Cost Breaks Pool Record in Opener at Bentley

LOCATION: Waltham, Mass.

THE RUNDOWN:

The Wheaton College men's swimming and diving team opened the season at NCAA Division II Bentley University Friday evening.
The Lyons opened the meet with the 200-yard medley relay that featured Jacob Cost, Austin Halstead, Elias Steward, and Daniel Roch, who finished third (1:40.46).
Zachary Koffman started his career with a fourth place finish in the 1000 freestyle (10:31.66), while Steward finished third in the 200 free (1:49.00). Koffman also took third place in the 200 back with a time of 2:05.91 and fourth in the 500 free (5:07.44).
Cost took first in the 100 backstroke where he set a pool record with his time of 52.85. He then went on to take fourth place in the 50 free (22.88).
Richard Matthews finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.53) while Halstead took fifth.
The 100 free saw the Lyons take fifth through seventh led by Roch who finished in 51.42.
The Lyons swept the 200 IM with Chris Steward leading the charge with the win with a time of 2:10.48. E. Steward finished in second (2:14.55) and Troy Eakman finished third (2:18.90).
Wheaton closed out the meet with a first place finish in the 200 free relay with Roch, Matthews, Timmer Sposato, and Cost finishing in 1:30.75. The Lyons 'B' team took second with a time of 1:35.85.