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Falkstrom, Whatmore Pace BU on Day 2 of Terrier Invitational
November 20, 2021 | Men's Swimming & Diving
BOSTON - Top-three finishes by juniors Kyle Falkstrom and Sarsen Whatmore led the way for the Boston University men's swimming & diving team on the middle day of the Terrier Invitational at FitRec Competition Pool on Saturday.
The Terriers stand in fourth place after two days with 572 points, 37 points behind third-place Massachusetts and 22 points ahead of fifth-place Fairfield.
Whatmore was runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:39.43 while Falkstrom took third in the 100-yard breast (56.40).
In the 3-meter dive, freshman Lyde De Hooghe placed fifth with a score of 283.45 and senior Michael Nejaime came in 10th.
BU also got 10th-place finishes from sophomore Toby Jackson (200 free, 1:42.58) and freshman Andy Carlson (100 breast, 57.93).
The Terriers' top 800-yard freestyle relay came in sixth as Jackson, senior Daniel Galante, junior Jacob Lindner and Whatmore turned in a time of 6:51.15.
In the 200-yard medley relay, BU's top group of Lindner, Falkstrom, senior Benjamin Brewer and sophomore Justin Lee placed eighth at 1:32.77 while the B squad of senior Tommy Scrivanich, Carlson, senior Stuart Vickery and junior Ethan Thomas was right behind in ninth at 1:33.58.
The final day of the Terrier Invitational will place on Sunday (Nov. 21) with prelims beginning at 10 a.m.
The Terriers stand in fourth place after two days with 572 points, 37 points behind third-place Massachusetts and 22 points ahead of fifth-place Fairfield.
Whatmore was runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:39.43 while Falkstrom took third in the 100-yard breast (56.40).
In the 3-meter dive, freshman Lyde De Hooghe placed fifth with a score of 283.45 and senior Michael Nejaime came in 10th.
BU also got 10th-place finishes from sophomore Toby Jackson (200 free, 1:42.58) and freshman Andy Carlson (100 breast, 57.93).
The Terriers' top 800-yard freestyle relay came in sixth as Jackson, senior Daniel Galante, junior Jacob Lindner and Whatmore turned in a time of 6:51.15.
In the 200-yard medley relay, BU's top group of Lindner, Falkstrom, senior Benjamin Brewer and sophomore Justin Lee placed eighth at 1:32.77 while the B squad of senior Tommy Scrivanich, Carlson, senior Stuart Vickery and junior Ethan Thomas was right behind in ninth at 1:33.58.
The final day of the Terrier Invitational will place on Sunday (Nov. 21) with prelims beginning at 10 a.m.
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