AKRON, Ohio --- The Golden Eagles men's swimming & diving team closed their four-day stay in Akron on the highest of notes, wrapping their time at the Zippy Invite with a record breaking performance.
 
The Clarion men were led on Sunday by a pair of championship final appearances in the breaststroke and backstroke events, with one of those leading to another NCAA B cut and a new program record. Senior Dominic Cortopassi secured the team's highest individual finish of the evening session, placing fifth in the 200 Breast with a time of 1:59.62. That shattered the previous school record of 2:02.28 set by Ben Spencer in 2016 and easily cleared the NCAA B cut standard of 2:00.87. That time would also rank in the top-16 in NCAA Division II entering the day.
 
The Golden Eagles showed considerable depth in the 200 Breast, placing four other swimmers in the finals. Senior Gavin Guckavan won the B Final to take ninth place overall, touching the wall in 2:01.45. He was followed by Rich Scholer (11th, 2:06.34), Stewart Messer (13th, 2:09.32), and Ryan Ehlers (15th, 2:10.80).
 
In the 200 Back, freshman Jacob Rider earned a spot in the A Final, placing eighth overall with a time of 1:48.87. Clarion also picked up points in the B Final of that event, with Landon Seman taking 12th (1:55.99) and RJ Schaffer finishing 13th (2:04.20).
 
The distance specialists started the final session strong, with freshman Connor Hoy cracking the top 10 in the 1650 Yard Freestyle. Hoy finished ninth with a time of 16:25.40. Kevin Santos added a 13th-place finish in the mile with a time of 16:49.08.
 
Santos later returned to compete in the 200 Fly, where he finished 12th with a time of 1:59.47. Freshman Joey Margita touched just ahead of him in 11th place, clocking in at 1:59.09.
 
In the sprint freestyle events, Mason Peck led the way in the 100 Free, finishing 10th overall with a time of 45.83 and just barely missing a B cut himself. Dylan Chaky (15th, 47.39) and Logan Curtis (20th, 48.57) also scored for the Golden Eagles.
 
Clarion closed the meet with a seventh-place finish in the 400 Free Relay. The team of Guckavan, Cortopassi, Peck, and Rider combined for a time of 3:03.41.