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Raikes Joins OVU Hoops Team
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Raikes has been one of the Polar Bears’ main offensive weapons the past two seasons and decided on OVU after visiting the school, meeting the team and coaches and weighing scholarship offers.
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10 First Team All-State Selections in Lacrosse
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BYMIKE BOWEN TIMES WEST VIRGINIAN
FAIRMONT — Just a few short years after picking up the sport, Fairmont Senior has become a dominant program in West Virginia lacrosse.
The Polar Bears claimed both the boys’ and girls’ West Virginia Scholastic Lacrosse Association’s state titles in 2009 and were rewarded with 10 first-team all-state selections.
The boys’ team was led by Fairmont’s Nate Freeland at midfield, Drew Cameon at long stick midfield, Dillon Leeson on defense and Tyler Ross in the goal.
Other first-team selections included Wheeling Central’s Zack Stahl (attack); Washington’s Zack Klein (attack); Morgantown’s Ethan Schnell (attack), Chaz Chase (midfield) and Will O’Donnell (defense); University’s Josh Dudley (midfield) and Linsly’s Josh Lechner (defense).
Fairmont’s first-year head coach Jarrott Brogdan was selected as Coach of the Year.
The boys’ second team included three Polar Bears — David Bonazza (attack), Travis Devault (attack) and Brad Cox (midfield).
Other second-team attackers were Wheeling Central’s Tyler Amos; Linsly’s Chad Chervenick and George Washington’s Gardiner Smith.
The second-team midfield was made up of Cox, Wheeling Central’s Chris Duplaga, Linsly’s Alex Holloway, Bridgeport’s Shane Piatt and Wheeling Park’s Ethan Tracy.
Morgantown’s Austin McKinney was the secondteam long stick midfield and teammate Zia Ahmed was the keeper.
The defense was made up of Buckhannon’s Tyler Hawkins, University’s Chris Litton, George Washington’s Gary Schwartz and Wheeling Central’s Tucker Wilkinson.
Honorable mention selections were Wheeling Park’s Eric Davis; Herbert Hoover’s Wesley Henderson; Bridgeport’s Mike Mullen and Chris Wroe; Linsly’s Michael Sacco, Micah Dalton and Caleb Dodd; Morgantown’s Stephen Stackpole and Corbin Hilling; Buckhannon’s Matt Floyd and Matt Manspeaker; George Washington’s Jordan O’Dell; Fairmont Senior’s Louie Romano and Johnny Leon; Washington’s Nick Steele and J.D. Boone.
The Polar Bears’ girls’ team had six first-team selections.
Attackers Krissy Bodnovich and Hannah Nagowski joined midfielders Morgan Cain and Alex Mascaro, defensive player Georgette Ball and goalkeeper Kacci Skinner on the first team.
Other first-team selections were University’s Whitley Rose (attack), Jenna Hughes (midfield) and Bethany Goff; Buckhannon’s Laura Mason (midfield) and Jessica Hardman (midfield); Morgantown’s Stevie Burtner (midfield), Skye Pearson (midfield), Hannah Snively, Marley Baker and Brynne Morehead (goal) and George Washington’s Roxanne Boggess.
The girls’ second-team attack was made up of Fairmont Senior’s Tai Cattafesta and Lauren Sansalone, George Washington’s Sayde Daniels and University’s Madison Liberatore.
The midfielders were Fairmont Senior’s Allison Clayton and Chloe McClung; Morgantown’s Kirsten Gribble and Buckhannon’s Maggie Rhodes.
Buckhannon’s Emily Brumley and Wheeling Park’s Britney Ellis were the secondteam goalkeepers.
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Regional Baseball Final Postponed to 5/30/90
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The Boys Varsity Baseball of Fairmont Senior High School at Regional Final / John Marshall on 05/27/2009 has been Postponed to 5/30/2009
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Bears rally for semifinal win over Bees
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The Polar Bears move on to face John Marshall for the Region I championship and a berth in the state tournament.
