WASHINGTON - Junior Luke Martens won three events and sophomore Paul Pokatragool won two as American University men's swimming & diving prevailed over visiting Howard University, 154-146. The women's team earned one wins and posted numerous second-place finishes in a loss to the Bison.

Notable Men's Results

• Martens' impressive performance saw him first capture the 1,000 freestyle in 10:05.44, and near the end of the meet he posted a winning time of 4:07.53 in the 400 IM that was over five seconds faster than second place.
• Martens also won the 500 free in 4:51.12, and the Eagles made it a 1-2-3 sweep with Matias Garcia in second (4:51.77) and Jack Rivera in third (4:55.48).
• Pokatragool won two sprint freestyle events for the Eagles. His winning time of 20.74 in the 50 free ranks ninth all-time among personal bests in program history, and he also took first with a time of 22.55 in the 50 fly.
• Another 1-2-3 sweep for the men came in the 200 backstroke. Garrett Peters was the winner in 1:54.87, Ryan Sommerstad posted a lifetime-best 1:56.38 for second place, and Ryan Pursley was third in 1:57.39.
• Garcia was the winner in the 200 freestyle in 1:43.98.
• Pursley earned a win as well, just out-touching Howard's Kaleb James in the 50 backstroke with a time of 23.76.
• Cole Coffman was barely edged in the 200 fly, taking second place in 1:53.77 and missing out by just over a tenth of a second.

Notable Women's Results

• Demetra Bicos and Abby Rothrock took first and second in the 1,000 freestyle in 10:49.72 and 10:50.29, respectively.
• The women went 2-3-4 sweep in the 200 back with Ana Senn, Brooke Vos, and Becca Siegel going 2:12.38, 2:12.43, and 2:12.75.
• American earned multiple second-place finishes, including Lucy Penna in the 200 free, Piper Crosby in the 50 back, Jordan Carpentieri in the 50 breast, Rothrock in the 500 free, and Bicos in the 400 IM.
• Overall, the women lost 194-92 against Howard.

FULL RESULTS

Next Up

• The Eagles are back in action on Saturday, Nov. 7, traveling to Bucknell for a quad meet that also includes Navy and Lafayette.

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