WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Catholic men's swimming and diving team ran into a tough American squad on Friday afternoon, dropping its second dual meet of the season to the Eagles, 61-176. 

Despite the loss, the Cardinals saw several solid performances across the board. Catholic started the meet with a second place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of Teddy Tsakumis, Jackson Hicks, Vincent Wills and James Caldwell clocked a time of 1:38.24 to slot in between the two American squads.

Wills continued his day with the a time of 53.75 in the 100 Fly. He out-touched his competitor by .03 seconds to take second. Hicks also swam an individual event, clocking a 1:00.87 in the100 Breast for second. Caldwell continued to perform well in freestyle events alongside teammate Jack Thompson. The duo finished two-three in the 50 Free with Caldwell posting a 22.28 while Thompson came in just after with a 22.33. Caldwell also competed in the 100 Free, touching the wall in 50.24 seconds to pick up a third-place finish.

Sean Kelty took third in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:32.71. He also placed fourth in the 200 IM, beating his time for last week by over four seconds. Benjamin Lutcher finished just ahead of Kelty in the IM with a time of 2:04.72.

John Holler placed second in the 200 free, clocking a time of 1:47.67 to  beat out his time from last week. He kept pace with American's Lucas Standridge for most of the race and both swimmers made the final turn in sync but Standridge just out-touched Holler at the finish to snag the victory. Holler also took third in the 500 Free with another season best time of 4:59.31.  

Charles Connolly III was the sole diver for the Cardinals on the day. He scored a 120.30 to take third from the 1-meter board. The junior followed this performance with another third place score of 97.30 from the 3-meter. 

The Cardinals finished the meet like they started it, this time coming in second in the 200 Free Relay. Thompson, Holler, Wills and Caldwell posted a time of 1:29.53.

Catholic with return to Landmark Conference competition next week at they travel to take on Scranton. The dual meet is scheduled for 1 p.m.