Swimming Results

Feb. 25, 2012

BUFFALO, N.Y. - After sitting atop the leader boards since Day One, the University of Massachusetts took home the Men's 2012 Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday night at the Flickinger Center.

Massachusetts has now won six consecutive A-10 Conference titles, and 11 of the last 12 overall. The minutemen finished with a total of 693 points.

In the men's 1,650-yd Freestyle, Massachusetts sophomore Chris Inglis finished first overall with a time of 15:43.25. He was followed by Massachusetts senior Joey Sbordon (15:44.35), who finished second, and George Washington sophomore Spencer Neff (15:53.34), who finished third.

The 200-yd Backstroke saw Massachusetts freshman Hao Luong capture the gold with a time of 1:46.81.

In the 100-yd Freestyle, St. Bonaventure sophomore Jimmy Martin narrowly registered the victory with a time of 44.82. Fordham junior Devon Morris (44.89) finished second, while Saint Louis freshman Zack Billingsley (45.24) finished third.

La Salle junior Blase Szyszko set the pace in the 200-yd Breaststroke as he recorded a first-place finish with a time of 2:01.35.

In the men's 200-yd Butterfly, Xavier senior Michael Zennedjian continued his strong championship as he posted a time of 1:48.85 on way to another first-place finish.

In the night's final event, the men's 400-yd Freestyle Relay provided an exciting finish to the championships as the Saint Louis relay team consisting of four freshman, Zack Billingsley, Patrick MacArt, Patrick May and Justin Pasquesi put up a time of 3:00.83 en route to a first-place finish in the event.

Following Massachusetts in the standings was St. Bonaventure with 567 points, Xavier (522), La Salle (417), Fordham (412), George Washington (401) and Saint Louis (342).

Men's Most Outstanding Performer: Michael Zennedjian, Xavier

Men's Most Outstanding Rookie: Vatslav Lets, St. Bonaventure

Men's Most Outstanding Diver: Mike Murphy, St. Bonaventure

Men's Coach of the Year: Brent MacDonald, Xavier

Men's Diving Coach of the Year: Stephanie O'Callaghan, St. Bonaventure