NEWBERG, Ore. —  After a great team effort on the second day of the Bruin Invite, the George Fox men's swim team carried home the victory with a margin of victory of nearly 200 points, while the women took second with a score of 717 points. 

How It Happened
Fox started the morning well after the women's 1,650-yard freestyle after Bruin swimmers took the top three spots. 

The Bruins took second in the men's 200-yard medley relay, with Aries Valenzuela, Cameron Alexander, Levi Gibson, and August Maberry combining for a time of 1:38.38.

Wyatt Greene placed third in the men's 400 yard IM with a time of 4:24.16

In the women's 400-yard IM, Kaylee Dicey took third place 4:59.84. 

Levi Gibson took second place in the men's 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.68.

Gibson also took second for the men's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.36.

Claire Harmon took home top honors in the women's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:17.42

In the men's 100-yard backstroke, Aries Valenzuela and Chris Mcllelan took second and third place with times of 54.02 and 57.51, respectively.

Jesse Urback and Laurel Knox placed first and second in the women's 200-yard freestyle, clocking times of 2:00.36 and 2:01.21, respectively. 
             
Coach's Thoughts
"We were thrilled to host such a fast meet this year," said Bruin head coach Natalie Turner, "We love getting to see where some of our best competition in the conference is at mid-season. The Bruins swam really well. Our men's team settled into first place on day 1 and held their lead comfortably throughout the rest of the meet. Our women fought hard at this meet and earned their second-place finish. This meet is a great indicator of what we have to look forward to come February." 

What It Means
The tournament wraps up the Bruins' 2023 portion of the season as they break for Christmas.

What's Next
The Bruins take on Willamette in Newberg on Jan. 12 at 6:00 p.m.