Buffalo State University Athletics

The senior business major was part of six first-place finishes in a tri-meet with the University of Rochester and Erie CC and a dual meet against the Monroe CC.  In Friday’s tri-meet, Mergler won the 100 free with a time of 47.00 seconds, claimed the 200 free in 1:45.67, and swam a leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:28.30).  On Saturday, Mergler set a pool record in the 100 free on the opening leg of the winning 400 free relay with the seventh-best time in the nation this season of 46.67 seconds (the relay time was 3:18.85).  He also won the 200 IM (2:02.44) and was part of the winning 200 medley relay that missed a pool record time by .09 seconds at 1:40.81.