Luke Mason
Luke Mason

Mason Helps Bentley Win 2nd Meet of Year, 134-76 over Gordon

WENHAM, Mass. – Sophomore Luke Mason (Lowell/Lowell HS) won a pair of freestyle events and anchored the Falcons' winning 200 yard medley relay team as Bentley University downed Gordon College, 134-76, in men's college swimming at the Bennett Center pool Wednesday night.

Eight different Falcons won individual events with Mason the only double-winner. He recorded a time of 24.20 seconds in the 50 and came back with a 5:25.68 in the 500. In the 200 medley, he partnered with freshman Tim Connolly (Dorchester/Boston Latin Acad.) and seniors Tyler Champagne (Orange, Conn./Amity Reg. HS) and Mike Simoneau (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South HS) for a time of 1:49.82.

Each of those three also posted a first in an individual event. Champagne recorded a 53.38 in the 100 free, Simoneau took the 50 fly in 26.52, and Connolly had a meet-best time of 59.98 in the 100 individual medley.

Bentley's other individual winners were freshman Owen Karl (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton HS) in the 200 free (1:55.39), classmate Sebastian Bury (Bellevue, Wash./Newport Senior HS) in the 50 back, sophomore Andrew Langin (Cumberland, R.I./Mt. St. Charles Acad.) in the 100 fly (1:00.01) and sophomore Josh Witty (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos HS) in the 100 back (58.01).

Bentley, 2-0, will travel across town to take on Brandeis University Sunday at 1 pm.