Men’s Swimming & Diving Dominant in 199.5-94.5 Victory over Hamilton College

ITHACA, N.Y. – In their first meet of the New Year, the Ithaca College men's swimming & diving team welcomed Hamilton College to town on Sunday. The Bombers returned to their winning ways with the 199.5-94.59 win inside the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium over the Continentals.

Highlights of the dual for the Bombers saw them win each event, except the 200-yard IM. Ryan Cooke won the 200-yard freestyle by over three seconds with a recorded time of 1:45.88. Michael Paulos took home first place with a time of 1:01.33 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Ben Young was victorious in both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races showing off his speed, while gaining valuable team points. Matthew Johnston also had a pair of first-place finishes first in the 100-yard backstroke and then later in the 200-yard event as he finished that race in 1:59.75. It was an incredible finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with Joey Pezzini and Hamilton's Edward Ha both finishing with the same time of 2:14.27 to split first.

Top Performances

200 medley relay
1st place (Matthew Johnston, Michael Paulos, Santiago Ludwig and Matthew Mitros), 1:35.64

1,000 free
Matthew Stevens, 1st place, 10:10.66

200 free
Ryan Cooke, 1st place, 1:45.88

100 back
Matthew Johnston, 1st place, 53.22

100 breaststroke
Michael Paulos, 1st place, 1:01.33

200 butterfly
Santiago Ludwig, 1st place, 1:57.74

50 free
Ben Young, 1st place, 21.85 seconds

1-meter dive
Kian Long, 1st place, 239.70 points
Connor Gleasman, 2nd place, 214.05 points
Zack Kalinowski, 3rd place, 200.30 points

100 free
Ben Young, 1st place, 48.46 seconds

200 back
Matthew Johnston, 1st place, 1:59.75

200 breast
Joey Pezzini, 1st place, 2:14.27

500 free
Ryan Cooke, 1st place, 4:48.47

100 fly
Santiago Ludwig, 1st place 1:00.26

3-meter dive
Connor Gleasman, 1st place, 267.50 points
Kian Long 2nd place, 237.75 points
Zack Kalinowski, 3rd place, 193.35 points

200 IM
Matthew Janssen, 3rd place, 2:03.45

400 freestyle relays
Santiago Ludwig, Ryan Cooke, Matthew Mitros and Ben Young, 1st place, 3:13.34

Next up, Ithaca College who improved to 8-0 in dual meets will take part in the RPI Kumpf Invitational, which will take place at RPI on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 12 p.m.