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Union College men's swimming in a meet against Middlebury College at Alumni Gym Pool on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

Union College women's and men's swim teams compete against Middlebury College at Alumni Gym Pool on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

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Men's Swimming & Diving Dominique Del Prete, Assistant Athletic Communications Director

Men's Swimming and Diving Closes Out First Half at Bomber Invitational

Sunday Results | Final Results

ITHACA, N.Y.
– The Union College men's swimming and diving team closed out the first half of the 2024-25 schedule with day three of the 13th Annual Bombers Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium. The Garnet Chargers finished the three-day meet with 466 points for eighth place.

First-year Nick Megas continued his strong weekend with another top-10 finish in the 100 free. Megas takes over ninth place in Union's top-10 list with a time of 46.53.

Both 200 medley teams put in strong performances to open up the finals session. The medley B quartet of junior Drew Hill, sophomore Brayden Green, senior Walter Kraus, and junior Josh Hiller finished in 11th with a time of 1:41.39. The medley B team of first-years Megas, Grim Crosby, Finn Weafer, and Rob Shontz placed 13th with a time of 1:44.83.

Hill won the C final of the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.42.

Senior Tony Piacentini qualified for the B final in the 500 free and finished in 4:58.50. Shontz finished third in the C final with a time of 5:13.08.  

Kraus won the C final of the 100 butterfly with a time of 54.72. First-year Myles Gronbach also raced in the C final and finished in 1:06.29.

Green competed in the 200 breaststroke B final and finished in 2:17.21 while Hiller raced in the C final with a time of 2:25.47. Green went on to finish second in the C final of the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.54.

The Union 400 free relay A team of Megas, Shontz, Kraus, and Piacentini finished in 11th with a time of 3:20.94. The 400 free relay B team of Weafer, Gronbach, Hill, and Grim finished in 14th with a time of 3:35.67.

Union returns to action on Saturday, January 4 when the Garnet Chargers host Amherst College. The first event begins at 1pm at Alumni Gym Pool. 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Drew Hill

Drew Hill

Fly/Free
6' 6"
Junior
Josh Hiller

Josh Hiller

Breast/IM
6' 0"
Junior
Walter Kraus

Walter Kraus

Fly
5' 11"
Senior
Tony Piacentini

Tony Piacentini

Free
6' 5"
Senior
Brayden Green

Brayden Green

Breast/Fly
5' 10"
First Year
Myles Gronbach

Myles Gronbach

Free/Back/Fly
5' 11"
First Year
Nick Megas

Nick Megas

Free/Back/Fly
6' 1"
First Year
Rob Shontz

Rob Shontz

Fly/Free
5' 8"
First Year
Finn Weafer

Finn Weafer

Free
5' 6"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Drew Hill

Drew Hill

6' 6"
Junior
Fly/Free
Josh Hiller

Josh Hiller

6' 0"
Junior
Breast/IM
Walter Kraus

Walter Kraus

5' 11"
Senior
Fly
Tony Piacentini

Tony Piacentini

6' 5"
Senior
Free
Brayden Green

Brayden Green

5' 10"
First Year
Breast/Fly
Myles Gronbach

Myles Gronbach

5' 11"
First Year
Free/Back/Fly
Nick Megas

Nick Megas

6' 1"
First Year
Free/Back/Fly
Rob Shontz

Rob Shontz

5' 8"
First Year
Fly/Free
Finn Weafer

Finn Weafer

5' 6"
First Year
Free