Men's Swim Wins the Horsetooth Open Water Swim

FORT COLLINS, Colo., - Air Force men's swim earned the top team spot and boasted the overall individual finisher, Barrett Kerrigan, at the Horsetooth Open Water Swim on Sunday morning in the Horsetooth Reservoir.

"Our young guys were brilliant today," said head coach Rob Clayton. "Barrett dominated in his first collegiate competition, swimming a very smart race…Samuel also had a terrific swim to help secure the team title."

Kerrigan, a freshman, won the 2.4 mile swim after finishing at 50:44 while fellow classmate Samuel Metzgar earned bronze with a time of 51:54.. C3C Jordan Falls was the third highest-scoring Falcon after placing fourth in the men's category at 52:24.

Kerrigan, Barrett and Metzgar, Samuel

On Kerrigan's performance, Clayton explained, "Barrett got out in front with an NCAA All-American and waited for his opportunity to take over when his opponent made a navigational error. Kerrigan went right by and never looked back."

Evan Witte (52:30), Tyler Stargardt (52:30), Samuel Stockton (52:31), Emerson Gatherum (52:34), and Ralph Fiscus (52:36) rounded out the top-ten male finishers.

Air Force will host their annual Blue/Silver Intrasquad meet on Saturday September 19 in the Cadet Natatorium.

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