Brent Hochstein, Washington College
Gettysburg picked up three more gold medals to extend its team lead after two days of the Centennial Conference men's swimming championship at Franklin & Marshall College.
The Bullets captured both relays - the 200 medley and 800 freestyle - as well as getting a gold-medal performance from Jason Potter in the 200 freestyle. The junior defended his 2013 title by touching the wall in 1:39.91, just 0.13 seconds off the Conference record. Potter also swam the anchor leg of the winning medley relay (1:33.15) and the second leg of the record-setting free relay (6:50.26). Rounding out that quartet was Tyler Gould, Sean Staerk and Ashton Leyens.
Dickinson senior Jason Adams capped one of the most remarkable individual careers in Centennial swim history with record-setting wins in the 100 fly and 100 back. He became the first-ever four-time winner in the fly, touching the wall in 48.49. Adams then joined F&M's Stephen Pasquale '03 as four-time champs in the back with a 48.19 clocking. He finishes with 12 wins in 12 career starts in Conference finals.
Washington College freshman Brent Hochstein set a Conference record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:04.48. He is just the second Shoremen to win the event, joining John Evans '04 who won gold in 2001.
McDaniel first-year Justin Allen became the Green Terror's first gold medalist in the 100 breaststroke since 2006, winning in 57.92.
Gettysburg, looking for its fourth straight Conference championship, has a commanding 132-point lead over Dickinson entering the final day of competition. Washington College and Ursinus are right on the Red Devils' heels for second place.
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 24 1. Gettysburg College 530 2. Dickinson College 398 3. Washington College 363 4. Ursinus College 353.5 5. Swarthmore College 276 6. Franklin & Marshall College 256 7. McDaniel College 173.5