POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men's swim and dive team dropped its final home meet of the season, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes fell to Bryant 150-146 on Senior Day at the McCann Natatorium.
The Red Foxes moved to 5-2 overall on the season and remain undefeated in MAAC meets at 3-0.
- "It was a great day to honor our seniors, most of them were Freshmen when I became the head coach, so it's been great to see their growth as individuals and as athletes. While we would've loved to send then out with a Win, I couldn't be prouder of the fight both teams showed to the very end. We knew coming in that Bryant is a very deep and well coached team so that we would have to be ready to go from the first event. For the Men it was back and forth coming down to the last relay, which brought the crowd to its feet. While we weren't able to get to the wall first today, we will take that to fuel us for Binghamton and ultimately MAACS. Our Women showed no let up against one of the top teams in the American East. Their confidence grows each week as we are competing against times that we typically only see at the Championship meet, so I'm excited to see how we continue down the road."
-Head Coach, Anthony Randall
- The Red Foxes started the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. The team consisting of Matthew McManus, Caden Hardy, Kellen Fletcher, and Mason DeLisio swam their way to a time of 1:34.27. The relay team earned the Red Foxes 11 points in the swim.
- Oscar Bjering had a thrilling win in the 200-yard freestyle. Bjering swam his way to a first-place finish with a time of 1:44.14, finishing .34 seconds in front of second place.
- Quinn Smith continued his hot stretch of meets with a win in the 100-yard backstroke. Smith earned a first-place finish with a time of 52.34 in the swim.
- Caden Hardy had an impressive swim in the 100-yard breaststroke, which placed him first. Hardy swam to a time of 59.31, which earned the Red Foxes nine points.
- Kellen Fletcher continued his dominant run in the butterfly with a win in the 200-yard butterfly. Fletcher swam his way to a time of 1:55.30, earning first-place honors.
- James Conable dominated in the 200-yard backstroke, earning a first-place finish. Conable swam his way to a win with a time of 1:52.72 in the meet.
- Conable earned a second win in the meet in the 200-yard IM. Conable swam his way to a time of 1:54.28, continuing his dominant performance in the 200-yard IM.
- Dylan Magda earned back-to-back wins in the 200-yard breaststroke for the Red Foxes. Magda swam to an impressive time of 2:08.48 in the meet.
- Ethan Gibbs placed on the podium in the one-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Gibbs dove to an impressive score of 211.65, which earned him third-place in the event.
- Gibbs continued to reach the podium in the three-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Gibbs recorded a second-place finish with a score of 259.13 in the meet.
- The Red Foxes compete in their final meet of the regular season against Binghamton.
- The meet is slated for Jan. 25 with first swim at 1 p.m.
