Columbia Picks Up 172-128 Win Over Navy

NEW YORK, New York, February 3. THE Navy men's swimming and diving team closed its dual meet season Friday night by dropping a 172-128 decision to Columbia in New York City. The Mids end the season with a 12-4 overall record and a 4-4 mark against Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League opponents, while the Lions stand at 6-5 on the year and 3-4 in league meets heading into a Saturday dual against Brown.

"We had a number of guys step up and perform well, but Columbia was the better team today," said Navy head coach Bill Roberts.

Kevin Mukri (Sr., Silver Spring, Md.) highlighted Navy's performances Friday by winning both backstroke events. He posted a time of 50.97 to win the 100 back and a clocking of 1:49.54 to win the 200 back. He won 21 of his 26 backstroke races during the dual meet season.

Also winning a swimming event for the Mids was Adam Meyer (Fr., Bethesda, Md.), who won the 200 individual medley in a career-best time of 1:54.41. The victory was his 10th of the year in the event.

Meyer also had a strong showing in the 200 butterfly as he placed third in the event with a time of 1:53.66. It was his best non-tapered time of the season, as was the time of 1:53.14 in the event by second-place finisher Tyler Hill (Jr., Houston, Texas).

Rounding out the list of Navy victors on the day was Kevin Teague (Sr., Lexington, Ky.), who won the three-meter diving event with a score of 344.40. The win was his 11th of the season on the three meter and he totaled 21 victories in a combined 28 diving events on the year. He ends his career with a 112-12 record in dual meets.

Navy will now turn its sights on the two championship meets it will compete in over the next few weeks. The Mids will look to claim the program's fourth-straight Patriot League title Feb. 15-17, then will take part in the EISL Championship Feb. 22-24.

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