Bison Win 200 Free Relay

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Oklahoma Baptist crowned another event champion Thursday at the NCAA Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.
 
OBU is fourth in the standings at the halfway point of the championships with 150 points. Queens (N.C.) leads the standings at 296, followed by Indianapolis at 161, California Baptist at 154 and OBU. After two nights, 30 teams have scored in the championships.
 
David Lambert, Chad Brandon, Andre del Rio and JP Goyetche swam a 1:18.11 and won the 200 freestyle relay by more than half a second. It is OBU's first relay champion.
 

"It's a long meet and it's going to be a dogfight," said OBU Coach Sam Freas. "I'm really proud of that relay team."

 
Otto Lehtonen placed third in the one-meter diving at 517.25.
 
OBU took ninth in the 400 medley relay in 3:15.02. Goyetche, Fernando Morillas Ramos, Felipe Ramirez Zapata and Lambert scored in the event for the Bison.
 
Zapata took 14^th in the 100 butterfly at 48.33
 
Kristijan Stunkovic was 20^th at 3:58.39 in the 400 individual medley.
 
Remaining Bison Schedule
Friday
500 free: (10) Marti Penedes
100 backstroke: (13) JP Goyetche
100 breaststroke: (9) Fernando Morillas Ramos, (10) Davion Conley
200 fly: (11) Kristijan Stunkovic
 
Saturday
1650 free: (11) Marti Penedes
100 free: (4) David Lambert, (7) JP Goyetche, (19) Andre del Rio
200 back: (5) Felipe Ramirez Zapata
200 breast: (10) Fernando Morillas Ramos
3 meter diving: Otto Lehtonen
400 free relay: (11) JP Goyetche, Chad Brandon, David Lambert, Fernando Morillas Ramos.