GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Washington and Lee men's swimming team cushioned its lead at the 2022 ODAC Championships on Friday evening with four wins.
 
Highlights from the meet:
 
-The four W&L wins came across five events, as the Generals have earned 309.5 points to top the field. Roanoke is currently in second place with 260.5 points through two days, followed by Lynchburg with 172 markers to round out the Top 3.
 
-First-years Baxter Smelzer (Greensboro, N.C./Page) and Matt Snyder (Bernardsville, N.J./Bernards) logged one solo win each to lead the individual performers. Smelzer's win came in the 50 free in a time of 20.80, while Snyder touched first in the 200 IM in 1:52.98.
 
-Junior Dawson Kramer (Taylors, S.C./Eastside) and first-year Devin Bateman (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) both swam on the winning 200 free relay (1:22.78) and 400 medley relay (3:23.56). They were joined on the 200 free relay by first-year Sam Stelter (Orange, Va./Woodberry Forest) and sophomore Will Hughes (Fairfax, Va./James W. Robinson Secondary), along with first-year Matt Fritz (Reston, Va./South Lakes) and senior Steve Warren (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) on the 400 medley relay.
 
Top 3 finishes:
-Stelter, Bateman, Hughes, Kramer – 1st place 200 free relay (1:22.78)
-Fritz, Warren, Bateman, Kramer – 1st place 400 medley relay (3:23.56)
-Luke Nagel – 3rd place 500 free (4:40.01)
-Matt Snyder – 1st place 200 IM (1:52.98)
-Todd Echols – 3rd place 200 IM (1:54.10)
-Baxter Smelzer – 1st place 50 free (20.80)
 
Up next:
 
The Generals will be back in action on Saturday at 10:00 am for the prelims of the 200 medley relay, 400 individual medley, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back, followed by the championship races at 6:00 pm.