LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Despite a record setting performance, the Rider University men's swimming and diving team opened the 2023-24 season with a 178.5-119.5 dual-meet setback against Seton Hall Saturday afternoon.
The Bronc men won five events in the meet.
Rider started fast, with the Broncs opening the day with a win in the 200-medley relay by the team of
Lucas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross),
Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional),
Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy), and
Bobby Irwin (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East). The group set a Coppola Pool record, touching the wall in 1:31.55.
Lane led a one-two finish ahead of
Christian Overton in the 100-back. The pair stopped the clock at 50.94 and 51.26. Overton would go on to win the 200-back with a time of 1:52.02.
David Rucci's (Sewell, NJ/Gateway Regional) later swam one-two with Overton in the 200-IM. The pair touched the wall at 1:58.23 and 2:00.39.
NOTES & QUOTES
- Seton Hall now leads the all-time series 16-15.
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Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa) took third in the 1,000-free and 500-free.
- Racevicius and
Matt Lequang (Plainsboro, NJ/Notre Dame) finished two-three in the 200-free.
- Ruddy and Max Connelly took second and third in the 100-breast. Connelly then took second in the 200-breast.
- Irwin claimed third in both the 200-fly and 100-fly with Lane adding a second-place finish in the 100-fly.
- Racevicius was second in the 50-free and the 100-free.
- Rucci claimed third in the 200-back.
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Marcas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross) took third in the 1-meter and second in the 3-meter.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action next Saturday when the Broncs host Fairfield at 1 p.m.
