The No. 6 Blue Jays closed out the dual meet portion of the season in dominating fashion, securing a 130-65 rout against Mary Washington in Baltimore this past weekend. The win brought them to 6-4 heading into championship season. It also broke a two-game losing streak after consecutive losses to Towson and Navy on the road.
Freshman Ryan Freedman, sophomores Bryan Pon and Jeremy Bauchwitz, and senior Greg Kogut led the Jays to victory in the 200 medley to open the night with a time of 1:36.33. Hopkins would also grab a third place finish when the freshmen trio of Mark Wilson, Colbrun Yu, and Jan Hagemeister along with senior Aaron Katrikh finished with a time of 1:38.57.
The Jays one-upped that performance in the 900 Free relay, claiming first and second, good for 15 points. Freshman Kyle Otazu, sophomore Andrew Greenhalgh, and junior Billy Gravley secured the top spot with a time of 8:11:66, while sophomores Evan Holder and Josh Hughes along with senior Dylan Davis finished second at 8:20.51.
Hopkins would also go on to claim one-three finishes in the 100 Breast led by freshman Alex Wilson (1:00.37) and sophomore Michael Ashmead (1:02.08), as well as the 150 Breast thanks to Hughes (1:36.43) and Kogut (1:40.89).
Hopkins would go on to sweep the 100 Back, 150 Back, and the 150 Fly. In the 100 Back, Hagemeister (53.74), Freedman (55.31), and junior Alex Lambert (57.56) led the Jays to a dominating victory.
Davis won the 150 Back with a time of 1:23.38, with freshmen Andrew Gibson (1:25.12) and Roman Corgel (1:28:89) finishing behind him. In the 150 Fly, Otazu (1:24.42), Greenhalgh (1:27.43), and Corgel (1:31.43) led the Jays to the sweep.
Wilson outreached UMW’s Kenyon Huber-Wilker in the 100 Breast by one second to earn first place with a time of 1:00.37. Sophomore Michael Ashmead was not far behind, placing third in 1:02.08.
The Jays took the top two spots in the 200 Free relay as senior Ryan Cunningham, Kogut, Davis, and Katrikh finished first in 1:26.59.
The relay team of sophomore Patrick Flynn, Bauchwitz, Holder, and sophomore Scott Sterrett came in right behind them with a time of 1:27.23.
Holder followed up this race with a dominating performance in the 100 Free, taking first by over two and a half seconds with a time of 46.90.
Hopkins will now turn its attention towards preparing for the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships, which will take place in Charlotte, N.C. between Feb. 11 and 14.
