PROVIDENCE, R.I. – JD Suarez's finish in the 200-yard backstroke highlighted the evening for the Colgate men's swimming & diving team Sunday at Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics in the final day of the Bruno Invite.

"Incredible meet for the Raiders," said head coach Ed Pretre. It was by far the best mid-season invite that we have had since I've been here. The team brought great energy and focus every session and it showed with our results. We look forward to getting back to work and getting ready for some faster swims in February."

Suarez earned a fourth place time in the event when he touched the wall in 1:47.93. The effort helped the Raiders with 15 team points, as they eventually finished fifth on the weekend with a final total of 290 points. Brown, who hosted the event, won the team event, while Georgetown and Binghamton followed in second and third respectively.

Jack Schurtz-Ford had the other top-10 individual finish on the day for the Raiders. He claimed 10th in the 100-yard freestyle when he swam the race in a time of 45.45, which was an improvement of .60 from his prelim time.

A trio of Raiders earned top-15 times in the 200-yard fly. Scott Pejic led that group with his time of 1:52.77 to claim 11th. Matt Freund was just behind him in 12th with his showing of 1:53.07 and Timothy Brooks was 14th when he reached the wall in 1:54.95.  

The team of Pejic, Andrew Hicks, Brooks and Schurtz-Ford had the best relay time of the day for the Raiders. They swam the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:07.27 for eighth place in the race.  

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Colgate does not return to competition until December 8 when it travels to Clinton, N.Y. to face local rival, Hamilton. Start time is set for 6 p.m.