Bridenbaugh, a freshman, set eight schools records and reached a pair of NCAA "B" cuts while leading Loras to a fourth-place finish at the Liberal Arts Championships. He finished second in the 200 backstroke with a "B" cut and school record time of 1 minute, 50.7 seconds. Bridenbaugh added third-place finishes in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, setting new Loras marks in the prelims of both events --- 50.13 in the butterfly, 51.14 in the backstroke. He was also a part of four record-setting relays --- the 200 freestyle (1:26.3), 200 medley (1:37.0), 800 freestyle (7:02.7), and 400 freestyle (3:11.3) relays. Additionally, Bridenbaugh set the Loras record in the open 200 freestyle with his 1:42.24 split to open the 800 free relay. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)
