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Senior Dan Locke won the 50 and 100 free and was a member of the first place 400 free relay as the Pittsford Boys Swimming and Diving team claimed their fourth straight Owego Invitational championship.            

Pittsford racked up an impressive 486 points at the annual tournament, 161 more than second place New Paltz (325).  Fairport came in third with 318 points. Seven teams from throughout New York State took part in the invitational at Owego Free Academy on December 13.            

Head Coach Mark Morris said the victory was due to the “depth and balance” of his Pittsford team, including good performances from his younger swimmers.  The top 16 finishers in each event, to a maximum of four per team, along with an “A” relay scored points for their schools.            

Andrew Maier, Morgan Marin, Brandon McManus and Owen Drinkwater opened the meet by taking third place in the 200 medley relay in 1:45.68.  Emmett Jacobi was second in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.71, with teammate McManus right next to him in third place with 1:50.75.  Shea Ransford was 11th for the Panthers in the event and Josh Kapilivsky was 15th.            

In the 200 IM, Matt Tanchick was fourth (2:07.94), Maier fifth, Tyler McCrobie sixth and Charlie Harrington was eighth.  Locke followed with Pittsford’s first victory of the day in the 50 free with a time of 22.75.  John Lyman was sixth and Drinkwater 13th in the 50.  Marin took second in the 100 fly (56.51), with Lee Silverstein sixth and Ryan Horey in seventh place.  It was Locke again in first place in the 100 free with a time of 50.01, with Lyman third, McCrobie fourth and Kevin Maier in 15th place.            

Jacobi took second place in the 500 free (4:54.63), with McManus again a close third (4:56.86), followed by Tanchick in fourth place and Kapilivsky in eighth.  The 200 free relay followed, with Locke, Lyman, McCrobie and Marin teaming up for a time of 1:31.86 and second place.            

Andrew Maier took fourth in the 100 back with 59.26, followed by Alan Chuang in fifth place, Ransford in ninth and Harrington 12th.  In the 100 breast, Marin was sixth with 1:06.11, Silverstein ninth and Drinkwater 15th.  The team of Lyman, McCrobie, Locke and McManus closed the meet with a 3:21.87 to take first place in the 400 free relay.            

In the diving competition, held earlier, Pittsford’s Alex Byrd was fifth with 330.70 points.  Robert Amberger was 11th, Matthew Tartaglia placed 13th and Samuel Randall was 14th.            

Earlier in the week, Pittsford hosted a scrimmage against Eastridge at Mendon Pool.  The Panthers turned in the fastest times in 11 of 12 events.  McCrobie was a double winner, taking first place in the 50 and 100 free.  Lyman was the victor in the 200 free, Tanchick won the 200 IM, Locke was first in the 100 fly, Jacobi in the 500 free, A. Maier took the 100 back and Marin the 100 breast.