That game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Monarchs’ home field in Moundsville.
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Girls' Lacrosse--A Perfect Ending to a Perfect Season
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Cain’s score, the Polar Bears’ final tally of the year with the waning minutes, was her 94th of the season. She finished with two goals and was named game MVP.
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Boys' Lacrosse Stuns Morgantown for State Championship
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David Bonazza had a hat trick, including the gameclinching goal that made it a 97 game at the 2:46 mark. Louie Romano, Brad Cox and Nate Freeland added two goals a piece to help Fairmont Senior lead 4-1 after one and 6-2 by halftime.
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Girls Fifth; Boys Eighth in Regional Track Meet
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Fairmont Senior’s Alyssa Scherich took top honors in the 400 dash (1:00.48) and the girls’ 4x400 relay team of Chelsea Clark, Scherich, Victoria Hawkins and Briana Chaney also took first with a time of 4:14.12. Christian Cummings won the discus event with a throw of 150-04.
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Polar Bears End Season With 24-8 Record
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East Fairmont defeated Fairmont Senior Thursday in the Class AAA, Region I semifinal.
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Baseball Team Wins Sectional Title
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Fairmont Senior head coach Steve Naternicola was looking for his Polar Bear baseball team to get up for Thursday’s Region I, Section 3 championship game against North Marion.
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Girls' Softball Claims Sectional Title
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The rain finally stopped long enough for the Region I, Section 3 softball tournament to begin. And Fairmont Senior head coach Ken Beerbower is glad it’s over as well.
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Scherich Shines at NCAC Championship
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Fairmont Senior’s Alyssa Scherich, competing in her first North Central Athletic Conference Championships, certainly didn’t look like some wide-eyed rookie on this day.
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Softball Tops Elkins
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Fairmont Senior ripped seven hits, four in a decisive fourth inning, en route to a 5-2 victory.
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Girls' Lacrosse Stays Perfect
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Fairmont Senior’s girls’ lacrosse team had little trouble staying perfect, moving to 12-0 on the year with a 15-1 whitewash of Blackhawk (Pa.) Saturday.
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Polar Bears Drop Two At Glenville Tournament
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The Fairmont Senior baseball team fought but fell in two games at the Glenville tournament Saturday, losing 10-0 to Martinsburg and 4-2 to Cabell Midland, respectively.
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Marcus Jacquez Top Individual Winner In County Track Meet
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Fairmont Senior freshman Alyssa Scherich won three events:the 200 (27.29), 400 (60.81) and 100 high hurdles (15.89). Another ninth-grader, Brooklyn Little, won the 100 (14.01) and high jump (4-6).
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Softball Tops University
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Polar Bears dealt University it’s first NCAC loss with a 5-3 victory over the Hawks.
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Wilson’s walk-off blast lifts Bears
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With the score tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, Fairmont Senior’s Franklin Wilson end Thursday’s game against University with one swing.
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Boys' Lacrosse Whips The Park
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Fairmont Senior’s boys’ lacrosse team defeated Wheeling Park Friday, 14-4.
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Polar Bears Sweep Lewis County
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Fairmont Senior’s baseball team swept a doubleheader from Lewis County Friday, 8-2 and 16-1.
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Bears Beat Bees, 6-2
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The Bears capitalized on a couple of Bee errors and some early wildness from starter Kyle Zelenak to capture a 6-2 victory over the Bees Monday.
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Bears Top Mohigans, 4-1, in Baseball
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The Polar Bears plated a pair of runs on a third-inning MHS error and followed that up with two more scores against Morgantown ace Ben Miller to defeat the Mohigans, 4-1.
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Softball Goes 2-1
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The Polar Bears lost to Ritchie County, 6-0, before defeating Valley (Fayette), 150, and Gilmer County, 15-4.
