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Terrier Invitational
Men's Swim Wins Terrier Invite, Women Take Fourth
November 22, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving
BOSTON - A win in the 200 back stroke by Kellen Gray highlighted day three of the Boston University Terrier Invite as the men's swim team finished first overall and the women's swim team took fourth. The three-day invitational marked the conclusion of the fall season for both teams with a break from competition until January.
Gray's winning time of 1:47.61 in the 200 back stands as the sixth fastest in men's program history. The win also marked the second win for Gary over the weekend as he took first in the 100 back on Saturday.
Along with Gray's performance in the 200 back, Heath Maginn picked up third, while Ian Wilson placed sixth in the championship finale.
UMass also picked up 42 points on Sunday in the 1,650 free with three championship finale performances. Kyle Vieira took third followed by Austen Sholudko in fifth and Alessandro Bomprezzi in seventh.
In the 100 free, Owen Wright took sixth, while Brian Stiles was just behind in seventh. The Minutemen also saw Connar Patterson place second in the 200 fly with the fifth fastest time in school history (1:50.55), while Maginn added a fourth-place finish in the event.
In women's action, Kate Orr finished seventh overall in the 1,650 freestyle and Cassie Sosnovich placed seventh as well in the 100 freestyle.
The Minutewomen saw a pair of highlight finishes in the 200 butterfly as Jenn Robeson posted the fifth fastest time (2:06.74) in school history during the preliminary race and Jenna Diamond added the sixth fastest time (2:07.17).
Robeson placed seventh overall in the championship finale with her finals time of 2:08.37. Diamond finished 10th overall with her consolation finale time of 2:07.17.
The men's team nearly had a 100-point advantage over second-place Army which had 852 points. The Minutemen finished the weekend with 948.5 points, while Boston College placed third with 832.5 points.
Army won the women's side of the meet with 89.5 points followed by Boston University with 876.5 points. Vermont was third overall (577.5 points) followed by the Minutewomen (469 points).
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 40
1. Army West Point 896.5 2. Boston University 876.5
3. Vermont, University of 577.5 4. Massachusetts, University of 469
4. Boston College 469 6. Colgate University 329.5
7. University of Bridgeport 211 8. Fairfield University 46
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 40
1. Massachusetts, University of 948.5 2. Army West Point 852
3. Boston College 832.5 4. Boston University 534
5. University of Bridgeport 432 6. Colgate University 193
7. Fairfield University 62
