BUFFALO, NY – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team continued action at the 2020 MAAC Championships on Thursday evening. The four-day event takes place at the Bert Flickinger Athletic Center at Eerie Community College.
 
Rider is currently in first-place with 255.5 points. The Broncs brought home four medals on day two.
 
Freshman Matt Lequang (Plainsboro, NJ/Notre Dame) won gold in the 500 free with a first-place time of 4:25.94 in the finals.
 
In the 3M diving event, junior Dillon Walles (The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands High School) delivered a dominant performance. He won a gold medal with a score of 359.60 in the finals.
 
Junior Daniel Bonge (Allentown, PA/Salisbury High School) earned a silver medal in the 50 free with a second-place time of 20.48 in the finals.
 
The Rider 200 free relay quartet of Bonge, Joe Gewartowski (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin), Rich Fortels (Monroe, NJ/Monroe Township) and Jack Ruggieri (Bellmawr, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) won a gold medal with a time of 1:21.35.
 
NOTES
- Kyle Iorizzo came in fourth-place in the 500 free thanks to touching at 4:28.68 in the finals.
- Lucas Racevicius finished in fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:49.74 in the finals.
- Jack Ruggieri was fifth in the 50 free with a time of 20.74 in the finals.
- Joe Gewartowski came in sixth in the 50 free thanks to registering a time of 20.75 in the finals.
- David Rucci ended up in seventh-place in the 200 IM with a time of 1:52.59.
- Patrik Rollefson finished eighth in the 3M with a score of 169.65 in the finals.
- Webster Bozzo was 13th in the 200 IM.
- Coley May came in 16th in the 200 IM.
 
UP NEXT
Rider continues action at the 2020 MAAC Championships on Friday, February 14. Prelims will take place at 10:00 am and finals are slated to begin at 6:00 pm.