GAINESVILLE, Georgia - The SCAD Men's Swim team triumped at the fourth annual Brenau University Invitational over the weekend, a competition held in Gainesville, Georgia, located roughly an hour northeast of Atlanta near Lake Lanier.

Head Coach Chris Conlon said he was "very proud" of the swimmers who were ranked as the No. 1 team after 36 events. The contests were divided between Friday night and Saturday morning and afternoon.

"We've just come out of a very busy fall of training and the swimmers have just finished their final exams for the quarter," Conlon added. "We had some injuries, but teammates stepped up and had great swims with lots of new national cuts."

The SCAD Men's Swim team excelled in the invite, earning many notable highlights. Joel Ax endured for the top time in the highly competitive Men's 1650 Yard Free event, clocking in at 16:49.30.

In the Men's 400 Yard Free Relay, Andre Farstad, Karl Hegwein, Tyler Prescott and Nick Wargo earned first with a time of 3:12.72, while Connor Wilson placed third in the Men's 200 Yard Breast with a time of 2:14.31. Prescott later earned first in the Men's 200 Yard Back at 1:51.90 and second in the Men's 400 Yard Individual Medley with a time of 4:12.81, alongside third place finisher Hegwein who earned a time of 4:21.83.

In the Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay, a team of Hegwein, John LaPorta, Styrbjorn Torell and Wargo swam their way to first place with 1:38.08. Hegwein, LaPorta, Prescott and Wargo went on to earn second in the Men's 800 Yard Free Relay event with a collective time of 7:07.33, followed behind - in the same event - by a SCAD team of JT Bartel, Farstad, Kyle Peach and Wilson, who clocked in at 7:24.21.

Men's Friday night highlights:

The SCAD Men's Swim team also earned top tier finishes in several events contributing to their overall first place victory. The team landed a second place finish in the 200 Yard Free Relay event with a total time of 1:28.36. That team was composed of Farstad, Hegwein, Tim Jarnvik and Wargo.

In the 200 Yard Individual Medley event, Hegwein placed second with 1:57.44 while Prescott earned third place with a time of 1:58.20. In the Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay, SCAD placed second with a time of 3:37.49. The swimmers on that team included Hegwein, Prescott, Torell and Wargo.

When everything was counted, the SCAD Men's Swim team earned first overall with an impressive score of 938, exceeding second place Lindsey Wilson College (840) and third place Berry College (554).

The men's team has made the SCAD name proud this weekend! The SCAD Athletics community extends a huge congratulations on a strong showing!