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The William and Mary men's swimming team put on a show for the hometown crowd Friday night, cruising past Mary Washington 207-54 at the Rec Center Pool. The Tribe improves to 2-0 on the year, while the Eagles are now 1-1 overall.
Complete Results
200 Medley Relay
W&M won 13 of the 14 events on the day, beginning with a 1-2 sweep of the 200 medley relay. The winning quartet touched the wall in 1:35.94, and included Justin Barden (Gordonsville, Va.), Chris Dong (Chapel Hill, N.C.), K.J. Shaw (Richmond, Va.), and Hunter Perrot (Falls Church, Va.). Senior Sidney Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) lent his veteran leadership to the second-place squad that also included Charley Bowles (Yorktown, Va.), Jeremiah O'Donnell (Chapel Hill, N.C.), and Billy Russell (Newport News, Va.), helping the team finish in 1:36.92.
1000 Free
In the 1000, junior Tyler Poling (Morristown, N.J.) picked up his second career victory with a 9:59.95 showing. Carter Head (Lynchburg, Va.) was second in 10:10.91, and Taegan Clarke (Chappaqua, N.Y.) took the bronze in 10:19.53.
200 Free
The 200 free was the Eagles' sole victory on the night, courtesy of All-American Alex Anderson. For the Tribe, Andrew Strait (Henrico, Va.) finished second overall in 1:43.95, and Kemp Pettyjohn (Lynchburg, Va.) was third in 1:44.57.
100 Back
In the 100 back, Sidney Glass picked up the first of his two individual wins on the night, swimming an easy 51.97 for the victory. Justin Barden was next to the wall, coming in at 54.45 for second place.
100 Breast
It was a freshman show in the 100 breast, as the Tribe sent three rookies to the blocks and came away with a 1-2-3 sweep. Will Manion (Haddonfield, N.J.) led the way in 1:00.18, with Andrew Nyce (Vienna, Va.) close behind in 1:00.64. Charley Bowles completed the trifecta in 1:01.26 for third place.
200 Fly
Freshman Austin Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) picked up his first collegiate win in the 200 fly, stopping the clock in 1:59.20. Classmate Jeremiah O'Donnell was just an inch behind in 1:59.47, and Nathaniel Holmes (Alma, Mich.) finished third in 2:01.36.
50 Free
Like Glass (the elder) and Manion, Andrew Strait won a pair of races in the meet. His first victory came in the 50 free, where he swam 21.16 to blow away the field. Billy Russell was second in 22.11, and Ian Robert (New Canaan, Conn.) took third in 22.33.
100 Free
Coming out of the first intermission, Sidney Glass stormed to victory in the 100 free in 47.60 seconds, his best-ever in-season time and just .02 off his lifetime-best in the event. Ian Robert took his second-straight bronze medal, touching the wall in 49 seconds flat.
200 Back
Will Manion continued to assault the Tribe record books, crushing his 200 backstroke in 1:51.53 to rank seventh all-time in the event and take the win. Manion is just over 1.5 seconds off of Josh Osterberg's '01 freshman record. Classmate Charley Bowles was second in the race, timing 1:57.09, and senior Evan Rutherford (Newport News, Va.) was third in 2:01.89.
200 Breast
Sophomore Chris Dong picked up a gold medal in the 200 breast, swimming 2:10.25 to out-pace Jeremiah O'Donnell (2:12.21) to the wall. Carter Head completed the podium sweep with his 2:15.52 showing to place third.
500 Free
The senior duo of Hunter Perrot and Kyle McVeigh (Jacksonville, Fla.) showed the youngsters how to get it done in the 500 free, taking the top two spots in the event. Perrot came away with the win in 4:57.42, and McVeigh was close behind in 5:00.70.
100 Fly
Andrew Strait's 30th-career win came in lifetime-best fashion, as he swam 50.19 in the 100 fly to beat the Eagles' Anderson in their second head-to-head match-up of the night. He now ranks fourth in school history in the 100 fly, and is just the eighth man since 1985 to reach the 30-win plateau. Kemp Pettyjohn took third in the event, timing 53.39.
200 IM
Senior K.J. Shaw added another win to his career tally in the 200 IM, touching the wall in 1:58.44 to stop the clock. Chris Dong was second in 2:03.85, and Tyler Poling was third in 2:05.35.
400 Free Relay
The freshman foursome of Justin Barden, Will Manion, Ryan Natal (Great Falls, Va.), and Billy Russell took the victor's laurels in the 400 free relay to close the night, combining to swim 3:12.97 for the win. Second place also went to the Tribe, thanks to the team of Kemp Pettyjohn, Hunter Perrot, Taegan Clarke, and Evan Rutherford. That quartet recorded a total time of 3:13.77.
William and Mary has three full weeks off until its next meet. The Tribe will next be in the pool on Nov. 3-4, competing at the CAA Pod Meet in Delaware. In addition to the host Blue Hens, W&M will also swim against defending CAA Champion UNCW in the two-day, 19-event meet.

