Air Force Academy
Art Adamson Invite
Falcons place third at Texas A & M Invite
11/21/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Air Force men's swimming and diving team placed third at the Art Adamson/Texas A & M Invitational, finishing ahead of SEC power LSU and PAC-12 member Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 21, in College Station, Texas. Utah won the meet with 838 points, followed by Texas A & M (777.5), Air Force (701), LSU (652), Arizona State (419), SMU (308) and TCU (177.5).
In the first event of the final day, the 1650 free, four Falcons placed as Kevin Jackson was second (14:50.19), Garrett Glaudini was fifth (15:30.72), Andrew Faciszewski was seventh (15:31.34) and Collin Green was ninth (15:31.73). In the 200 backstroke, Kristopher Tillery was sixth (1:47.25).
Two Falcons swam in the "A" final of the 100 free as Jordan Dahle was third (44.41) and Steffen Mount was fourth (44.63). Michael Barnosky was ninth in the 200 breast stroke with an NCAA "B" time of 1:56.89. Sean Ledford placed ninth in the 200 fly with an NCAA "B" cut of 1:47.58.
In platform diving, A.J. Eckebrecht was fourth with 315.30 points.
In the final event of the day, the 400 free relay, the team of Steffen Mount, George Frank, Michael Hannigan and Jordan Dahle was second with a time of 2:56.33.
"What an incredible night for us," head coach Rob Clayton said. "The guys were unbelievable. It's been a long month of travel and I could see the guys were pretty tired, but we kept battling. The guys really rallied to pass LSU and get third. It was a terrific last relay. Michael Barnosky set a service academy record in the 100 breast with a time that should get him invited to the NCAAs. The mile was really a key event for us, going second, fifth seventh and ninth."
The Falcons are now off until the Orange Bowl Classic, Jan 3, in Key Largo, Fla.
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