Men's S&D Meet Preview: West Chester

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?
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» Saturday is Senior Day! We will be honoring Bryce Ciecko, Evan Custance, Jeb Darhower, Sam Grossi, Ethan Holcroft, Justin Sabo and Eric Veit before the meet.

» The men's swimming & diving team is coming off a second-place team finish with 771 points at the Patriot Invite (Nov.18). The Blue Hens ended the meet with five top-three finishes on the third and final day.

» Freshman Gavin Currie was named November CAA Co-Rookie Swimmer of the Month after a stand-out performance at the Patriot Invite. Currie holds the seventh-fastest time in program history in the 500 Free (4:31.32) after placing ninth in the B Final. He won the 100 Back, hitting the wall in 49.25, which is now the sixth-fastest time in Delaware history. He also touched the wall first in the 200 Back in 1:46.67 in the A Final, a top-four time in program history.

» In the 200 Fly, Simeon Sabev placed fourth in the A Final with a time of 1:47.67, setting a school record. His brother, Tonislav Sabev, placed first in the 100 Breaststroke setting a meet record and a freshman record with a time of 53.99.

» In the 400 Free Relay, Eric Veit, Simeon Sabev, Miguel Vasquez and Ryan Polino took second in 3:00.34, closing out the Patriot Invite. In the 200 Medley Relay, Currie, Toni Sabev, Simeon Sabev, and Vasquez placed second with a time of 1:29.00. Vasquez finished the last leg of the relay in 20.57. The 400 Medley Relay team of Currie, Veit, Simeon Sabev, and Polino placed second in 3:16.79.

» In the 1-meter diving prelims, Philip Townsend placed 12th with a mark of 200.20 with Josh Shipley following close behind in 13th place with a score of 193.80. In 3-meter diving, Townsend qualified for the finals placing fifth with a mark of 240.30. In prelims, Josh Shipley placed 11th with a score of 193.20.

THE BLUEPRINT
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Saturday, Jan. 22
vs. West Chester (Newark, Del., Rawstrom Natatorium)
10:45 a.m. | Senior Day Ceremony
11 a.m. | Meet Start Time
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?
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THE BLUEPRINT
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Players Mentioned

Bryce Ciecko

Gavin Currie

Evan Custance

Jeb Darhower

Sam Grossi

Ethan Holcroft

Ryan Polino

Simeon Sabev

Toni Sabev

Justin Sabo

Josh Shipley

Philip Townsend

Miguel Vasquez

Eric Veit

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