POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Despite 1-2 finishes on both diving boards, the Marist men's swimming and diving team fell to Seton Hall, 153-141, in a close dual meet Jan. 26 in McCann Natatorium.
On his Senior Night, Josh Dodway won the 1-meter dive with 312.37 points and took the top spot at three meters after scoring 288.75 points. Sophomore Peter Gallino finished right behind Dodway in second place with 291.22 points and 288.75 points, respectively.
The closest finish of the night came in the 1,000-yard freestyle, as junior Ryan Murphy came in second place, clocking in at 9:39.11. Murphy's time was .01 second short of Seton Hall freshman Lior Grubert.
Murphy did place first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:41.25. He also anchored Marist's first place 400-yard freestyle squad that also featured freshman Daniel Knoll, junior Manuel Garcia and freshman Miguel Madeira. The foursome clocked in at 3:09.31 to win the final event of the meet by almost six seconds.
Knoll won a pair of individual events, completing the 50-yard freestyle in 21.52 seconds and finishing the 100-yard event in 47.54 seconds. He placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.46) to pick up three more points for Marist.
The Red Foxes will conclude the 2015-16 regular season at Binghamton with a 1 p.m. dual meet Jan. 30.
