SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— Matthew Barrett,
Justin Fell and
Torsten Rau each recorded a pair of runner-up finishes to lead the Colorado Mesa University men's swimming squad in a Thursday afternoon dual at Division I Utah in the Ute Natatorium.
Morgan Bean,
Eric Berg and
Lane Austin also tallied second place finishes as the Mavericks held their own before eventually succumbing to the Utes, 111-81 in the 11-event, swimming-only format.
After Berg, Barrett, Bean and Lane swam the 200-yard medley relay in one minute, 36.72 seconds to place third in the 200-yard medley relay, Rau posted a time of 9:56.17 in the 1000 free to take over the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference lead in a fourth different event. The sophomore out of Sandhausen, Germany was named as the RMAC Swimmer of the Week on Wednesday. He later finished the 500 free in in 4:53.17 ahead of
Logan Ellis (4:58.71) and
Jacob Dexter (5:05.32). Ellis (10:19.83) and Dexter (10:25.25) also placed third and fourth in the 1000 free.
Meanwhile, Fell posted a time of 1:45.30 to take second in the 200 free, just off his RMAC-leading and altitude-adjusted mark of 1:43.45.
Jackson Wuthrich (1:47.75) and
Jake Gremaud (1:47.87) were third and fourth, respectively, for the Mavs.
Austin then finished the 50 free in 22.41 seconds ahead of
Parker Giles (22.48) and Berg (22.72) before Barrett placed second in the 200 IM, touching in 2:01.21 ahead of
Jake Simmons (2:01.68).
In the 100 fly, Bean finished in 52.93 while Simmons touched in 54.31.
Fell finished the 100 free in 48.04 while
Noah Beaver placed third in 48.57.
Berg then finished the 100 back in 54.27, just ahead of Austin (54.32).
Barrett, a freshman who was selected for the Preseason All-RMAC team, then finished the 100 breast in 1:02.04 while
Jacob West (1:02.62) and
Travis Newland (1:02.76) were just behind.
Fell, Beaver, Gremaud and Bean then finished the 400 free relay in 3:13.87 to place third.
The Mavericks will have a short turn around taking on another Division I opponent in BYU on Friday in Provo. That dual is slated for a 3 p.m. start.
