POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men's swim and dive team dropped its first meet of the season against Lehigh, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell in a tight meet 148-143 against the Mountain Hawks.
The Red Foxes moved to 5-1 overall on the 2024-25 season, and remain 3-0 in MAAC play.
- "Coming off a good Winter training camp, I thought we put up a great fight against a strong Lehigh team. We had swimmers and divers starting to catch their stride and implement things that will help them at MAACs in a few weeks. We'll have to quickly shift gears as we have another strong NEC opponent Bryant coming to McCann next Saturday. We aim to send our seniors out with a victory."
-Head Coach, Anthony Randall
- "I'm incredibly proud of how hard my divers have been working. Their dives look cleaner, and they're becoming more consistent with every practice. It's exciting to see all their effort pay off, and I can't wait to see how they perform at our next few dual meets!"
-Head Diving Coach, Chloe Smith
- James Conable led the Red Foxes with their first win of the meet in the 200-yard freestyle. Conable swam his way to a first-place finish with a time of 1:43.48.
- Conable recorded a second win in the 200-yard IM. Conable swam to a first-place finish with a time of 1:55.19.
- Kellen Fletcher tallied a win in the 200-yard butterfly for the Red Foxes. Fletcher time in at 1:56.67 for the first-place finish and continued his dominance in the event.
- Fletcher added to his win total with a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Fletcher clocked in with a time of 50.75 in the race.
- Quinn Smith dominated in the 200-yard backstroke, placing first in the meet. Smith swam his way to a time of 1:52.93, earning the first-place finish.
- Another win for the Red Foxes in the meet came from sophomore Dylan Magda. Magda placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:08.63. Caden Hardy followed Magda with a second-place finish with a time of 2:08.86.
- Quinn Smith placed first in the one-meter dive in thrilling fashion. Smith earned the first-place finish with a score of 150.83, narrowly beating the second-place finisher who scored 149.48.
- Newcomer Patrick Rankin placed on the podium in the one-meter dive. Rankin placed third with a score of 125.40.
- The Red Foxes host Senior Day for 15 Red Foxes against Bryant.
- The meet is slated for Jan. 18 with first swim at 1 p.m. The Red Foxes senior ceremony is slated for 12:30 p.m.
