THE FACTS
McAlister takes home gold in the 200 butterfly, Cox shares gold in 200 backstroke with tie. Gettysburg men finish in second place, behind Swarthmore, 810.5-735.5 
What: Centennial Conference Swimming Championship
When: Thursday, February 16 – Sunday, February 19
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.

SUNDAY RECAP
• The 200 backstroke A-Final saw Nick Cox defend his gold medal and share it with Gage Mandrell from Washington College. Cox and Mandrell finished in a tie, both clocking in at 1:48.09. Cox both breaks his own school record, bringing it down from 1:48.62, and co-breaks the conference and pool records with Mandrell. Cox already hit an NCAA B-Cut in the preliminaries (going a 1:49.41), but he lowered his time in the finals.
• Also in the 200 backstroke  A-Final, Conor Vienneau placed fourth, clocking in with a 1:52.60. Cort Hobelmann placed sixth, with a swim of 1:54.39. In the B-Final, Charter Sasseville notched a 1:55.56 for 11th place. Jack Murphy placed 12th with a time of 1:56.05.
• Hunter Sundlun took home seventh place in the 100 freestyle, with a time of 46.50. In the B-Final, Zac Evans placed 15th, swimming a 47.24.
• After Charlie Cross set a school record in the 200 breaststroke preliminaries (2:03.84), Declan Sheeran broke it again in the 200 breaststroke A-Final, with a swim of 2:02.63, to finish third. Cross took home fourth, finishing with a time of 2:03.14. Trey Mitchell rounded out the Bullets in the A-Final, swimming a 2:04.42 for sixth place. In the B-Final, Luca Tolino finished 11th (2:07.96).
• Max McAlister took home gold in the 200 butterfly, swimming a time of 1:52.62. John Versoko was sixth, clocking in at 1:56.05.  In the B-Final, Mason Dillon swam to a ninth place finish (1:56.96), and Charlie Kiddoo was 15th (2:01.22).
• The 1650 freestyle saw Luke McKenna swim a 16:18.55 for fifth place, while Harry Nelson followed in sixth place with a swim of 16:27.67. Charter Sasseville went a 16:34.28 for eighth place, and Joe Curry swam a 17:05.11 to place 12th.
• The 400 Freestyle Relay A-Team, of Charlie Cross, Cort Hobelmann, Max McAlister, and Hunter Sundlun took fourth place in the final event of the night, swimming a 3:06.28. The B-Team, of Conor Vieanneau, Jack Murphy, Harry Nelson, and Zach Evans, placed 12th, clocking in at 3:12.80.

SATUDAY RECAP
• The 200 Freestyle Relay A-Team, of Cort Hobelmann, Hunter Sundlun, Zac Evans, and Nick Cox, placed third with a swim of 1:24.00. The B-Team, of Luca Tolino, Conor Vienneau, John Verosko, and Harry Nelson, placed 12th overall (1:27.80).
• Charlie Cross won the 400 IM, finishing with a 4:03.12. Cross is the Gettysburg men's first winner in this event since 2005. Mason Dillon was fifth overall, clocking in at 4:05.27. Luke McKenna was sixth (4:08.32). In the B-Final, Charlie Kiddoo placed tenth (4:13.06).
• Max McAlister took second place in the 100 butterfly, swimming a 49.32 for the silver. Hunter Sundlun was sixth, touching at 51.30. In the B-Final, Trey Mitchell placed tenth, with a swim of 51.59.
• Conor Vienneau was the only Bullet in the A-Final of the 200 freestyle, swimming a 1:42.96 for fifth place. John Versoko and Joe Curry represented in the B-Final, placing 11th and 14th, respectively. Verosko swam a 1:43.89, and Curry notched a time of 1:44.90.
• In the 100 breaststroke A-Final, Declan Sheeran placed fourth, clocking in at 56.42. Trey Mitchell took fifth, touching at 56.67. Zac Evans rounded out the Bullets in the A-Final, with a 58.15 for eighth place.
• After resetting his own record in the 100 backstroke in the preliminaries, going a 49.16 to post an NCAA B-Cut, Nick Cox took the top spot in the 100 backstroke, defending his championship title from last year. He swam to a time of 49.54. Cort Hobelmann placed fourth in the A-Final (51.21), and Max McAlister was eighth, at 52.24.

FRIDAY RECAP
• In the 500 freestyle A-Final, John Verosko finished second, with a time of 4:35.28. He cut over two seconds off his preliminary time. Luke McKenna placed fourth, clocking in at 4:37.07, taking over a second off his preliminary time. Conor Vienneau took fifth place, with a swim of 4:37.26. Harry Nelson rounded out the Bullets in the A-Final, touching the wall seventh, with a time of 4:39.97. In the B-Final, Jack Murphy was tenth, swimming a 4:41.76. Charter Sasseville placed 11th, at 4:42.39.  
• The 200 IM A-Final saw Charlie Cross place sixth, with a time of 1:53.50. Nick Cox took seventh place for the Bullets, clocking in at 1:53.56. Hunter Sundlun was the final Bullet in the A-Final, swimming to eighth place (1:55.46).  In the B-Final, Mason Dillon placed ninth, swimming a 1:53.16 to edge Jonah Kasznay from Ursinus. Luca Tolino was third, clocking in at 1:55.68.
• The 400 Medley Relay A-Team, of Cox, Declan Sheeran, Max McAlister, and Hunter Sundlun, took second place, swimming a time of 3:19.57 and earning an NCAA B-Cut. The B-Team, of Cort Hobelmann, Dillon, Trey Mitchell, and Cross was 11th, touching the wall at 3:27.39.

THURSDAY RECAP
• The 200 Medley Relay A-Team, of Nick Cox, Declan Sheeran, Max McAlister, and Cort Hobelmann, placed first, edging Franklin & Marshall by almost two seconds. The team posted a championship and school record-breaking time of 1:29.70. The team also posted an NCAA B-Cut time in the event. The B-Team, of Harry Nelson, Trey Mitchell, Hunter Sundlun, and Zac Evans, placed 10th, clocking in at 1:33.68.
• The 800 Freestyle Relay A-Team, of Charlie Cross, Conor Vienneau, Max McAlister, and John Verosko earned second place, edging Ursinus to touch the wall at 6:51.41. The B-Team, of Luke McKenna, Joe Curry, Harry Nelson, and Charter Sasseville was 10th, with a time of 6:56.12.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg has finished the regular season, and will await the announcement of the NCAA National Meet qualifiers to see if any swimmers will continue to that meet. Qualifiers will be announced later this month.