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Bears Beat Bees
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Fairmont Senior’s first meeting with cross town rival East Fairmont might not have gone exactly the way Polar Bear head coach Steve Naternicola wanted it, but he’ll take the result.
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Softball Continues Hot Start, Sweep Brooke
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Fairmont Senior’s softball team moved to 7-2 on the season Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader with Brooke with a 6-0 victory in game one and a 4-3, come-from- behind win in the second game.
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Softball Routs Robert C. Byrd
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Erica Aversa continued her power hitting with a pair of home runs and another hit to lead Fairmont Senior to a 13-1 win over Robert C. Byrd in softball action Wednesday.
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Girls' Lacrosse Tops Morgantown
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Morgan Cain led the Bears with four goals and an assist. Mackenzie Robinson, Georgette Ball and Krissy Bodnavich each added a pair of scores. Hannah Nagowski and Lauren Sansalone both scored for Fairmont.
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Boys' Lacrosse Shuts Out Buckhannon
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The Bears controlled all facets of the game en route to a 21-0 shutout.
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Girls Roll to Blowout Win in Lacrosse
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Girls' lacrosse team continued its dominating season Tuesday with a 20-1 victory over visiting George Washington at East-West Stadium.
The Polar Bears (6-0), who have scored 20 goals in back-to-back games, led 12-0 at halftime.
Morgan Cain led the way with five goals, while Krissy Bodnovich and Lauren Sansalone each had three.
Bodnovich also added an assist.
Jenna Garcia had two goals and an assist. Tai Cattafesta, Tessa Gardner and Anna Starkey had two goals apiece. Allie Fetty had one goal.
The junior varsity also picked up a 9-5 win.
Fairmont Senior visits Morgantown tonight.
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Polar Bears Open With Road Shutout of North
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Fairmont Senior got a pair of dominating pitching performances from Mike Ice and Jamie Allard and enough offense in a 4-0 season-opening victory over host North Marion Tuesday.
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Polar Bears Blast Huskies in Softball
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The Polar Bears exploded for 11 runs in two innings to down the Huskies, 11-0, in five innings Tuesday.
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Softball Tops Morgantown
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Fairmont Senior’s softball team pounded out 13 hits, including four extra-base hits, to defeat Morgantown Monday, 9-1.
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Lacrosse Routs Hempfield PA
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Morgan Cain scored eight goals and Hannah Nagowski added six scores and three assists as Fairmont Senior’s girls’ lacrosse team defeated Hempfield, Pa., 21-8 Monday.
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Four County Players Named All-NCAC
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Garrison and Raikes were the Polar Bears’ main offensive weapons leading the way each night. Both set career scoring highs during the season.
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Girls' Lacrosse Off To A Great Start
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The 2008 Polar Bears captured the first girls’ state title with an overtime victory over University. For all intents and purposes, it was a landmark year for the program — and for a sport hoping to be sanctioned by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
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Girls' Lacrosse Wins in OT
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Girls' lacrosse program got a signature out-of-state win Saturday morning, beating Erie McDowell 10-9 in overtime at University.
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Thrilling Softball vs. East
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In a back-and-forth game, a rollercoaster of moments and emotions Saturday, host East Fairmont gutted out a 2-1, eight-inning victory.
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Girls' Lacrosse Reaches New Heights in Rout of Wheeling Park
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Wednesday night, the Polar Bears simply continued what’s become routine — that is, scoring in bunches and winning with relative ease. This latest victim was Wheeling Park, as Fairmont Senior cruised to a 20-4 road victory.
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Katie Nunan Named to Times West Virginian’s 2008-09 All-Mon Valley G irls’ Basketball Team
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The 10-member team team features: North Marion’s Mariah Byard, Tiffany Nicholson, Jessica Parsons and Kelsi Wright; Preston’s Mackenzie Martin; Morgantown’s Stephanie Michael; East Fairmont’s Jenna Wood; Fairmont Senior’s Katie Nunan; University’s Kara Seamon; and Elkins’ Morgan Johnson.
