Men's Swimming | 11/21/2014 8:58:00 AM

 
STORYLINE
The 27^th-ranked Huskies men's swim team will host PSAC rival Clarion on Saturday, November 22 at 12 p.m in Nelson Fieldhouse.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Bloomsburg defeated Dickinson, 141-97, on Saturday, Nov. 15. Jake Harner posted the third fastest time in the PSAC this season in the 100-free with a time of 47.78 seconds leading off the 400-free relay. Also, Frank Dello Buono posted the fourth best time in the 200-fly with a time of 1:58.79, while Alex McCullough had the seventh fastest time in the 500-free in 4:51.02. In the 200-breast Alex Otero posted the seventh best time this season with a mark of 2:21.73, while Pat Stasio is now eighth in the 100-free after swimming 48.51 on Saturday. In the 100-fly Eric Usbeck is ninth in 53.73, while Josh Grzech is 10^th in the 200-free in 1:47.60.
 
SCOUTING CLARION
In their season opener, Clarion defeated Grove City, 170-139, on Saturday, September 11.  Ben Spencer won the 200 IM (2:07.48), the 100 backstroke (55.79), 400 IM (4:37.29) and the 200 back (2:04.85) to take four individual events. Jon Haycock meanwhile won two events – namely the 100 breaststroke (1:01.96) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.30). Also providing winning performances in the pool were James Robichaud in the 1650 (18:06.90), Luke Simpson in the 50 free (22.57), and Shayne Custodio in the 500 free (5:34.16).
 
The Golden Eagles lost to Carnegie Mellon, 192-98, on Saturday, Nov. 1. Ben Spencer won the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.21, while  Robichaud was second in the 100 free with a time of 49.64. Clarion's 200 free relay team of Luke Spencer, Haycock, Travis Myers and Jake Smallwood won with a time of 1:31.66.
 
LAST MEETING
The Huskies fell to Clarion in 2012 with a score of 153-140. In the 100, Nick Angeny was first with a mark of 55.73, while Bill Urban was second in 55.95 and Aaron Cancro third in 56.34 seconds. In the 200, Cancro touched first in 2:02.70, while Angeny was second in 2:04.34 and Alex Otero third in 2:04.45. In the distance events Brandon Sherbo was dominant taking first in the 1650-free in 16:42.10, winning by more than 22 seconds. In the 500-free Sherbo was also first in 4:48.75. Harner turned in another solid meet winning the 100-breast in 59.07 seconds, while also winning the 200-breast in 2:12.77 and capping off the day with a win in the 400-IM in 4:20.32. In addition, Mark DiLemmo won the 200-fly in 2:01.55 with Tom Malloy second in 2:01.70. DiLemmo also took second in 100-fly in 54.41 seconds. In the 100-free Bryan Masilotti was second in 49.23 seconds and third in the 50-free in 22.05.
 
UP NEXT
Bloomsburg will travel to Akron, Ohio for the Akron Invitational from Friday, Dec. 5 to Sunday, Dec. 7, and look to improve upon their national ranking.