Terriers Finish Fifth at PL Championships; Falkstrom Breaks Own Record

Saturday, February 18

Lewisburg, PA

10 AM

Boston University

Patriot League Championships

Kyle Falkstrom - 2022 Terrier Invitational

Photo by: Jim Pierce

Terriers Finish Fifth at PL Championships; Falkstrom Breaks Own Record

February 19, 2023 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Complete Results Coach Smyth Postmeet

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Senior Kyle Falkstrom topped his own school record in the 200-yard breaststroke to highlight the final day of competition for the Boston University men's swimming & diving team at the Patriot League Championships on Saturday at Bucknell's Kinney Natatorium. The Terriers finished fifth in the 10-team field with 247 points.

Falkstrom shaved .01 off his school mark in the 200 breast, recording a 1:58.42 to finish fifth. Three of his teammates added points in the event in the consolation final as sophomore Nathan Herman placed 11th overall (2:00.84) while classmates Andy Carlson (2:02.73) and Justin Liao (2:04.60) also scored.

The Terriers had four point-scorers in the 200-yard backstroke as junior Jackson Olin (1:46.98) and freshman Tony Ponomarev (1:47.56) took sixth and eighth, respectively, in the A final while senior Sarsen Whatmore (1:48:55) and junior Adrien Pierce (1:49:45) combined for seven points in teh B final.

Sophomore Dolan Grisbaum placed seventh in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:36.91 to earn 12 points.

In the 100-yard freestyle, senior Ethan Thomas (45.12) and junior Justin Lee (45.88) reached the consolations and combined for five points.

To close out the meet, BU's 400-yard freestyle relay of Thomas, Lee, Olin and senior Jacob Lindner placed sixth with a time of 3:00.50.