BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern men's swimming & diving team competed against #1 Emory this past Saturday in the team's first home meet of the season.
 
In the men's 1 meter dive, Avery Balch took home first place with a score of 320.70. Justin Toth earned a second place finish with a 320.25, and Garrett George and Sam Tennell finished third and fourth with scores of 292.35 and 264.52 respectively.

In the men's 3 meter 6 dive, Justin Toth broke the school record with a score of 355.80 and earned a first place finish. Avery Balch finished second with a score of 348.97, and Garrett George and Sam Tennell finished third and fourth again with scores of 312.90 and 273.00 respectively. Toth, Balch, George, and Tennell also made regional qualifiers with these impressive scores. 


Top Finishes: 

• 1st in 50 Yard Freestyle - Zachary Cameron (21.47)
• 4th in 100 Yard Backstroke - Jalen McDade (54.30)
• 2nd in 1000 Yard Freestyle - Quinn Moore (10:31.95)
• 3rd in 1000 Yard Freestyle - Sam DeMotte (11:29.35)
• 4th in 500 Yard Freestyle - Sam Hardy (5:03.42)

Up Next
The Panthers next event is at Sewanee for the Sewanee Invite on Friday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m.