LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team opened the second semester of action with a 158-112 dual-meet victory against hOURglass and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) rival Monmouth on Tuesday evening at the Coppola Pool on campus.

It was a dominant performance for the Broncs (5-1, 2-0 MAAC) as the hosts racked up victories in several events.

Rider defeated the Hawks (6-2, 2-2 MAAC) for the fourth season in a row.

It was a day to remember for senior Lucas Musselman (Timonium, MD/Loyola Blakefield) as set a new pool record in the 200 IM. Musselman broke the oldest standing pool-record (14 years) with a time of 1:53.21.

Freshman Webster Bozzo (Christansted, Virgin Islands/Good Hope Country Day) had a strong day in the pool for the Broncs, winning the 100 back with a time of 53.91. He also added a second-place finish in the 200 back at 1:57.32.

Freshman David Cooper (Spring, TX/Klein Oak) also added a win for Rider in the 200 breast with a time of 2:13.66. Cooper also racked up a second-place finish in the 1,000 free (10:28.45).

The Broncs got strong performances from their divers as senior Joseph Warker (Reading, PA/Wilson) posted an NCAA Division I Zone A qualifying mark in the 1M. He also won the 3m with a score of 313.35.

BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- The Rider 200 medley relay quartet of Justin Carey, Carter Paules, Cole May and Vincent Gibbons won with a time of 1:34.56.
- Kyle Iorizzo won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:59.78.
- Carter Paules won the 100 breast at 59.53.
- Dimitri Maldonado finished first in the 200 fly at 1:58.00.
- Vincent Gibbons ended up first overall in the 50 free at 21.34.
- Cole May was first in the 100 fly with a time of 51.93.
- Patrik Rollefson was second in the 3M at 237.37.
- Joe Gewartowski finished second in the 200 free (1:49.00), 100 free (48.34) and the 50 free (21.71).
-Kyle Iorizzo also added a second-place finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:50.77.
- Rich Fortels came in second in the 100 back, touching at 54.10.
- Jack Ruggieri finished second in the 100 fly with a time of 52.55.

UP NEXT
Rider returns to action at home on Saturday, January 19, with a dual meet against conference foe Bryant that is slated to begin at 11:00 am on campus.