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EWING, N.J.—Three Gryphons scored points as individual place winners when Sarah Lawrence College men's swimming competed on the third and final day of The College of New Jersey Lions Invitational at TCNJ Aquatic Center on Sunday.

IN SHORT
1. The College of New Jersey – 1,486 points
2. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - 777 points
3. University of Bridgeport [two days] - 407 points
4. Sarah Lawrence College - 238 points
5. West Chester University [diving only] - 89 points

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Sophomore Anthony Lee (Stevensville, Md./Kent Island) recorded the Gryphons' top individual finish of the day. He won his final heat of the 100 yard freestyle, earning ninth place with a personal-best 48.76.

In the 200 yard breaststroke, junior Derick Edgren (Fort Collins, Colo./Auburn (Ill.)) had the squad's best day, qualifying for the afternoon's finals and taking 10th place with a personal-best 2:34.99. Senior Nick Ransom (Bakersfield, Calif./Stockdale) also placed in the 200 breaststroke, taking 11 seconds off his prior personal best with a time of 2:38.89, good for 12th place.

FREESTYLE RELAY
In the team's final event of the weekend, Lee, Edgren, Ransom and sophomore Jack Langland (Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa) combined to complete the 400 yard freestyle relay in 3:39.95. The time was nearly six seconds faster than the team's previous best this season and earned the quartet eighth place overall.

PERSONAL BESTS
Three Gryphons recorded new personal bests in the 100 yard freestyle event. Rookie Sebastian Kleppe (San Francisco, Calif./Gateway to College) clocked in at 1:00.26 in his heat of the 100 freestyle, while fellow rookie Ben Behrman (Summit, N.J./Pingry School) touched the wall in 1:08.20, a four second improvement over his prior best. Sophomore Shaurya Chawla (New Delhi, India/Pathways World School) also had a personal best, clocking in at 1:10.75.

SEASON BESTS
Langland – 100 Freestyle – 54.15
Allard – 100 Freestyle – 1:03.90

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns home for the team's final meet of the season. The Gryphons ' Senior Day meet will feature U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Purchase College on Saturday, December 10.

MEET SUMMARY

* Relay point values do not necessarily match the team's finish due to non-scoring entries.
 

Event	Swimmer(s)	Time	Finish	Points *
50 Freestyle	Lee	22.47	13th	4
100 Freestyle	Lee	48.76	9th	9
100 Backstroke	Lee	1:00.28	12th	5
100 Backstroke	Kleppe	1:09.95	16th	1
200 Breaststroke	Edgren	2:34.99	10th	7
200 Breaststroke	Ransom	2:38.89	12th	5
100 Butterfly	Lee	55.81	12th	5
200 Medley Relay	Lee, Edgren, Ransom, Langland	1:51.25	11th	24
200 Medley Relay	Kleppe, Allard, Behrman, Chawla	2:18.38	12th	22
400 Medley Relay	Lee, Edgren, Ransom, Langland	4:14.95	11th	24
200 Freestyle Relay	Ransom, Edgren, Langland, Lee	1:38.21	9th	26
200 Freestyle Relay	Kleppe, Allard, Chawla, Behrman	1:55.85	11th	24
400 Freestyle Relay	Lee, Edgren, Ransom, Langland	3:39.95	8th	28
400 Freestyle Relay	Allard, Kleppe, Chawla, Behrman	4:21.00	10th	26
800 Freestyle Relay	Kleppe, Allard, Chawla, Behrman	10:19.74	5th	28
		TOTAL	4th	238