Men's Swimming: Denison wins Kenyon Invitational

The Denison men's swimmers placed first at the Kenyon Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Gambier, Ohio.  The Big Red totaled 302 points and logged a number of provisional qualifying performances for next month's NCAA Division III Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Big Red got victories from Callen Hetterich (Denver, Colo./Regis Jesuit) and Andy Brabson (Boonsboro, Md./Boonsboro) in the 200 free and 400 IM, respectively.  Hetterich touched in 1:41.16 and Mike Barczak (Beverly Hills, Mich./Brother Rice) followed in second place in 1:41.41.  Both times were solid "B" cut swims.  In the 400 IM Brabson touched in 4:07.22.  He also returned with a "B" cut swim in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:07.62.

In the 100 backstroke Charlie Grodecki (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) placed second with a provisional time of 51.53.  Jon Behnke (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte) placed fourth in 51.62 seconds.  Brandon Hullings (Ewing, N.J./Pennington School) took second in the 200 fly in 1:52.27 and Casey Browning (Grosse Point, Mich./South) took third with a time of 1:52.87.

In the time trial events that followed the regular meet,  DU posted five "B" cuts highlighed by Behnke's time of 20.99 in the 50 freestyle.

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