THE FACTS
Gettysburg competes at F&M Invite
What: Franklin & Marshall Spring Invitational in men's swimming action
When: Saturday, Feb. 8
Where: Lancaster, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had one final tune-up in the pool that will host the Centennial Conference championship in two weeks, competing in the Franklin & Marshall Spring Invitational.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Edward Kim (Weston, Conn./Weston) led five Gettysburg swimmers to the wall in the 200 IM, winning with a time of 1:55.16. Charlie Kiddoo (Avon, Conn./Battle Mountain) was second with a time of 1:56.96.
• The Bullets took the top four spots in the 50 free, led by Cort Hobelmann (Nashville, Tenn./Owensboro Catholic) and his time of 21.64 seconds. Rudy Rudatsikira (Kampala, Uganda/Georgetown Prep [Md.]) was second with a time of 21.87.
• Jackson Schundler (Charlottesville, Va./Western Albemarle) won the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.88 seconds.
• Joe Curry (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) and Ethan Keiner (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) went 1-2 in the 200 free with times of 1:46.80 and 1:46.84, respectively.
• Hobelmann won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.36 seconds.
• Evan Graham (Crofton, Md./The Key School) led four Bullets to the wall in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.57 seconds. Connor Mangan (Pipersville, Pa./Central Bucks West) was second in a time of 52.19.
• Connor Tiffin (Elkridge, Md./McDonogh School) and Reese Velishka (Stamford, Conn./Greenwich Country Day School) went 1-2 in the 200 back with times of 1:55.77 and 1:56.26, respectively.
• The Bullets went 1-7 in the 100 free. Lorenzo Zullo (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) won the event with a time of 46.89 seconds while Connor Booth (Wallingford, Conn./Suffield Academy) was second (47.47).
• Kiddoo and Schundler placed 1-2 in the 200 breaststroke with times of 2:09.44 and 2:14.11, respectively.
• Griffin Koester (Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove) led a top-three showing for the Bullets in the 200 fly with a time of 2:00.31.
• John Verosko (Gainesville, Va./Patriot) led the four Gettysburg finishers in the 1,650 free, winning with a time of 16:39.51.
• Graham, Trey Mitchell (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Sussex Academy), Max McAlister (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy) and Rudatsikira won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:34.41.
• Booth, Zullo, Keiner and Kim finished second in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:24.27002E

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Centennial Conference championship hosted by Franklin & Marshall, beginning on Thursday, Feb. 20. The first of seven sessions begins at 7 p.m.