BINGHAMTON, New York - The Marist men's swimming and diving team ended the 2015-16 regular season 5-5-1 overall with a 164-134 win at Binghamton on Jan. 30.
Freshman Miguel Basalo and junior Ryan Murphy finished 1-2 in a pair of long distance freestyle events. Murphy clocked in at 4:49.36 in the 500-yard event followed by Basalo at 4:52.48. At 1,000 yards Basalo had the faster time (9:55.51) with Murphy finishing in second place (10:00.54). Murphy also had the fastest time in the 200-yard freestyle, swimming to a time of 1:44.74.
Freshman Daniel Knoll chipped in to the Red Foxes' dominant freestyle performances, clocking in at 47.17 seconds at 100 yards. He ranked second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.49 seconds) and was on Marist's first-place 200-yard freestyle relay squad alongside junior Manuel Garcia, freshman Gregory Violette and Murphy. Garcia was another event winner, taking the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly (52.36 seconds).
For the second consecutive dual meet, sophomore Peter Gallino and senior Josh Dodway took the top two places on the 1- and 3-meter boards. At one meter, Gallino put up 282.52 points to Dodway's score of 275.02 points. Dodway racked up 297.90 points at three meters followed by Gallino's mark of 280.13 points.
The Red Foxes will compete at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships from Feb. 10-13 at Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York. Tickets are available through Ticketleap.
