LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team defeated visiting Lehigh, 180-118, in a dual meet on Satuday afternoon at the newly renovated Coppola Pool at the Canastra Health & Sports Center.
 
The Broncs (1-1) picked up their first dual-meet victory of the season.
 
Rider had a big day in the pool as the team racked up victories in 12 different events, including both the 1M and 3M diving.
 
Senior Justin Carey (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) had a big day in the pool for the Broncs, winning four events. Carey came in first-place in the 100 free (45.72), 100 fly (49.33) and the 100 back (51.00).
 
Carey was also part of the 200 medley relay quarter that won alongside Andrew Iannacone (Yardley, PA/Holy Ghost Prep), Daniel Bonge (Allentown, PA/Salisbury High School) and Matt Lequang (Plainsboro, NJ/Notre Dame). Leading off the race, Carey set a new pool record in the 50 back.
 
Lequang also won the 200 free with a time of 1:41.86, while Iannacone finished in first-place in the 100 breast at 58.96.
 
Freshman Lucas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross High School) continued the strong start to his collegiate career, winning two events. Racevicius came in first in both the 200 back (1:50.11) and the 200 IM (1:54.36).
 
The other two swimmers to win on Saturday for Rider were Joe Gewartowski (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) and David Cooper (Spring, TX/Klein Oak). Gewartowski touched first in the 50 free at 21.07 and Cooper came in first-place in 200 breast (2:10.66).
 
Junior Dillon Walles (The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands High School) was dominant on the boards once again for Rider, winning both the 1M (303.74) and 3M (328.28) for the third meet in a row. Walles also qualified for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships on Saturday as well.
 
NOTES
- The meet was the first-ever inside the newly renovated Coppola Pool.
- Cole May finished second in both the 100 fly (52.25) and the 200 fly (1:56.86).
- Patrik Rollefson was second in both the 1M (246.52) and the 3M (271.95).
- Matt Lequang added a second-place finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:43.30.
- David Cooper also came in second in the 100 breast thanks to touching at 59.28.
- David Rucci was second in the 200 IM (1:57.11), in the 200 back (1:53.16) and the 100 back (51.90).
- Kyle Iorizzo finished second in the 1,000 free with a time of 9:51.06.
 
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action in two weeks as Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) rival Marist comes to campus for a dual meet on November 2.