GENEVA, Ohio. - The Billiken Swimming and Diving teams wrapped up the 2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships today. The men's team scored 386.5 points to finish sixth and the women's team scored 185 points to finish ninth. Numerous swimmers scored for the Bills, but Stephen Hansen was the lone SLU swimmer to finish first. He is only the second male swimmer to ever win an individual gold at the A-10 Championship.

On day three, Hansen touched the wall at 55.34 in the 100-yard breaststroke to earn gold in the event. He is the first Billiken of either gender to win the 100-yard breaststroke at the A-10 Championship. Only Hansen and Saint Louis great Brad Byars (2008 100-yard freestyle) have won gold medals for the men's team at Saint Louis.

Hansen was not the only Billiken to medal in an event. Sophomore Morgan Peterson was very fast for the women. She earned bronze medals in three separate events: 200-yard IM (2:02.60), 100-yard butterfly (55.04) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:15.52). Patrick May won a bronze medal in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 44.87, just beating out teammate Zack Billingsley (44.88). Patrick MacArt (45.18) also scored in the event, finishing sixth.

The men's team was very strong in the relay events. The quad of Billingsley, May, MacArt and Will Butzke touched the wall at 1:21.78 in the 200-yard freestyle relay earning third in the event. In the men's 200-yard medley relay, the squad of May, Hansen, Butzke and Billingsley finished third with a time of 1:30.56. This team also finished third in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:18.72.

Last season, SLU won the 400-yard freestyle relay in a race that head coach Jim Halliburton called "the best race I've ever seen." This season, the Billikens battled, but the team of Billingsley, May, MacArt and Brendan Hulseman fell just short, finishing second at 2:59.03.

The only relay event that the men did not medal in was the 800-yard freestyle relay.