LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men's swimming and diving team defeated Marist University by a score of 159-135 on Thursday in a dual meet.
Stavros Xantheas led the Broncs in diving, winning the men's 1-meter competition with a score of 294.23 and the 3-meter competition with a score of 289.65.
Steven Figueroa added a second-place finish in the 3-meter event with a score of 274.95.
Riley Rowan,
Maxwell Connelly,
Luke Mesco, and
James Chilton opened the meet with a first-place finish in the men's 200 Medley Relay, recording a time of 1:32.97.
Luke Mesco earned an individual victory in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 49.99, while
Joey Milhomens won the 200 Backstroke in 1:54.07 and the 200 Individual Medley in 1:57.87. Milhomens also contributed a victory in the 200 Individual Medley, finishing in 1:57.87
Dawid Turos won the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:43.15, while
Jack Baumgardner finished second in 1:44.16.
Sebastian Canosa won the 100 Backstroke in 52.55, narrowly ahead of Rowan, who finished second in 52.60.
The relay team of Turos, Chilton, Mesco, and Baumgardner closed the meet with a first-place finish in the 400 Freestyle Relay, recording a collective time of 3:06.08.
MEET NOTES
- Mesco placed second in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:55.84, while Tivon Benjamin finished second in the 100 Butterfly in 51.09.
- Chilton and Baumgardner tied for third in the 50 Freestyle, both recording times of 21.68. Baumgardner added a second-place finish in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 47.01.
- Filippo Sala placed third in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:56.50.
UP NEXT
The Broncs next take on Villanova on Wednesday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Lawrenceville with diving taking place on Tuesday, November 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Richard A. Coppola Pool.
