Katis earned his second win of the day with a commanding victory in the 200 breaststroke, topping Buckeye freshman Christopher Cowley by three seconds.  He later picked up his third win in similar fashion, outpacing Janney for a 1:50.35 finish in the 200-yard individual medley.

“Chuck has had a definitely phenomenal season, and his meet Saturday was a testament to that,” Satterthwaite said.

But the sophomore’s praise did not end with Katis.

“The freshman class as a whole has been excellent.  We had one of the strongest recruiting classes in the country and they have all lived up to expectations.”

With the win out of reach, the Crimson ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ relay teams faced off and registered quality times heading back into Ancient Eight competition.

“Our relay at the end was probably the best race of the meet,” Satterthwaite said. “We were pretty close to our Ivy Championship time from last season and all of our guys put in great swims.”

Harvard will be back in action in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet at Blodgett Pool, the team’s biggest meet before the Ivy Championships.

—Staff writer Peter G. Cornick be reached at pcornick@college.harvard.edu.