WORCESTER -- Lucas Brown (Viera, FL) captured two individual victories to lead the WPI men's swimming and diving team (3-2) in a four-team meet on Friday evening at the WPI Sports & Recreation Center. The Engineers defeated Brandeis 224.50-49.50 but fell to Babson 145-138 and Coast Guard 205-92.
Brown accounted for WPI's two event victories, sweeping the distance freestyle races. The sophomore opened with a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 9:57.13, before returning to claim the 500-yard freestyle in 4:51.58. He also added a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, posting a time of 1:59.54. Joao Couto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) placed fifth in the 1,000 freestyle (10:37.22), giving WPI two of the top five finishers in the event.
Kuba Latawiec (Newington, CT) turned in a strong all-around performance, placing third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.33 and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.63. The sophomore also finished fifth in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking a 2:02.50.
Caleb Garcia (Los Angeles, CA) led WPI in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing third in 53.75. Garcia added a fifth-place showing in the 200-yard backstroke (2:03.82) and took sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (53.77).
In the breaststroke events, Lucca Miranda (Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil) recorded a pair of top-four finishes. The first-year swimmer placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.75 before taking third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:15.73. Jack Angelastro (Wallingford, CT) followed with seventh place in the 100 (1:01.39) and sixth in the 200 (2:17.45).
Lucas Pralle (Wayland, MA) paced the Engineers in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing third in 2:01.35. Deion Chung (Honolulu, HI) followed in fourth (2:03.39), while Jesse Wu (Chandler, AZ) rounded out the top five in 2:03.87. Pralle also finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (53.21) and sixth in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.29).
In the sprint events, Angelo Reade (Newburgh, NY) placed third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.85. Kyle Sundberg (East Northport, NY) followed in fifth (22.11), while Alexander Trimmer (Pawtucket, RI) finished seventh (22.38).
The Engineers also earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as Garcia, Miranda, Sundberg and Reade combined for a time of 1:35.20. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Miranda, Liam Soyka (Cranford, NJ), Nick Braun (Portland, OR) and Latawiec finished fifth in 1:28.47.
On the boards, Aaron Lakin (Hamden, CT) contributed a pair of top-three finishes for the Engineers. The sophomore placed second in the one-meter competition with a score of 192.90 before taking third on the three-meter board with 154.75 points.
WPI returns to action Saturday, November 7, traveling across town to Holy Cross for the Worcester City Meet at 10:00am.
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