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Matthew Edkins sweeps diving to lead Saints

Posted 11/13/16

Matthew Edkins won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events to post two of the three first-place finishes for the St. Lawrence University men's swimming and diving team as the Saints dropped a 181-105 …

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Matthew Edkins sweeps diving to lead Saints

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Matthew Edkins won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events to post two of the three first-place finishes for the St. Lawrence University men's swimming and diving team as the Saints dropped a 181-105 decision to Nazareth College on Saturday afternoon at Augsbury Pool in Canton.

Edkins posted a season-best 258.83 score in the 1-meter event and was followed closely by teammate Alex Blake, who scored a 240.16 to place second. In the 3-meter competition, Edkins posted a 256.73 while Blake took second with a 247.06.

Henry McCormick won the 100-yard breast stroke in one minute, 8.55 seconds, with teammate Calin Arnold second just 0.22 seconds back.

McCormick was second in two additional events, finishing runner up in the 200- breast stroke and the 200 individual medley.

Arnold also helped St. Lawrence to a second place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:52.64 as the Saints touched the wall just ahead of third place finishers by 0.03 seconds. Phillip Scott, Christopher Fleming, Isaac Brinkman joined Arnold on the relay team.

Brinkman took second in the 500 free while Robert Burke had a pair of top-two finishes with a second in the 1,000 free and the 200 butterfly.

The St. Lawrence 200 free relay featuring Austin Clark, Fleming, Burke and Douglas Connell swam a 1:39.43 to take second place.

The Saints were originally scheduled to face Bard on the road on Sunday, but the meet was cancelled due to illnesses on the Bard squad. The team will compete for the Liberty League title on Dec. 2-3 at RIT.