Worcester, MA - FuKang Wong (Johor, Malaysia) and Matthew Mays (St. Croix, Virgin Islands) strong day contributes to The Bulldogs victory at the Gompei Invitational. Bryant won the three-day meet with a combined score of 6,640.
Coach Dever's Comments
- "Both the men and women swam very well. Long meets such as this one are challenging both physically and mentally, but they stayed tough every session. The results from this meet are a great sign for what we can do at the end of the season."
Notes and Notables
- The Black and Gold started off with a win and a meet record in the 200 Backstroke (1:47.95) by Mays.
- The Bulldogs continued breaking records with Robert Davis (Glastonbury, Conn.) finishing first in the 500 freestyle (4:36.78) and setting a meet record.
- Mays continued his good day with a second place finish in the 100 individual medley (52.53). Fellow Bulldog Dom Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) placed third (52.86) in the same event.
- Bryant broke more records with Wong in the 50 Breaststroke (25.31) setting the WPI pool and meet record while also securing the victory.
- The Bulldogs continued their weekend long relay success with 1-2 finish in the mixed 400 freestyle relay. Wong, Mays, Alyvia Beaudion (Cypress, Texas), and Alexa Rivera (Boynton Beach, Fla.) placing first (3:19.33). Andrew Allen (Bedford, N.H.), Juan Gonzalez (Al Safa, Dubai), Erin Doruska (Ankeny, Iowa), and Reetta Kanervo (Oulu, Finland) placed second (3:21.49).
- Bryant finished the meet on a high note with a second place finish in the 400 freestyle relay by Wong, Mays, Matthew Mastroianni (Glastonbury, Conn.), and Allen (3:04.72).
- In diving Benjamin Prouty (East Lyme, Conn.) and Trevor Hazlewood (Corpus Christi, Texas) worked together to finish first in the synchronized dive (209.85). The team of Zach Vogel (South Easton, Mass) and Evan Clark (Doylestown, Pa.) placed second (201.85) in the same event.
Next Up
The Bulldogs will host UMASS on Friday, January 17th.
