Army Tops Bucknell in Road Dual, 220-79

LEWISBURG, PA. – The Army West Point men’s swimming and diving team began 2020 with a 220-79 victory over Bucknell in a Patriot League dual on Saturday night.

The Black Knights won 14 events, including both relays. Evan Zhang and Daniel Alaimo both claimed a pair of individual event victories to pace Army against the Bison.

Event Winners
200 Medley Relay: Brian McKenrick, Evan Zhang, Johnny Ellery, Josh Zock – 1:30.94
1000 Free: Ford Blaylock – 9:32.03
200 Free: Tanner Falls – 1:41.08
100 Breast: Zhang – 55.14
200 Fly: James Bilbrey – 1:50.57
50 Free: Zock – 20.47
200 Back: McKenrick – 1:52.07
200 Breast: Ty Dang – 2:05.49
500 Free: Kevin Lin – 4:38.00
100 Fly: Ellery – 49.43
200 IM: Zhang – 1:52.22
400 Free Relay: Falls, Zock, Jacob Powell, Billy Webber – 3:05.50
3-Meter: Daniel Alaimo – 331.95
1-Meter: Alaimo – 296.48

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
1000 Free: Lin – 9:32.05, Second
100 Back: McKenrick – 51.25, Second
100 Breast: Lawrence Quintana – 57.02, Second
200 Fly: Arthur Fan – 1:51.92, Second
50 Free: Falls – 21.01
100 Free: Nathan Hein – 46.20, Second; Falls – 46.20, Second
200 Back: Tyler Kim – 1:52.70, Second
200 Breast: Andrew Blomquist – 2:05.96, Second
500 Free: Sean Dwyer – 4:40.13, Second
100 Fly: Fan – 50.54, Second
200 IM: McKenrick – 1:52.76, Second
400 Free Relay: Hein, Sean Paul Stolarski, Nick Isenhower, Graham Ungrady – 3:06.66, Second

Several cadets will head to Knoxville, Tenn., for the four-day TYR Pro Series beginning on Jan. 16.