COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Widener Men's Swimming falls to fast Ursinus for first loss of the season.

The 176-86 loss puts the Pride at 3-1 in the regular season while they remain at 3-0 in conference contests.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Widener opened the meet with a pair of top-three finishes in the 200-yard medley relay. The B relay of Michael Ford, Seth Phillips, Kirby Westerfield, and Naveen Boggi finished second in 1:44.97, while the A relay of Bryce Garber, Collin Ergood, Matthew Niro, and Tyler Mantash placed third in 1:45.24.

Sean Lehan led the Pride in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing second in 10:29.87. Benjamin Holub added a fourth-place finish in 11:13.37. Ergood paced Widener in the 200-yard freestyle, placing second with a time of 1:55.08, while Boggi finished fourth in 2:00.18.

Ford and Niro finished second and third, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke. Ford touched the wall in 59.25, followed by Niro in 59.71. Phillips led the Pride in the 100-yard breaststroke, placing third in 1:06.47, with Ergood adding a fifth-place finish.

In the 200-yard butterfly, Emmet Chandler led a strong Widener showing with a second-place finish in 2:07.61. Westerfield followed in third at 2:16.20, while John Halloran placed fourth.

Boggi led the Pride in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing third in 23.43. Garber added a fifth-place finish. Mantash paced Widener in the 100-yard freestyle, placing third in 50.58, while Lehan finished fourth in 51.93.

Ford continued his strong day in the backstroke events, placing second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:12.24. Michael Machristie followed in fourth at 2:17.13.

Phillips delivered Widener's top individual finish of the meet, winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:24.46. Chandler added a fourth-place finish in 2:32.35.

Lehan led the Pride in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second in 4:54.72. Holub added a fifth-place finish in 5:30.99. In the 100-yard butterfly, Mantash placed third in 55.97, followed by Westerfield in fourth and Niro in fifth.

Phillips and Ergood rounded out the individual events with second- and third-place finishes in the 200-yard individual medley. Phillips touched the wall in 2:10.23, while Ergood finished in 2:11.07.

Widener closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Niro, Lehan, Boggi, and Chandler combined for a time of 3:25.50.

UP NEXT
Widener heads into a week off before hosting FDU-Florham in a 1 p.m. splash on Saturday, November 14 in the Schwartz Athletic Center.