ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's swimming and diving team won a dual meet with Rochester Saturday afternoon, dropping the Yellowjackets by a 211-83 margin at the Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatic Center. The Bombers dominated throughout the afternoon, taking first in 15-of-16 events.
Ithaca opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of
Connor White,
Lucas Zelehowsky,
Taylor Van Cott and
Zack Kundel earned the victory, finishing in a time of 1:36.71.The Bombers also won the second relay event of the afternoon, as the team of
Peter Knight,
John Carr, Kundel and
Chris Cadwell finished first in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:14.09.
Individually, White earned another top finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.58. To go along with his contribution in the two relay victories, Kundel earned a win in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.60. Van Cott took first with a time of 2:02.04 in the 200-yard backstroke, while Knight earned the top spot with a time of 47.77 in the 100-yard freestyle.
L. Zelehowsky added two more individual first place finishes throughout the rest of the meet. He paced the field of six in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 1:59.08, and took first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.50.
Adam Zelehowsky also had a dominate performance, earning two individual first place finishes. A. Zelehowsky started with a top finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.97, before taking first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:54.86.
James Bowe earned another victory for Ithaca in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in a time of 2:14.62.
Matt Morrison helped Ithaca sweep the diving events, taking first in the 1-meter (257.18) and 3-meter dives. Morrison set a season high with a winning score of 316.65 in the 3-meter dive.
The Bombers are back in the action on Jan. 25, as they take on Alfred at the Athletics and Events Center.