Complete Results
200 Medley Relay
W&M won 13 of the 14 events on the day, beginning with a 1-2 sweep of the 200 medley relay. The winning quartet touched the wall in 1:35.94, and included Justin Barden (Gordonsville, Va.), Chris Dong (Chapel Hill, N.C.), K.J. Shaw (Richmond, Va.), and Hunter Perrot (Falls Church, Va.). Senior Sidney Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) lent his veteran leadership to the second-place squad that also included Charley Bowles (Yorktown, Va.), Jeremiah O'Donnell (Chapel Hill, N.C.), and Billy Russell (Newport News, Va.), helping the team finish in 1:36.92.
1000 Free
In the 1000, junior Tyler Poling (Morristown, N.J.) picked up his second career victory with a 9:59.95 showing. Carter Head (Lynchburg, Va.) was second in 10:10.91, and Taegan Clarke (Chappaqua, N.Y.) took the bronze in 10:19.53.
200 Free
The 200 free was the Eagles' sole victory on the night, courtesy of All-American Alex Anderson. For the Tribe, Andrew Strait (Henrico, Va.) finished second overall in 1:43.95, and Kemp Pettyjohn (Lynchburg, Va.) was third in 1:44.57.
100 Back
In the 100 back, Sidney Glass picked up the first of his two individual wins on the night, swimming an easy 51.97 for the victory. Justin Barden was next to the wall, coming in at 54.45 for second place.
100 Breast
It was a freshman show in the 100 breast, as the Tribe sent three rookies to the blocks and came away with a 1-2-3 sweep. Will Manion (Haddonfield, N.J.) led the way in 1:00.18, with Andrew Nyce (Vienna, Va.) close behind in 1:00.64. Charley Bowles completed the trifecta in 1:01.26 for third place.
200 Fly
Freshman Austin Glass (Mechanicsville, Va.) picked up his first collegiate win in the 200 fly, stopping the clock in 1:59.20. Classmate Jeremiah O'Donnell was just an inch behind in 1:59.47, and Nathaniel Holmes (Alma, Mich.) finished third in 2:01.36.
50 Free
Like Glass (the elder) and Manion, Andrew Strait won a pair of races in the meet. His first victory came in the 50 free, where he swam 21.16 to blow away the field. Billy Russell was second in 22.11, and Ian Robert (New Canaan, Conn.) took third in 22.33.
100 Free
Coming out of the first intermission, Sidney Glass stormed to victory in the 100 free in 47.60 seconds, his best-ever in-season time and just .02 off his lifetime-best in the event. Ian Robert took his second-straight bronze medal, touching the wall in 49 seconds flat.
200 Back
Will Manion continued to assault the Tribe record books, crushing his 200 backstroke in 1:51.53 to rank seventh all-time in the event and take the win. Manion is just over 1.5 seconds off of Josh Osterberg's '01 freshman record. Classmate Charley Bowles was second in the race, timing 1:57.09, and senior Evan Rutherford (Newport News, Va.) was third in 2:01.89.
200 Breast
Sophomore Chris Dong picked up a gold medal in the 200 breast, swimming 2:10.25 to out-pace Jeremiah O'Donnell (2:12.21) to the wall. Carter Head completed the podium sweep with his 2:15.52 showing to place third.
500 Free
The senior duo of Hunter Perrot and Kyle McVeigh (Jacksonville, Fla.) showed the youngsters how to get it done in the 500 free, taking the top two spots in the event. Perrot came away with the win in 4:57.42, and McVeigh was close behind in 5:00.70.
100 Fly
Andrew Strait's 30th-career win came in lifetime-best fashion, as he swam 50.19 in the 100 fly to beat the Eagles' Anderson in their second head-to-head match-up of the night. He now ranks fourth in school history in the 100 fly, and is just the eighth man since 1985 to reach the 30-win plateau. Kemp Pettyjohn took third in the event, timing 53.39.
200 IM
Senior K.J. Shaw added another win to his career tally in the 200 IM, touching the wall in 1:58.44 to stop the clock. Chris Dong was second in 2:03.85, and Tyler Poling was third in 2:05.35.
400 Free Relay
The freshman foursome of Justin Barden, Will Manion, Ryan Natal (Great Falls, Va.), and Billy Russell took the victor's laurels in the 400 free relay to close the night, combining to swim 3:12.97 for the win. Second place also went to the Tribe, thanks to the team of Kemp Pettyjohn, Hunter Perrot, Taegan Clarke, and Evan Rutherford. That quartet recorded a total time of 3:13.77.
William and Mary has three full weeks off until its next meet. The Tribe will next be in the pool on Nov. 3-4, competing at the CAA Pod Meet in Delaware. In addition to the host Blue Hens, W&M will also swim against defending CAA Champion UNCW in the two-day, 19-event meet.














