Kyle Falkstrom
Matt Woolverton

Falkstrom Breaks School Record in 200 IM to Highlight Day Two of PL Championships

February 22, 2024

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Graduate student Kyle Falkstrom of the Boston University men's swimming & diving team secured the third individual school record of his career on Thursday at the 2024 Patriot League Championships, hosted by Navy at Lejeune Hall.

In the 200-yard individual medley prelims, Falkstrom posted a time of 1.46.87, topping Quinn Smith's program standard from 2016 by .67 seconds. He went on to finish eighth in the finals in a time of 1:47.57.

Sophomore Tony Ponomarev took seventh in the B final of the 200 IM, finishing in 1:49.88, while freshman Evan Liu was second in the C final with a time of 1:49.81.

Senior Justin Lee qualified for the B final of the 50-yard freestyle and tied for 15th overall with a time of 20.79. Senior Adrien Pierce (20.63) and junior Keegan Duffy (20.84) finished 18th and 23rd, respectively.

Making his PL debut, freshman Zein Mahana placed 15th in the 1-meter dive with a score of 241.80.

The final race of the night was the 400-yard medley relay and Ponomarev, Falkstrom, Kee and freshman Jonny Farber took fifth in a time of 3:15.25.

The Terriers stand in fifth place in the 10-team competition with 221.5 points, 18 points ahead of sixth-place Lafayette. 

Day three of the meet will start at 10 a.m. on Friday.
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