BUFFALO, NY – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team is leading the way on their pursuit of a tenth-straight conference championship after one day of competition at the 2022 MAAC Championships. The Broncs have 70 points, tied with Fairfield for the top spot. Monmouth, Iona, and Niagara are tied at 60 points in third.
In the opening event of the day,
Lucas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross),
David Cooper (Spring, TX/Klein Oak),
Jack Ruggieri (Bellmawr, NJ/Gloucester Catholic), and
Joe Gewartowski (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) won the 200-medley relay in a time of 1:28.03, just two-tenths off of the MAAC record.
In the 800-free relay,
Christian Overton, Racevicius,
Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy), and
Kyle Iorizzo (Norwood, NJ/Old Tappan Regional) swam 6:42.46 for fourth.
NOTES & QUOTES
"The 200-medley relay team performed at lifetime bests across most of our splits. I'm most proud of how the group is maintaining their focus. It's a four day meet, and we have work to do."
- Head Coach Steve Fletcher
- Racevicius set both a program and a MAAC record in the 50-back with a relay leadoff split of 21.57.
- The 200-medley relay time won the event by over two full seconds.
UP NEXT
Rider is back in action for a pair of sessions Thursday at the MAAC Championships beginning at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
