LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team defeated visiting Marist, 181-114, at the newly renovated Coppola Pool on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Broncs (2-1) defeated the Red Foxes for the 13th straight time.
 
Rider had a big day, winning 13 events, including both diving events.
 
Junior Dillon Walles (The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands High School) continued his dominant start to the season. It marked the fourth straight appearance in which he won both the 1M and 3M diving events. Walles posted a score of 300.37 in the 1M and he had a mark of 296.93 in the 3M.
 
Senior Justin Carey (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) was strong in the pool for Rider once again, winning three individual races. He came in first-place in the 100 back (48.80), 100 free (45.63) and the 100 fly (48.53).
 
Freshmen Lucas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross High School) and Matt Lequang (Plainsboro, NJ/Notre Dame) each won two events on Satuday. Racevicius was the top finisher in the 200 free (1:41.81) and the 200 back (1:49.74), while Lequang won the 1,000 free (9:43.52) and the 500 free (4:42.93).
 
The other three Broncs to win were Andrew Iannacone (Yardley, PA/Holy Ghost Prep), Joe Gewartowski (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) and David Cooper (Spring, TX/Klein Oak). Iannacone took the 100 breast with a time of 59.24, Gewartowski finished first in the 50 free at 21.05 and Cooper won the 200 breast thanks to touching at 2:11.04.  
  
NOTES
- The Rider 200 medley relay quartet of Justin Carey, Andrew Iannacone, Daniel Bonge and Matt Lequang won with a time of 1:33.35.
- Cole May finished second in both the 200 fly (1:55.53) and the 100 fly (51.34).
- Andrew Iannacone was also second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:13.31.
- David Rucci was second in both the 100 back (51.61) and the 200 back (1:55.25).
- Kyle Iorizzo came in second-place in the 1,00 free with a time of 9:45.48.
- David Cooper added a second-place result in the 100 breast thanks to touching at 59.30.
 
UP NEXT
- Rider returns to action next Saturday, November 9, with a tri-meet against La Salle and Delaware in Philadelphia.