ALFRED, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's swimming and diving team picked up its 14th-straight dual meet victory on Saturday, as the Bombers defeated the Alfred Saxons by a score of 187-104. Ithaca secured 12 first place finishes in 16 events.
Clement Towner picked up the first victory of the day, taking the top spot in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:37.65. Towner earned his second first-place finish of the meet in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 5:01.21.
Senior diver
Matt Morrison highlighted the day with a sweep of the diving events. Morrison placed first in 1-meter diving, scoring a 374.20 to break the pool record. Morrison completed the sweep with a score of 376.50 in 3-meter diving, also setting a pool record.
Adam Zelehowsky continued Ithaca's strong showing with a win in the 200-yard freestyle, touching first in a time of 1:44.01. The Bombers followed with two more individual victories.
Logan Metzger earned the top spot in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.43, before
Aidan Hartswick paced the field of six with a time of 1:00.35 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Hartswick also finished first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:06.73.
Lucas Zelehowsky secured two individual first-place finishes, starting with a time of 1:55.89 to earn the top spot in the 200-yard butterfly. Zelehowsky placed first in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 52.42 to take both fly events for the Bombers.
Ben Kennedy and
James Bowe rounded out the top finishes for Ithaca. Kennedy paced the field of six with a time of 2:03.75 in the 200-yard backstroke, before Bowe placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:20.09.
Ithaca returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 25, as the Bombers will host the Dick Comanzo Diving Invitational at the A&E Center Athletics Center. Start time is set for 10 a.m.
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