victory came in the 400 IM, where he touched the wall in four minutes 1.04 seconds. He earned his second individual gold of the day in the 200 back with a winning mark of 1:47.93.

Richardson turned in a winning performance in the 100 back, clocking in at 51.36. Malamas claimed the top spot in the 100 free with a mark of 45.47.

The Dragons' relay victories came in the 200 medley and 400 free. Richardson, Zachary Valenzuela, Paris Raptis and John Scully won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:32.86. Arthur, T.J. Given, David Kneiss and Malamas turned in a winning effort of 3:04.08 in the 400 free.

Raptis was a runner-up in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.67.

The 200 free relay team of John Scully, Kevin Spear, Given and Malamas earned a bronze medal with a time of 1:24.82.

The Dragons finished behind only Johns Hopkins, who won the invite with 969.5 points. Drexel posted 854.4 points to finish well clear of Loyola (Md.) (793) and West Chester (701).

The Dragons return to action following a two-week break at the Patriot Invitational, hosted by George Mason. The three-day event runs Nov. 21-23.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Johns Hopkins – 969.5
2. Drexel – 854.5
3. Loyola (Md.) – 793
4. West Chester – 701