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East-West Stadium Site of First Meet
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Girls and Boys Finish Second
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Raikes and Garrison Named to All-Mon Valley Team
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Quirk is joined by teammate Garrett Saiko; Fairmont Senior’s Kyle Raikes and Ty Garrison; North Marion’s Quint Cochran; Preston’s T.J.
Thompson and Cody Thompson; Morgantown’s Sam Runner; Elkins’ Nick Hammond and University’s Demetreas Cunningham.
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Boys Move to 2-0 with Victory
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Travis Devault and David Bonazza scored three goals apiece as Fairmont Senior’s boys’ lacrosse team rolled past Linsly, 11-5, Saturday afternoon at East-West Stadium.
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Polar Bear Girls Roll Past Hawks
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The Fairmont Senior girls’ lacrosse team continued its blistering start Friday night, getting goals from four players en route to an 18-10 whitewash of host University.
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Boys Fall to MHS, 57-56
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Fairmont Senior finishes the regular season 12-10 overall and 9-5 in the NCAC. The Polar Bears will be off until hitting the road to take on rival East Fairmont in the opening round of the Class AAA, Region 1, Section 2 tournament on Wednesday.
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Amos Broadcasting on CBS College Sports on Saturday
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3:00 Saturday (2/28/09) - Game will air live on CBS College Sports! (The former CSTV) which reaches 20,000,000 households!
Sportscasting veteran Charlie Neal will serve on play-by-play, former Syracuse & NFL tight end Roland Williams will be on color and Reid will be on the sidelines and handling interviews.
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Huskies Overwhelm Lady Polar Bears in Sectional Opener
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If this was the first step to Charleston, the Huskies left behind a footprint the size of Mannington Wednesday night.
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Naternicola Earns Baseball Honor
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He has been selected to receive the Mideast Sectional Coach of the Year award for baseball.
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Girls Finish Fourth
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Fairmont Senior suffered its first loss of the season, finishing fourth with 102.5 points. Nitro (146. 2) took the title and was followed by George Washington (136.5) and defending champ Bridgeport (116). George Washington finished as runner-up for the fourth time in five years.
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Dynasty Ends
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Turner wins title; streak stops at 10
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Boys Set School Record for Three Pointers
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The win improves Fairmont Senior to 10-8 overall and 7-3 in the NCAC. The Bears will be off until hosting Elkins on Saturday.
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Skip Delligatti Getting Kidney From Wife
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Fifty years ago, Linda Hunter gave Skip Delligatti her heart.
On Wednesday, she will give him a kidney.
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Swimmers Win 11th Consecutive Regional Title
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The Fairmont Senior girls broke away from the nine-team field, putting up 165 points and improving their record to 54-0. Jefferson was second (93), followed by East Fairmont (68), Hedgesville (54) and Martinsburg (50). North Marion was eighth overall.
The Polar Bear boys, meanwhile, finished with 113 points. The figure, while not nearly as large as in past seasons, offered some breathing room over runner- up Jefferson (100.5). Martinsburg (67), Musselman (56) and East (49) rounded out the top five.
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West’s Turner, East’s Saurborn named co-Swimmers of the Year; Polar Bears win titles
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At Saturday’s North Central Athletic Conference Championships at Fairmont State University, the Polar Bears did it again, winning both team titles and breaking several individual records along the way.
The senior, Jonathan Turner, along with Buckhannon-Upshur’s Tim Squires, was named boys’ co-Swimmer of the Year and broke conference marks in the 100 butterfly (55.60) and 200 IM (2:03.15).
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Turner Breaks School Record
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The Polar Bears’ Jonathan Turner broke a school record by over six seconds in the 500 freestyle with a winning time of 4:52.41. The previous mark was 4:58.88, set in 2004 by John Wade.
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