LANCASTER, Pa. – The Washington and Lee men's swimming held its ground in second place through the second day of finals events at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational on Saturday.
 
Highlights from the meet:
-The Generals remain in second place in the team standings through two days. The Diplomats retain their lead with 1,111.5 points to W&L's 1,020.5. Mount St. Mary's (888) sits third, followed by Mary Washington (780.5) and Shippensburg (547) to complete the top-five teams.
 
-First-year Dalton Jobe (Henrico, Va. / Collegiate School) had the high finish for the Generals, as he won the 400 IM (4:02.19).
 
-Sophomore Matt Fritz (Reston, Va. / South Lakes) and first-year Thomas Denton (Essex, Vt. / Essex) were among the 200 medley relay (1:34.18) swimmers and top individual finishers. The two were joined on the relay by sophomore Baxter Smelzer (Greensboro, N.C. / Page) and senior Todd Echols (Winston Salem, N.C. / RJ Reynolds) for a fifth-place finish.
 
-Individually, Fritz came in fifth in the 100 fly (52.15) and Denton placed third in the 100 fly (51.73).
 
-Sophomore Luke Nagel (Wayne, Pa. / Conestoga) and first-year Charles Byars (Oxford, Miss. / Oxford) rounded out W&L swimmers with a Top 3 individual finish, as Nagel touched third in the 200 free (1:43.26) and Byars was third in the 100 back (51.41).
 
Top 5 Finishes:
-Fritz, Echols, Denton, Smelzer – 5th place 200 medley relay (1:34.18)
-Dalton Jobe – 1st place 400 IM (4:02.19)
-Thomas Denton – 3rd place 100 fly (51.73)
-Matt Snyder – 4th place 100 fly (51.96)
-Matt Fritz – 5th place 100 fly (52.15)
-Luke Nagel – 3rd place 200 free (1:43.26)
-Charles Byars – 3rd place 100 back (51.41)
 
Up next:
The Generals will wrap up competition at the F&M Invitational on Sunday with preliminary races in the morning at 10:00 am and finals at 6:00 pm.