Fort Pierce, Fla. - St. Thomas Men's Swimming & Diving lost to Indian River State College Friday morning, 70-192. 

The Men's events started with the 200-yard medley relay, in which the team of Brandon Holder, Iker Ramirez Mugica, Eric Risland, and Leo Guleryuz finished third with a time of 1:30.68. Next, in the 1650-yard freestyle, Flynn Smith finished second in the event at 16:29.71. 

The Bobcats got their first win in an event in the 100-yard backstroke. Holder finished first the event with a time of 49.35, and Aldo Zepeda also got on the podium in the 100-yard backstoke, finishing third in the event. After that, St. Thomas got a couple of second-place finishes, with Mario Granizo coming second in the 200-yard fly, and Guleryuz finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle. 

In the 200-yard backstroke, Holder found the podium again, finishing second with a time of 1:49.63. In the 100-yard fly, two Bobcats got on the podium, with Jayen Viscaino coming in second place and Granizo finishing in third place. This was Granizo's personal best in the 100-yard fly, with a time of 51.20. Also, Istvan Akos Besenyi finished third in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:55.73. 

In the final relay of the day, the 200-yard free relay, St. Thomas finished in third place with a team of Rafael Gonzalez, Holder, Risland, and Guleryuz. 

The Bobcats' men's team finished the day with one first-place finish, five second-place finishes, and five third-place finishes. 13, or 18% of Bobcat swimmers, finished with personal bests Friday. 

St. Thomas will be back in action Friday, October 30, for the FIT Classic. The meet is scheduled to start at 1:00 pm in Melbourne, Florida, on the campus of Florida Tech.