Domenico Highlights Day Two of MAC Championships

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OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Evansville men’s swimming and diving team returned to the pool on Friday to continue the three-day Mid-American Conference championship meet.

 

Riccardo Domenico led the Aces today by taking over the 100-yard butterfly school record. He broke the record in the preliminary trial with a time of 48.29 and placed fourth in the a-final with a time of 48.49.

Domenico along with teammates Credence Pattinson, Max Dehen and Jackson Kennedy all combined to set a new program record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.05) that placed fourth.

 

Pattinson took fifth place today in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.56 and eighth place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.99.

 

Three Aces swam in the 400-yard IM. Zeke Metz placed eleventh (4:01.77), Griffin Hammet placed thirteenth (4:08.53), and David Killian placed fifteenth (4:09.45).

 

The 100-yard breaststroke was swam by Eli James and Pierce Lively. James placed thirteenth (58.51) and Lively placed fifteenth (58.25).

 

Reed Slayden placed tenth in the three-meter dive with a score of 177.75.

 

The team stands in fifth place overall with 199 points after day two.

 

The Aces will conclude their season tomorrow with preliminary trials beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT and finals beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT.