
Photo by: Jim Pierce
Terriers Roll Past Holy Cross, 212-82
December 2, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving
WORCESTER, Mass. - Highlighted by six pool records, the Boston University men's swimming & diving team closed out the first half of its season with a 212-82 victory at Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon at the Hart Center Pool.
Senior Justin Lee won three events, graduate student Kyle Falkstrom collected two wins and set a pair of pool records and senior Jackson Olin won the 200-yard backstroke in a pool-record time of 1:54.38.
Lee touched the wall first in the 100-yard IM (51.97), 100-yard freestyle (47.57) and 50-yard butterfly (2:02.93). After winning the 50-yard breast in a time of 25.74 seconds, Falkstrom set the pool record in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:02.93 and also set the 100-yard pool record in the process with a first-half time of 56.90 seconds.
The 200-yard medley relay of junior Keegan Duffy, Falkstrom, junior Jed Tan and senior Adrien Pierce won in a pool-record time of 1:33.63 while the 200-yard free relay of sophomore Ben Cho, Lee, freshman Jonny Farber and Pierce broke the pool record by posting a time of 1:25.00. Cho's leadoff time of 21.38 seconds set a 50 free pool record.
Other individual winners on the day were senior Dolan Grisbaum (500 free, 4:48.75), freshman Jonathan Tsang (200 fly, 1:54.39), junior Pier Bressan (200 free, 1:43.55), Farber (50 back, 25.01), Cho (50 free, 21.60), freshman Zein Mahana (3-meter dive, 265.95) and freshman Evan Liu (200 IM, 1:57.75).
With the win, the Terriers improve to 2-2 on the year and 1-2 against Patriot League opponents.
Wins
Justin Lee - 100 IM (51.97); 100 free (47.57); 50 fly (23.30)
Kyle Falkstrom - 50 breast (25.74); 200 breast (2:02.93) - POOL RECORD
Jackson Olin - 200 back (1:54.38) - POOL RECORD
Dolan Grisbaum - 500 free (4:48.75)
Jonathan Tsang - 200 fly (1:54.39)
Pier Bressan - 200 free (1:43.55)
Jonny Farber - 50 back (25.01)
Ben Cho - 50 free (21.60)
Zein Mahana - 3-meter (265.95)
Evan Liu - 200 IM (1:57.75)
200 medley relay (Duffy, Falkstrom, Tan, Pierce) - 1:33.63 - POOL RECORD
200 free relay (Cho, Lee, Farber, Pierce) - 1:25.00 - POOL RECORD
Runners-up
Zein Mahana - 1-meter (286.95)
Keegan Duffy - 50 back (25.19)
Andy Rogatinsky - 50 free (22.22)
Pier Bressan - 100 free (48.34)
Jonny Farber - 500 free (4:50.81)
Jed Tan - 50 fly (24.11)
Andy Carlson - 200 IM (1:59.71)
200 free relay (Tan, Olin, Rogatinsky, Duffy) - 1:27.59
200 medley relay (Olin, Carlson, Kohan, Cho) - 1:35.99
Senior Justin Lee won three events, graduate student Kyle Falkstrom collected two wins and set a pair of pool records and senior Jackson Olin won the 200-yard backstroke in a pool-record time of 1:54.38.
Lee touched the wall first in the 100-yard IM (51.97), 100-yard freestyle (47.57) and 50-yard butterfly (2:02.93). After winning the 50-yard breast in a time of 25.74 seconds, Falkstrom set the pool record in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:02.93 and also set the 100-yard pool record in the process with a first-half time of 56.90 seconds.
The 200-yard medley relay of junior Keegan Duffy, Falkstrom, junior Jed Tan and senior Adrien Pierce won in a pool-record time of 1:33.63 while the 200-yard free relay of sophomore Ben Cho, Lee, freshman Jonny Farber and Pierce broke the pool record by posting a time of 1:25.00. Cho's leadoff time of 21.38 seconds set a 50 free pool record.
Other individual winners on the day were senior Dolan Grisbaum (500 free, 4:48.75), freshman Jonathan Tsang (200 fly, 1:54.39), junior Pier Bressan (200 free, 1:43.55), Farber (50 back, 25.01), Cho (50 free, 21.60), freshman Zein Mahana (3-meter dive, 265.95) and freshman Evan Liu (200 IM, 1:57.75).
With the win, the Terriers improve to 2-2 on the year and 1-2 against Patriot League opponents.
Wins
Justin Lee - 100 IM (51.97); 100 free (47.57); 50 fly (23.30)
Kyle Falkstrom - 50 breast (25.74); 200 breast (2:02.93) - POOL RECORD
Jackson Olin - 200 back (1:54.38) - POOL RECORD
Dolan Grisbaum - 500 free (4:48.75)
Jonathan Tsang - 200 fly (1:54.39)
Pier Bressan - 200 free (1:43.55)
Jonny Farber - 50 back (25.01)
Ben Cho - 50 free (21.60)
Zein Mahana - 3-meter (265.95)
Evan Liu - 200 IM (1:57.75)
200 medley relay (Duffy, Falkstrom, Tan, Pierce) - 1:33.63 - POOL RECORD
200 free relay (Cho, Lee, Farber, Pierce) - 1:25.00 - POOL RECORD
Runners-up
Zein Mahana - 1-meter (286.95)
Keegan Duffy - 50 back (25.19)
Andy Rogatinsky - 50 free (22.22)
Pier Bressan - 100 free (48.34)
Jonny Farber - 500 free (4:50.81)
Jed Tan - 50 fly (24.11)
Andy Carlson - 200 IM (1:59.71)
200 free relay (Tan, Olin, Rogatinsky, Duffy) - 1:27.59
200 medley relay (Olin, Carlson, Kohan, Cho) - 1:35.99
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