SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Ursinus College men's swimming team wrapped up their first day of competition in a tri-meet against Salisbury University and Swarthmore College on Friday evening.

 
The Bears opened with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay as the quartet of first-year Jack Giuliana, junior Kevin Sonn, junior Dylan Schreffler, and senior Stephen Lyons combined for a time of 1:24.83.

 
During the 500-yard freestyle race, junior Jonah Kasznay collected a personal best time of 4:45.79 and earned a third-place finish. Sophomore David McCauley finished just behind Kasznay in fifth place with a time of 4:47.11, while senior Jake Hennegan took 17th touching the wall at 4:55.68.

 
Sophomore Francesco D'Avella paced the Bears' lineup in the 200-yard IM finishing 13th overall with a time of 1:59.83. Lyons shined in the 50-yard freestyle, tallying a time of 21.36 which earned the senior a third-place nod. Also in the race, junior Jan Perez-Bonilla took 13th (22.09), Giuliana placed 14th (22.10), and Schreffler rounded out the lineup finishing 15th (22.11).
 

The Bears closed out the opening night of the meet with a fourth place finish in the 400-yard medley relay as the quartet of Kaznay, D'Avella, Giuliana, and Lyons combined for a time of 3:29.59.
 
 
The Bears will return to action tomorrow morning as session two of the tri-meet will begin at 10 a.m. with the final session starting at 5:30 p.m.
 
Day Two Live Video
Full Results
 
Top Finishes:
David McCauley – 500 free (5^th, 4:47.11)
Francesco D'Avella – 200 IM (13^th, 1:59.83)
Jake Hennegan – 500 free (17^th, 4:55.68)
Jonah Kasznay – 500 free (4^th, 4:45.79)
Kevin Sonn – 50 free (12^th, 21.94)
Alex Kessel – 200 IM (18^th, 2:08.05)
Stephen Lyons – 50 free (3^rd, 21.36)
 
Relays:
200 Yard Medley Relay: Giuliana, Sonn, Schreffler, Lyons (3^rd, 1:24.83)
400 Yard Medley Relay: Kasznay, D'Avella, Giuliana, Lyons (4^th, 3:29.59)