ALISO VIEJO — Austin Lashley and Ben Sappey each had standout meets as the Occidental men's swimming and diving team took third against a competitive field at the Soka Invitational on Saturday.

Lashley, who was named the Collegeswimming.com SCIAC Swimmer of the Week already this season, won the 100-yard butterfly (51.54) and finished second in the 200 fly (1:59.04).

Ben Sappey wasn't far behind Lashley in the 200 fly (2:02.47), finishing fourth. He also took second in the 200 backstroke (2:01.93) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (56.44).

The Occidental men's team is off to a good start. Oxy has been ranked No. 9 in the CSCAA West-Midwest-South division Regional Rankings and No. 19 in the Collegeswimming.com National Computer Rankings.

Team Scores

Redlands 400

Concordia 370

Occidental 312

Biola 218

Soka 55

Other Top 3 Finishes

400 Freestyle Relay - Chase Mitchell, Edward Dabsys, Austin Lashley and Roee Perry in 2nd place (3:19.04)

Cody Hamane 2nd place in 100 breaststroke (1:01.78)

Chase Mitchell 3rd place in the 50 free (22.32)

David Mariscal 3rd place in 1,000 free (11:12.08)

400 Medley Relay - Chase Mitchell, Cody Hamane, Austin Lashley and David Avery in 3rd (1:40.71)

Oxy is back in action on Nov. 19 at Cal Lutheran for a dual meet at 11 a.m.