THE FACTS
Nelson wins 1650, Gettysburg finishes second of seven teams with 710 points, behind Swarthmore with 948
What: Centennial Conference Swimming Championships
When: Thursday, February 22 – Sunday, February 25
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
 
SUNDAY NIGHT RECAP
• In the 1650 freestyle, Sam Nelson (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) was golden with a 15:52.62 for the first-place spot. Luke McKenna (Collegeville, Pa./Spring Ford) finished just behind in silver-medal position with a swim of 15:57.10. Harry Nelson (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) rounded out the Bullets in the top eight with a swim of 16:12.29 for fifth place. In the B-Final, Jack Murphy (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) placed 10th (16:30.77).
• Edward Kim (Weston, Conn./Weston) led the Bullets in the 200 backstroke with a swim of 1:52.44 that was good for fifth place. Murphy touched sixth with a time of 1:55.04. Cort Hobelmann (Nashville, Tenn./Owensboro Catholic) was seventh, swimming a 1:55.15. In the B-Final, Conor Vienneau (Newburg, Md./LaPlata) took 13th place overall with a swim of 1:56.56.
• In the 100 freestyle, Lorenzo Zullo (Norwalk,Conn./Norwalk) claimed sixth place with a time of 46.15. In the B-Final, Connor Booth (Wallingford, Conn./Suffield Academy) went a 46.44 for 13th place. Hunter Sundlun (Richmond, Va./St. Christophers School) was 15th (46.63).
• Declan Sheeran (McLean, Va./McLean) nabbed the silver medal in the 200 breaststroke, clocking in at 2:00.80. With the swim, Sheeran notched an NCAA B-Cut time and dusted his previous program record of 2:02.63 that he set at last year's championship meet. Charlie Cross (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) took fourth place with a swim of 2:02.98, and Mason Dillon (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was fifth at 2:03.10. Trey Mitchell (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Sussex Academy) was the highest Bullets finisher in the B-Final, swimming to ninth place and a time of 2:06.23. Jackson Schundler (Charlottesville, Va./Western Albemarle) was 10th (2:08.74).
• The 200 butterfly saw McKenna lead the Bullets with a sixth place finish and a time of 1:55.06. John Verosko (Gainesville, Va./Patriot) placed seventh at 1:55.22, and Max McAlister (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy) took eighth at 1:56.06.  
• In the final race of the meet, the 400 Freestyle Relay A-Final team of Zullo, Booth, Kim, and Sundlun placed fourth with a swim of 3:04.33. The B-Final team took thirdth in the heat and 11th overall with a time of 3:07.64.
 
SATURDAY NIGHT RECAP
• In the preliminaries of the 400 IM, Dillon swam to a 4:02.54 that was good for a new school record. His time downed the record set by Cross of 4:03.12 at last year's championship meet. In the finals, Dillon swam to a 4:01.76 to break the record for the second time in one day and win the bronze medal. Cross took fifth place with a time of 4:04.23, and McKenna was seventh at 4:05.85.
• The 100 butterfly saw McAlister win the bronze medal with a swim of 49.73. In the B-Final, Mitchell was fourth in the heat and 12th overall with a swim of 51.15. Sundlun placed 15th overall with a time of 51.74. Schundler was 16th at 51.95.
• Booth led the Bullets in the 200 freestyle, placing fourth with a time of 1:40.82. Verosko was sixth, clocking in at 1:42.60. In the B-Final, Zullo took a 10th place finish at a time of 1:42.34. Martin was 16th (1:44.22).
• In the 100 breaststroke, Sheeran took home the bronze medal with a swim of 55.92. Mitchell took seventh place at 57.51. In the B-Final, Schundler placed 13th (58.60).
• The 200 Freestyle relay team of Zullo, Sundlun, Booth, and Hobelmann took third place with a swim of 1:23.05. The B-Final team of McAlister, Mitchell, Martin, and Kim was 11th overall with a time of 1:24.46.
• The final event of session five saw Kim earn the bronze medal in the 100 backstroke with a swim of 51.00. Harry Nelson placed fourth, clocking in at 51.03. Hobelmann rounded out the Gettysburg A-finalists with a swim of 51.32 for sixth place. In the B-Final, McAlister placed 13th (52.93).
 
FRIDAY NIGHT RECAP
• Verosko repeated as the silver medalist in the 500 Freestyle, swimming to a time of 4:33.83. Harry Nelson placed fourth with a time of 4:34.91, and his brother Sam Nelson was sixth with a 4:35.86.
• In the 500 Freestyle B Final, Murphy took second place and 10th overall (4:41.25). Vienneau was 14th with a swim of 4:48.88.
• Dillon just missed a medal with a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM, swimming to a 1:51.32. Cross took seventh place at 1:53.08, and Kim was eighth (1:54.07).
• Sundlun won the 200 IM B Final with a swim of 1:53.47 for ninth overall. Sheeran was 14th overall (1:54.97).
•  Zullo took fifth place in the 50 freestyle with a swim of 20.85. In the B Final, Booth was 14th overall with a time of 21.21.
•  The Gettysburg 400 Medley A Relay of Hobelmann, Sheeran, McAlister, and Zullo took third place with a swim of 3:22.42. The B Team of Kim, Mitchell, Sundlun, and Martin took third in their final and 11th overall (3:25.01).
 
THURSDAY NIGHT RECAP
• Gettysburg's A and B Medley Relays both placed third in their heats to open up the first session of Centennial Conference Championships. In the B-Final, Harry Nelson, Mitchell, Sundlun, and Booth swam to 11th place overall with a time of 1:32.76.
• In the A Final, the team of Hobelmann, Sheeran, McAlister, and Zullo were just edged by the teams from Swarthmore and Franklin & Marshall, settling for third with a time of 1:31.10.
• The Gettysburg B Team of McKenna, Kim, Vienneau, and Harry Nelson placed second in the B Final and 10th overall with a swim of 6:50.92.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg will wait to see if any swimmers have qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Meet, which will take place March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C. Official psych sheets will be released March 4th.