NEWBERG, Ore. – A handful of Linfield athletes competed Saturday and Sunday at the Bruin Invite, hosted by George Fox at the Chehalem Aquatics Center.
 
Jack Gallo was the Wildcats' top finisher on Saturday, winning the men's 500-yard freestyle by a 12-second margin. Gallo scored the victory with a time of 4:56.45, well ahead of runner-up Daren Sehorn of George Fox, who clocked 5:08.59.
 
Alex Landry was runner-up in the 200 backstroke (2:11.97) and Cam Butler secured fourth place in the 200 backstroke (2:20.61).
 
Carson Washburn was second in the 100 freestyle (47.98), trailing only Julius Wilhelmi of Willamette (47.65).
 
During Sunday's preliminaries, Ben Simpson and Edan Donaldson finished in 1-2 in a tight neck-and-neck race in the 200 freestyle. Simpson edged his teammate, 1:44.08 to 1:44.16. The Wildcats did not compete in Sunday's finals.
 
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Linfield is idle during the coming weekend in preparation for finals week of the fall semester. After all coursework is completed, the Wildcats head to Las Vegas to compete in the UNLV Invitational, Dec. 17-19.