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Photos of Mark Zoda, Zach Papsco and Kathryn Galvin

Bentley Finishes 4th in Gompei Invitational; 3 School Records Set on Day 3

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Gompei Invitational at Worcester Polytechnic Institute concluded Sunday with the Bentley University men's and women's swimming and diving teams finishing fourth among 13 teams with a combined three-day score of 4028.5 points.

Sunday's highlights during the final day of competition included two school records by members of the men's team and one from the women's team.

Freshmen Kathryn Galvin (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern HS) finished third in the 100 yard freestyle with her time of 52.34 seconds breaking a seven-year-old school record, held by Kellen Power, by 0.28 seconds.

Sophomore Mark Zoda (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) took possession of a record that had been in place since 2010 with a 26.49 in the prelims of the 50 breaststroke. He also bettered the former mark in the finals, placing fifth in 26.60. Sam Laden had held the old mark after swimming a 26.86.

Zoda also lost possession of the school record he set in the 100 individual medley at last year's Gompe, 53.94. Classmate Zach Papsco (Northport, N.Y./Northport HS), in an exhibition race, posted a 52.91.

Bentley had two second-place finishes on the day, including sophomore Emily Sweet (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North HS) in the 200 backstroke (2:08.23). The other came in the 400 free relay with Galvin combining with sophomore Lucy Slowe (Millis/Millis HS), junior Emily LaRovere (Lynnfield/ Phillips Exeter Acad.) and freshman Dariana Gonzales (Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS) for a time of 3:33.73.

Individual fourths were achieved by Zoda in the 100 freestyle (46.77), sophomore Rona Mejiritski (Bowling Green, Ohio/Bowling Green HS) in the 200 butterfly (2:10.54) and junior Caroline Logozzo (Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield HS) in the one-meter diving (370.90).

Slowe, Galvin and Zoda combined with junior Paul Homorodean (Milford, Conn./Joseph A. Foran HS) for a fourth in the mixed 400 free relay (3:22.00). Bentley was also fourth in the men's 200 free relay with Homorodean, Papsco, junior Clayton Bennice (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa HS) and Zoda turning in a 3:09.84.

Sixth-place finishes were earned by Slowe in the 100 free (53.17), senior Jarod Yoshihara (Irvine, Calif./University HS) in the 200 back (1:55.49), freshman Anthony Vizental (Concord, Calif./ Clayton Valley HS) in the 200 butterfly (1:54.20) and freshman Mary Huminski (Madison, Conn./ Daniel Hand HS) in the one-meter diving (3:56.10).

Bryant University captured the team championship with 6,640 points. Also finishing ahead of the Falcons were Rowan (4,765) and WPI (4,069).

The next action for the Falcons is in a month, Jan. 8 at home against St. Michael's College.