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Bulls Fall in Men's Swimming Opener

Luke Adams

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo men's swimming and diving team opened the 2005-06 season with a 136-101 loss to Mid-American Conference rival Ball State, Friday afternoon at UB's Alumni Arena Natatorium.

The Bulls won six of the meet's 13-events, opening with a thrilling victory in the 400-yard medley relay. The UB foursome of Richard Shi (Ottawa, Ontario/Merivale), Leandro Souza (Rio de Janiero, Brazil/Missouri State), Kevin Schuster (Rochester, NY/Greece-Athena) and Jeff Hurst (Rochester, NY/Greece-Athena) rallied to overtake the Ball State relayers in the final 25 yards. UB's Hurst touched the wall first to give the Bulls the victory in 3:35.33, edging out Ball State's Jagen Arnold by a second.

Luke Adams (Quinnesec, MI/Kingsford) scored a pair of victories for the Bulls. Adams opened with a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a lifetime-best 9:58.50 and came back to win his signature event, the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.83.

Freshman Cassidy Lynch (Westminster, CO/Legacy) earned the first collegiate victories of his career, sweeping the one- and three-meter diving events. Lynch scored 283.95 points off the one-meter board for his six dives then totaled 297.97 points on the three-meter board.

Mike Hurst (Rochester, NY/Greece-Athena) won the 200-yard butterfly in a lifetime-best 1:59.43 with teammate Aaron Moessinger (Elma, NY/Iroquois) second in 2:03.33.

Ball State's Kurtis Leer, a first-team All-MAC honoree last season, won two events for the Cardinals (1-0, 0-1 MAC). Leer took the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.57 and the 100-yard freestyle in 47.61. Leer also swam the opening leg of Ball State's winning 400-yard freestyle relay (3:14.16).

The Bulls (0-1, 0-1 MAC) host Miami (OH) Saturday at 1:00 pm at Alumni Arena Natatorium.