PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team sits in fifth after three days of competition at the Bruno Invitational, hosted by Brown University. The Broncs have scored 324.5 points in the meet, while the host Bears lead the way with 1, 602 points.
To begin the day Saturday,
Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy),
Maxwell Connelly (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon),
Tivon Benjamin (Palm Bay, FL/St. Anthony's Secondary School), and
Cesar Alvarez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/The Ashton School) led two scoring teams for the Broncs, swimming 1:29.89 to take seventh place.
NOTES & QUOTES
- Benjamin took 12
th in the B-Final of the 100-free.
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Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa) and
James Bugianesi (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) finished 17
th and 22
nd in the 100-free C-Final. Rogowski also took 20
th in the C-Final of the 200-free.
- In the 200-free B-Final,
Dawid Turos (Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield) finished 15
th.
- In the B-Final of the 100-breast, Connelly was 11
th and
Alex Boeckx (Folsom, PA/Ridley) finished 16
th.
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Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional) and
Matthew Borovik (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) finished 17
th and 24
th, respectively in the C-Final of the 100-breast.
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Derek Fantano (Morris, CT/Holy Cross), Lane, and
Riley Rowan (Simpsonville, SC/Clonlara) were 10
th, 13
th, and tied for 15
th in the B-Final of the 100-back.
- In the C-Final of the 100-back,
Zach McKatten (West Milford, NJ/Passaic County Technical Vocational School), and Benjamin took 20
th and 24
th.
UP NEXT
Rider is back in the pool Sunday for the last day of the four-day Brown Invitational.
