Falcons head to College Station for Art Adamson Invitational

Air Force returns to the pool after 11 days off, as the Falcons will travel to the campus of Texas A&M to participate in the Art Adamson Invitational.

Art Adamson Invitational Schedule
Wednesday, November 16
8:30 a.m.            Prelims
4:30 p.m.            Finals - 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 400 medley relay

Thursday, November 17
8:30 a.m.            Prelims
4:30 p.m.            Finals - 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 800 free relay

Friday, November 18
8:30 a.m.            Prelims
1:30 p.m.            1,650 free finals
4:30 p.m.            Finals - 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay

Last Time Out (Men's Diving)
-Air Force concluded Day One of the Trojan Diving Invitational on November 11, as four Falcons took part in the one-meter dive portion of the event.
-Alex Kenyon, one of the more prolific divers in the Western Athletic Conference, placed sixth among the 12 competitors, the highest-placing Falcon on Friday. Kenyon's 288.40 was third-best in the preliminary round before posting an eventual 560.90 total score.
-Erik Pfaffenbichler finished ninth with teammates Douglas Campbell (10th) and Ian Ascuncion-Duong (12th) on the follow. Pfaffenbichler recorded an initial score of 239.70, though rebounded to post a 267.75 in his final dive
-The Air Force men's diving team competed in both the three-meter dive as well as a team event on November 12, marking the Falcons penultimate participation at the Trojan Diving Invitational.
-Alex Kenyon was again Air Force's highest-individual placer, finishing sixth among 16 divers in the three-meter competition. Kenyon was given a total of 594.05.
-Erik Pfaffenbichler finished 12th with a final score of 474.15, while Douglas Campbell (462.05) placed 14th and Ian Asuncion-Duong (420.00) placed 15th.
-In the team portion of Saturday's events, the Falcons placed third among the three teams, as Kenyon, Pfaffenbichler, and Campbell posted a combined total of 248.05.
-Air Force has finalized competition at the Trojan Diving Invitational, as the Falcons took part in the platform dive on Sunday.
-Alex Kenyon wrapped up his weekend in Los Angeles with a fifth place finish. The sophomore was awarded a 261.20 in the preliminary portion of the event before ending the day with a final total of 527.90.
-Ian Ascuncion-Duong was the only other Falcon to take part in the event, as he placed ninth with a final score 389.20.

Zhang named WAC Swimmer of the Week
-Zhang, a senior from Dothan, Alabama, claimed victory in all five individual races at Grand Canyon on November 4-5.
-Zhang won the 100Y freestyle with a time of 44.10, more than three seconds quicker than the next swimmer.
-Zhang also won the 500Y freestyle with a time of 4:32.51 and the 1000Y freestyle with a time of 9:33.46, more than 13 seconds faster than the next swimmer.
-He won the 50Y freestyle with a time of 20.46 and the 200Y freestyle with a time of 1:38.83.
-Zhang was part of second place 400Y freestyle relay team that timed in at 3:04.82 and contributed 49 team points.

Last Time Out (Men's Swimming)
-Owning a three-point lead heading into the November 5 finale, Air Force saw its lead evaporate en route to a narrow 179-174 loss to Grand Canyon.
-After a stellar November 4 evening, Wen Zhang swam just as well on Saturday. The senior was the victor in the 1000Y Free, as his time of 9:33.46 was more than 13 seconds ahead of the next swimmer. Zhang also raced to a first-place finish in the 50Y Free (20.46) and the 200Y Free (1:38.83).
-Andrew Armbruster picked up another first-place title, this time in the 200Y Fly with a time of 1:52.13. Gabriel Bartolomei's time of 51.37 in the 100Y Backstroke was also good for the top spot in the event.
-Tory Bartlett earned four points with a second-place time of 56.72 in the 100Y Breaststroke. Joseph Moore also managed four points in the 200Y Individual Medley, clocking in at 1:54.38, just a tenth of a second behind GCU's Jonathan Rom.
-Alex Kenyon posted a score far and ahead of the next diver in the three-meter, winning the event with a score of 323.70.

Coach Clayton after Grand Canyon
"It was a hard loss today. We had some great swims, and then in several places in the meet, we just gave it away. We had chance, after chance, after chance. We just didn't do the little things right in order to win."

Current Top 10 Times (Men's)
-Jr. Grant Afman (50 Butterfly): 22.41 (2nd in WAC)
-So. Andrew Armbruster (100 Butterfly): 49.25 (T1st in WAC) / (200 Butterfly): 1:52.13 (2nd in WAC) / (50 Butterfly): 22.88 (4th in WAC)
-Sr. Tory Bartlett (50 Breast): 26.27 (2nd in WAC) / (100 Breast): 55.91 (2nd in WAC) / (200 Breast): 2:04.93 (3rd in WAC) / (50 Butterfly): 23.86 (6th in WAC)
-Sr. Gabriel Bartolomei (50 Back): 23.81 (2nd in WAC) / (100 Back): 51.07 (4th in WAC) / (200 Back): 1:52.62 (4th in WAC)
-So. Gharret Brockman (50 Back): 24.62 (T7th in WAC) / (400 IM): 4:16.92 (10th in WAC) / (200 Back): 1:56.21 (10th in WAC)
-Fr. Joshua Kim (50 Breast): 26.91 (7th in WAC)
-Jr. Joseph Moore (200 IM): 1:54.38 (3rd in WAC) / (50 Back): 24.30 (5th in WAC) / (200 Back): 1:52.64 (5th in WAC) / (400 IM): 4:09.62 (5th in WAC) / (100 Back): 51.43 (6th in WAC) / (200 Butterfly): 1:54.51 (9th in WAC) / (100 Butterfly): 50.52 (T9th in WAC)
-So. Thomas Nagle (50 Breast): 27.23 (8th in WAC)
-So. John Plutt (50 Butterfly): 23.08 (5th in WAC) / (50 Free): 21.21 (9th in WAC) / (100 Butterfly): 50.49 (8th in WAC) / (200 Butterfly): 1:55.24 (10th in WAC)
-Fr. Bridon Rosales (200 Breast): 2:07.41 (9th in WAC) (50 Breast): 27.35 (10th in WAC)
-Fr. Anthony Sebastian (200 Breast): 2:06.17 (6th in WAC) / (100 Breast): 57.74 (10th in WAC)
-Fr. Camden Swigart (400 IM): 4:06.62 (2nd in WAC) / (200 IM): 1:55.70 (6th in WAC)
-Fr. James Winterfield (400 IM): 3:09.34 (3rd in WAC)
-Jr. Stephen Zanowic (50 Butterfly): 24.03 (8th in WAC)
-Sr. Wen Zhang (100 Free): 44.10 (1st in WAC) / (200 Free): 1:36.49 (1st in WAC) / (100 Butterfly): 49.25 (T1st in WAC) / (500 Free): 4:32.51 (2nd in WAC) / (1000 Free): 9:33.46 (2nd in WAC) / (50 Free): 20.30 (3rd in WAC)

Falcons head to College Station for Art Adamson Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Grant Afman

Andrew Armbruster

Tory Bartlett

Gabriel Bartolomei

Gharret Brockman

Douglas Campbell

Alex Kenyon

Joshua Kim

Joseph Moore

Tommy Nagle

Erik Pfaffenbichler

John Plutt

Bridon Rosales

Anthony Sebastian

Camden Swigart

James Winterfield

Stephen Zanowic

Wen Zhang

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