Full Results
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The Ursinus men's swimming team fought hard, but fell to the Division II Kutztown University, 147-115.
 
The loss drops the Bears to 4-2 overall, while the Golden Bears improved to 3-1 on the season.  
 
The Bears opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay as the team of junior Josh Travers, sophomore Elian Murillo Rios, junior Quinn Grosvenor, and sophomore Jack Campbell touched the wall at 3:36.87.
 
Sophomore Alexander Nicolai had an impressive day, starting with a victory in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:04.26) and finishing with his second victory in the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.03).
 
Ursinus carried the momentum forward, as first-year Cooper Williams finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.33). Travers then placed second in the 100 back (55.32), before Murillo Rios took fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.84).
 
Senior Jack Giuliana helped spark the Bears before the end of the first half, winning the 200 butterfly (2:01.02). It was one of two wins for Giuliana, who also took the 100-yard butterfly by touching the wall at 52.78.
 
Williams (22.50) and Campbell (22.74) finished second and third in the 50-yard freestyle, before Giuliana (47.97) and Williams (48.47) placed second and third in the 100-yard freestyle.
 
Travers placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:08.99), and second in the 200 IM (2:05.50), contributing key points to the Bears. Murillo Rios then placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.14).
 
A team of Williams, Campbell, Nicolai, and Giuliana put an impressive cap on the meet, winning the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:28.28.
 
Ursinus will return to action on Friday, November 20th as they travel to Dallas, Pennsylvania for the Cougar Splash Invite hosted by Misericordia University.