Fifth Annual Michael Arsenault Memorial Relays

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University swimming and diving teams hosted the Fifth Annual Michael Arsenault Memorial Relays on Saturday afternoon at the Mary Jo Moriarty Pool in Bridgewater.

In the season opening meet, Bridgewater State finished first in the women's team standings followed by UMass Dartmouth and Rhode Island College.  The Bears also captured top honors on the men's side with UMD placing second and the UMass Lowell Club Team finishing third.

The relay meet was created in 2012 to honor the BSU swimming and diving program's only All-America Swimmer, Michael Arsenault.  Michael, who passed away in March of 2008 at the age of 52, earned NCAA Division III All-America honors in the 50 freestyle in 1976.

Bridgewater won 14 relay events on the evening and two diving.

On the men's side, the Bears won the 400 medley relay, the 400 individual medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay, the 300 butterfly crescendo relay, the 100 freestyle relay, the 100 dog paddle with barking relay, the 400 freestyle relay and the one-meter diving challenge.

The women captured the 400 individual medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay, the 300 backstroke crescendo relay, the 100 dog paddle with barking relay, the 400 freestyle relay and the one-meter diving challenge.

Sophomore Danielle Souza (Mansfield, Mass.) and senior captain Mikaela Ross (Andover, Mass.) were each part of three winning relays on the women's side.

Juniors Max Medina (Marion, Mass.) and Richard Smith (Milford, Mass.), sophomores Robert McDougall (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), and Jameson Rose (Somerset, Mass.), and freshman Giulian Santos (Framingham, Mass.) were all part of three winning relays for the BSU men's squad.

The Bears are back in the pool next Friday night when they host Division I Boston College at six.