Results

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Junior Duncan Proxmire (McLean, Va./Langley) hit a national qualifying mark in the 1,650 freestyle and Gettysburg College turned in another dominating performance on the way to capturing the team title at its own invitational for the third consecutive season.
 
Team Standings
1. Gettysburg, 1,005.5
2. Susquehanna, 585.5
3. Dickinson, 570
4. Messiah, 511
5. Salisbury, 355
6. Elizabethtown, 285
 
Gettysburg's Top Performers

• Duncan Proxmire '21
  • 1,650 Free – 1st (16:00.86 – NCAA B Cut)
  • 200 Free – 1st (1:43.24)
  • 800 Free Relay – 1st (6:49.90)
  • 400 Free Relay – 2nd (3:11.85)
• Oliver Yancey '21 (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven)
  • 100 Breast – 1st (57.90)
  • 100 Free – 1st (45.49)
  • 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:32.63)
  • 400 Free Relay – 1st (3:03.24)
• Jack Edelson '21 (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Senior)
  • 100 Butterfly – 1st (50.88)
  • 200 Butterfly – 1st (1:54.38)
  • 200 Medley Relay – 2nd (1:35.61)
  • 800 Free Relay – 2nd (7:08.63)
  • 400 Free Relay – 2nd (3:11.85)
• Jeff Ragatz '20 (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield)
  • 100 Back – 2nd (51.50)
  • 200 Back – 1st (1:53.02)
  • 200 Medley Relay – 1st (1:32.63)

 
Meet Highlights

• Gettysburg went 5-for-5 in the relay races with three more wins on Saturday. The Bullets went 1-2 in all three relay races Saturday with the most dominant performance coming in the 800 free where sophomore Sam Nonemaker (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg), juniors Aedan Collins (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) and Danny Petrillo (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan), and Proxmire won by nearly 19 seconds with a mark of 6:49.90.
• Proxmire opened the final day of the event by claiming a victory in the 200 free. His time of 1:43.24 marked a new personal best and put him in front of the field by over two seconds. The junior overpowered the opposition in the 1,650, finishing the event nearly 200 yards ahead of everyone with an NCAA Division III "B" cut time of 16:00.86. Proxmire has achieved an NCAA qualifying time in the 1,650 in each of his three seasons at Gettysburg.
• Yancey tacked on four more wins Saturday, giving him six for the weekend. The junior helped both the 200 medley relay (1:32.63) and 400 free relay (3:03.24) to wins, while picking up individual victories in the 100 breast (57.90) and 100 free (45.49). Yancey turned in personal-best times in all three of his individual events.
• Ragatz led off the winning 200 medley relay squad and just missed his first individual win of the weekend in the 100 back as Avery Barley from Messiah managed to out-touch the Gettysburg senior by 0.01. Ragatz came back with a photo-finish win in the 200-yard backstroke, edging Susquehanna's Eric Towse by 0.13 seconds with a time of 1:53.02.
• Edelson led from the start on the way to a win in the 100 fly (50.88). He joined Proxmire and Yancey with an individual win hat trick by cruising to a dominant four-plus second win in the 200 fly at 1:54.38.
• Gettysburg went 1-2-3 in the 100 breast with Nonemaker (58.17) and Petrillo (59.86) finishing right behind Yancey. Those two also formed part of a 1-2-3-4 performance by the Bullets in the 100 free with Nonemaker finishing second with a PR of 46.28 and Petrillo touching fourth with his own PR of 47.15. Collins grabbed the third spot at 46.68. Overall, Gettysburg featured eight of the top 10 swimmers in the 100 free.

 
Three-Peat Champs
Gettysburg posted its largest margin of victory at its own invitational by out-distancing runner-up Susquehanna by 420 points. The hosts won 15 of 18 events overall. The Bullets won the event for the third consecutive season and for the fifth time in the last six campaigns.
 
Next Up
The Orange and Blue head to Orlando, Fla, for a training trip from Jan. 2-9 before returning home to face Catholic University on Sunday, Jan. 12, at noon.