Columbus, Ga. – The SCAD men's swimming team finishes in third place at the Sun Conference Championships.
 
TEAM SCORE: The Bees totaled 689 points over the three days of competition. Keiser University won the event with 906 points followed by St. Thomas University with 716 points.
 
TOP SCORERS: Joel Thatcher tied for fourth place in the top 10 swimmers with 52 points. Samuel Page, Brandon Vives, and Dario Rukavina all tied for 10^th place with a total of 45 points each.
 
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
 
Garrison Allen (Mandeville, La. / Film and Television)

• 3^rd/13 - 1650-yard freestyle (16:23.19) – finals – NAIA"B"

 
Dan Chevere (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico / Interactive Design/Game Development)

• 3^rd/18 - 200-yard breaststroke (2:04.17) – prelims
• 4^th/16 - 200-yard breaststroke (2:02.59) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Kenny Chism (Jacksonville, Fla. / Illustration)

• 9^th/18 - 200-yard breaststroke (2:06.97) – prelims
• 10^th/16 - 200-yard breaststroke (2:05.20) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Alec Dixon (Kingwood, Texas / Film and Television)

• 10^th/29 - 100-yard freestyle (47.54) – prelims
• 10^th/16 - 100-yard freestyle (47.20) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Dietrich Hagenau (Austin, Texas / Photography)

• 6^th/13 - 200-yard backstroke (1:55.69) – prelims
• 6^th/13 - 200-yard backstroke (1:53.65) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Bo Kasten (Bethlehem-Pleasureville, Ky. / Architecture)

• 5^th/22 - 200-yard butterfly (1:52.30) – prelims – NAIA "B"
• 7^th/16 – 200-yard butterfly (1:53.92) - finals

 
Kristof Monori (Budapest, Hungary / Visual Effects)

• 7^th/29 - 100-yard freestyle (46.75) – prelims
• 8^th/16 - 100-yard freestyle (46.41) - finals – NAIA "B"

 
Samuel Page (Lancaster, S.C. / Architecture)

• 1^st/29 - 100-yard freestyle (45.52) – prelims
• 4^th/16 - 100-yard freestyle (45.52) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Charlie Ragland (Germantown, Wis. / Animation)

• 16^th/29 - 100-yard freestyle (48.27) – prelims
• 14^th/16 - 100-yard freestyle (48.07) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Dario Rukavina (Zagreb, Croatia)

• 4^th/13 - 200-yard backstroke (1:53.73) – prelims
• 4^th/13 - 200-yard backstroke (1:53.65) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Finlay Saunders (Bath, England / Performing Arts)

• 1^st/13 - 200-yard backstroke (1:48.78) – prelims
• 2^nd/13 - 200-yard backstroke (1:48.55) – finals – NAIA "B"

 
Nazar Sementsov (Moscow, Russia / Fashion Marketing and Management)

• 17^th/29 - 100-yard freestyle (48.39) – prelims – NAIA "B"

 
Wyatt Smith (Albuquerque, N.M. / Film and Television)

• 1^st/13 - 1650-yard freestyle (15:46.46) – finals – NAIA "A"

 
Joel Thatcher (Mason, Ohio / Creative Business Leadership)

• 4^th/22 - 200-yard butterfly (1:51.87) – prelims
• 4^th/16 - 200-yard butterfly (1:51.73) - finals – NAIA "B"

 
Brandon Vives (Miami, Fla. / Advertising and Branding)

• 3^rd/22 - 200-yard butterfly (1:51.76) – prelims
• 2^nd/16 - 200-yard butterfly (1:50.15) – finals – NAIA "A"

 
Daniel Zachar (Budapest, Hungary / Sound Design)

• 17^th/22 - 200-yard butterfly (1:59.48) – prelims – NAIA "B"

 
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will travel back to Columbus, Ga. on Wednesday, March 1 – Saturday, March 4 for the NAIA National Championships.