By: by Tim Flynn
Final Results
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines captured the Colorado College Classic title, capping off a successful three-day run at the meet with 10 event wins on Sunday.
Mines compiled 1175 points, winning every event they contested on the weekend to lead the host Tigers, who finished second at 632 points.
After winning the 1,650-free on Friday,
Austin Rich added the 500-free to his weekend with a 4:50.62 victory, ahead of teammates
Ben Topper (4:56.21),
Dominic Byrne (5:08.27), and
Riley Silber (5:15.08).
Peyton Scherschel, a double winner in the 100-free and 100-breast on Saturday, took home two more on Sunday, winning the 50-free in 21.26 and the 100-fly title as well with a 50.93, leading four Orediggers at the front of that event along with
Gareth Svanda (51.13),
Robert Clayton (52.35), and Sasha Moreland (52.40). Svanda also snagged second in the 50-free at 21.99.
Jerry Birnbaum added the 200-back (1:55.47) to his 100-back win from yesterday, while
Migus Wong touched first in the 200-breast (2:07.54) with
Jonathan Donehower second (2:07.73) and
Vinnie Wolfram third (2:13.51); Donehower later won the 200-IM (1:54.14) ahead of Wong (1:57.81) and Wolfram (2:03.40)
Mines also swept the relays as the 400-free relay of Birnbaum, Moreland, Buck, and Topper won in 3:13.47, and the 200-medley relay (Birnbaum, Umrysh, Donehower, Scherschel topped the field in 1:37.10. The 200-free relay (Moreland, Topper, Birnbaum, Scherschel) led the way in 1:25.80, and the 800-free (Topper, Birnbaum, Pollmiller, Rich) was first in 7:19.35.
The meet was Mines' final action until RMAC Championships begin on Feb. 13 in Lewisville, Texas.