Backstroke Unit Paces Men's Swimming & Diving on Day Two of Terrier Invite

Saturday, November 23

Boston, MA

10 AM / 6 PM

Boston University

Terrier Invite

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Backstroke Unit Paces Men's Swimming & Diving on Day Two of Terrier Invite

November 24, 2024 | Men's Swimming & Diving

Day 2 Results

BOSTON - The Boston University men's swimming & diving team took three of the top five spots in the 100-yard backstroke to help it remain in second place on day two of the 18th annual Terrier Invite on Saturday at FitRec Competition Pool.

BU sits in second place with 880.5 points, well clear of third-place Fairfield (644). Boston College holds the lead with 1219.5 points.

From lane 8, sophomore Jonny Farber won the 100 backstroke in a time of 49.29. Freshman Abraham Lee took fourth in 49.79 seconds, which was just shy of BU's top-10 list because senior Keegan Duffy, who took fifth (49.95) jumped up to a tie for sixth in program history after turning in a 49.41 in the prelims.

The first relay of the finals was the 200-yard medley relay and the Terriers finished runner-up as Lee, senior Andy Carlson, sophomore David Kohan and junior Ben Cho posted a time of 1:29.83. Kohan later had a team-best sixth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (49.60) while Carlson led BU with a fifth-place effort in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.94).

Freshman Charlie Nenchev placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:40.37 while classmate Giovanni Sullo was the team's best finisher in the 400-yard individual medley, taking seventh in a time of 4:00.17.

In the 3-meter dive, sophomore Zein Mahana turned in an eighth-place performance with a score of 243.65.

The night ended with the 800-yard freestyle relay, where BU took third in a time of 6:43.81 with a team of freshman Charles Schreiner, Nenchev, Farber and senior Pier Bressan.

The third and final day of the Terrier Invite will take place on Sunday (Nov. 24) with prelims starting at 10 a.m. and finals getting underway at 5 p.m.