LEXINGTON, Va. - The Washington and Lee University men's swimming team dropped their final dual meet of the season, falling to Virginia Military Institute 140-122 on Saturday afternoon. 

The team celebrated their 12 senior members prior to the dual meet. This senior class has claimed three Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships during their time in Lexington and look to win their fourth straight on Feb. 12-15.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MEET

• Charles Byars, Harrison Cerone, Matt Fritz, and Leighton Chapman opened the dual meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay. The squad clocked a winning time of 1:33.09 to secure first place.
• Junior Dalton Jobe led the way for the Blue and White, earning two individual wins. Jobe claimed first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.77 and later dominated the 500 freestyle, finishing in 4:42.26.
• Junior Harrison Cerone earned a victory in the 100 backstroke, clocking a winning time of 57.64 seconds. Junior Jackson Hall followed up with a win in the 200 backstroke, posting a time of 1:59.35. Junior Thomas Denton secured the final individual win of the afternoon in the 200 individual medley, finishing with a time of 1:58.39.
• To close out the meet, Chapman, Luke Nagel, Byars, and Jobe teamed up in the 400 freestyle relay. The quartet delivered an impressive performance, clocking a winning time of 3:04.23 to claim first place in the event.

UP NEXT

• The Blue and White will take a few weeks off before looking to claim their tenth Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship. The four day meet will kick off on Feb. 12 and will conclude on Feb. 15.

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