Men's swimming and diving takes first in Bruno Invite

Sunday, December 5

Providence, R.I.

10:00 a.m./6:00 p.m.

Brown University

Bruno Invite

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Men's swimming and diving takes first in Bruno Invite

12/5/2021 8:36:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men's swimming and diving won the Bruno Invite closing out the three-day event on Sunday (Dec. 5).

Brown finished the event with 1,207.5 points. Johns Hopkins finished in second with 1076.5 points, followed by New York University with 881 points.

"I was very pleased with how well we raced over the course of our first three-day prelims and finals meet since February 2020. A championship meet format is very different, there's a lot more racing and that workload can certainly accumulate over six sessions, so you need to be mindful of how you're prepping for races and recovering between sessions," said head coach Kevin Norman. "I think the team learned a lot while also competing at a high level. It was also exciting for the team to see senior Trevor Labuda step up and break two school records on the boards. This was a great way to end the first half of the season, now we get to make some adjustments and prepare from what should be a very exciting January and February in the Ivy League."

The Bears had four top-eight finishers in the 1650 freestyle with Andrew Berzolla the top Brown finisher with a time of 15:36.49 for a fifth-place finish.

Reid Arwood was the top finisher for the Bears in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:47.32, taking second. Zach Le-Nguyen finished in fourth with a time of 1:49.09.

Lucas Hess took second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.15, followed by a fifth-place finish by Marcus Lee at 45.44.

Jack Kelly was the top finisher for the Bears in the 200 breaststroke, taking third with a time of 1:57.71.

Two of the top-three spots in the 200 butterfly belonged to Brown as Ben Hayes (1:47.94) finished in second and KJ Losee (1:48.37) finished in third.

To close out the meet, Brown's team of Hess, Lee, Qiao and Lincoln won the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 2:59.15.

Brown will be off until a home meet against Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 15.

Men's 1650 Freestyle
5) Andrew Berzolla – 15:36.49
6) Lukas Scheidl – 15:39.42
7) Mason Romantic – 15:41.67
8) Nicolas Ortega – 15:43.18

Men's 200 Yard Backstroke
2) Reid Arwood – 1:47.32
4) Zach Le-Nguyen – 1:49.09
7) Lukas Scheidl – 1:51.53
8) Nicholas Ortega – 1:56.22
10) Kaan Kilinc – 1:51.37
11) Billy Knaul – 1:51.62

Men's 100 Freestyle
2) Lucas Hess – 45.15
5) Marcus Lee – 45.44
6) Horace Qiao – 45.48
9) Daniel Alber – 45.91
14) Jerry O'Mara – 46.27
17) Vincent Huang – 46.61

Men's 200 Breaststroke
3) Jack Kelly – 1:57.71
12) Harrison Powe – 2:03.58

Men's 200 Butterfly
2) Ben Hayes – 1:47.94
3) KJ Losee – 1:48.37
6) Chris Ma – 1:49.98
7) Tyler Lu – 1:50.53
9) Michael Lincoln – 1:49.20
10) Carlos Munoz Renteria – 1:50.97
11) Nathan Depiero – 1:51.72
13) Zach Le-Nguyen – 1:52.61
15) Alex Park – 1:54.17

Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
1) Brown 'A' (Hess, Lee, Qiao, Lincoln) – 2:59.15
3) Brown 'B' (Lu, O'Mara, Hayes, Alber) – 3:00.81

Final Team Scores
1) Brown – 1207.5
2) Johns Hopkins – 1076.5
3) New York University - 881