The Salisbury senior class has put together a remarkable four-year stretch on the boys' swimming team.

Saturday's third-place finish at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships was the team's third straight finish in the top four at the Class AA level. To go along with its first ever state title in 2013, the Falcons placed fourth in 2012 as well.

This team possesses six seniors in Jon Anderson, Ryan Andrews, Ian Carey, Tim Costantini, Patrick Golden and Tyler Lesko. They all played an important role in building another state-contending team. They've certainly ended their careers in a successful way, setting a standard for future Salisbury teams.

"We're a small school," Anderson said. "We've had good swimmers in the past, but I don't think we've ever had a team like we've had the past couple of years."

"It's been quite the journey," Costantini said. "I've been doing it since I was probably five or six years old, and I've never felt the kind of camaraderie that I feel on a high school team."

Many of the current seniors will tell you this year's run was not exactly expected.

The Falcons lost a number of important swimmers that graduated from last season's state team, and a number of incoming freshmen figured to play key roles in this year's success.

But the team continued to strive toward that ultimate goal of reaching the top of the mountain once again.

"Its been so rewarding," Costantini said. "It's a great experience to be a part of a team, and then be a part of a team that has as much talent as ours."

"We lost five seniors from our states team last year," Anderson said. "Last year, I would've never dreamed we would take third overall."

And then there was the newest piece to the puzzle-head coach Jason Mohring. Mohring took over for former coach Jason Reinhard this season with high expectations for his Falcon team. That pressure didn't phase the first-year head coach one bit, as he was the glue bringing every swimmer together throughout the three-month season.

"Obviously, coming off last year's high, they truly didn't think they had anything," Mohring said. "They lost a lot of good seniors, but they really picked up some freshmen who obviously came in on the clutch.

"They started realizing they could do something special again. They came out here and they just did it."

The senior class has endured three head coaches over the last four years. Despite the constant switch at the top, there hasn't been any sign of a setback from the swimmers.

"Every time a coach has arrived, they have given me something a little different," Lesko said. "This year, Jason helped me work on a lot of the details and finishing touches that I didn't get with the last two coaches."

"I went from swimming the 500-freestyle in my freshman, sophomore and junior years to just sprints this year," Costantini said. "I think the fact that I had a distance-oriented coach, then a sprinter coach, and then a coach that was somewhere in between really helped develop me all around as a swimmer."

Two seniors that have had a key role at the state level over the past four years are Anderson and Costantini. Both have swam on the 400-yard freestyle relay team in all four state meets, including the first-place finishing team in 2013.

"We've all been friends since we were like five," Anderson said. "It really means a lot to me, especially with Tim [Costantini], I think I've known him since I was like six or seven.

"We started swimming almost at the same time, and we've been swimming together for years. To finish off our high school career together like that was really special to me."

"Last year, I was standing right there next to that pool cheering on Jon [Anderson], Tim [Costantini], Eric [Tatum] and Garrett [Collins]," said Lesko of last season's 400-yard freestyle relay team. "I never thought I would actually be the one up there making a difference."

Surely, the Falcons may have high expectations once again next year. But for now, they'll enjoy going out as one of the best once again.