VESTAL, New York – Marist men's swimming & diving toppled non-conference foe Binghamton by a score of 195-103 on Friday afternoon. This is the third straight dual meet victory for the men's team, who remains undefeated in dual meets over the past two months.
With the win, the Red Foxes improve to 9-2 overall on the season, remaining 4-1 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference meets. Meanwhile, Binghamton drops to 2-4 overall on the year. This was also the first home loss for the Bearcats this season.
- The men's team opened with a first-place victory in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Sean Doran, Jackson Klarsfeld, Pavel Makarchuk, and Ahmed Sallam clocked in at 3:29.65.
- Michael O'Donovan set the tone early for the men, picking up a victory in the first individual event of the day. He clocked in at 9:57.37 in the 100-yard freestyle.
- Adam Kapusta was the star of the meet, finishing in first place in three events for a total of 27 points. To start the day, he notched a first-place victory in the 200-yard free with a time of 1:43.83. He then went on to win the 200-yard butterfly (1:53.41) and 200-yard back (1:53.17).
- Raislan Aiken continued his run of dominating the diving events, placing first in both the 1-meter dive and the 3-meter dive. He had 282.90 points in the 1-meter, and 269.29 in the 3-meter to lead the pack.
- Tyler Wenzel had a personal best score in the 3-meter dive, totaling 246.30 points.
- Klarsfeld closed out the meet by notching his second, first place finish of the day (previously won the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:09.99) in the final individual event of the meet. He finished with a time of 1:57.59 in the 200-yard IM, besting the second-place finisher by just over one full second.
- Other first place finishes in the meet included Makarchuk (100-yard butterfly – 52.03), John Hurley (500-yard free – 4:52.72), Sallam (100-yard free – 46.88; 50-yard free 21.47), and Doran (100-yard breast – 53.29).
The Red Foxes will return to the pool next Friday, January 17, as the diving teams will compete in the Navy Diving Invitational. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., and will continue for a second day on Saturday, January 18 which will begin at 10 a.m.
