ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's swimming & diving team put together a total team effort on Saturday as they hosted and defeated Hamilton College. The Bombers put together a 169-125 victory over the Continentals inside Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium highlighted by several impressive individual performances and a win in the 200-yard medley relay.
Senior
Ryan Cooke was a standout for the Bombers, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.45) and the 100-yard freestyle (47.76), then helping Ithaca to a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Bennett Molitor-Kirsch added distance dominance with wins in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:16.10) and 500-yard freestyle (4:53.99).
Ithaca also controlled the butterfly events, as
James Moore claimed the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.73) and first year
Connor Lajza touched first in the 100-yard butterfly (52.50).
On the diving boards, senior
Kian Long swept both events, winning the 3-meter dive (287.80) and the 1-meter dive (255.90) to provide valuable points for the Bombers.
The men opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as
Alec Kutsner,
Will Stanczewski, Matt Mitros, and
Spencer Alderson combined for a time of 1:34.97.
200-yard medley relay:
1.
Alec Kutsner,
Will Stanczewski,
Matthew Mitros and
Spencer Alderson- 1:34.97
1000-yard freestyle:
1.
Bennett Molitor-Kirsch- 10.16.10
2.
Harper Freeman- 10:20.30
200-yard freestyle:
1.
Ryan Cooke- 1:44.45
100-yard backstroke:
3.
Alec Kutsner- 49.69
100-yard breaststroke:
2.
Will Stanczewski- 59.91
3.
Mateo Graff- 1:00.43
200-yard butterfly:
1.
James Moore- 1:56.73
3.
James Kissel- 2:04.97
50-yard freestyle:
2.
Matthew Mitros- 22.14
3.
Spencer Alderson- 22.16
3-meter diving:
1.
Kian Long- 287.80
2.
Andrew Cheely- 206.70
3.
Ignacio Fernandez-Manzano- 143.35
100-yard freestyle:
1.
Ryan Cooke- 47.76
200-yard backstroke:
2.
Evan Wardrop- 1:59.11
200-yard breaststroke:
2.
Matthew Janssen- 2:12.80
3.
Mateo Graff- 2:14.46
500-yard freestyle:
1.
Bennett Molitor-Kirsch- 4:53.99
2.
Ryan Cooke- 4:55.96
100-yard butterfly:
1.
Connor Lajza- 52.50
3.
James Moore- 53.36
1-meter diving:
1.
Kian Long- 255.90
2.
Andrew Cheely- 160.35
3.
Ignacio Fernandez-Manzano- 147.15
200-yard IM:
4.
Matthew Janssen- 2:01.04
400-yard Freestyle Relay:
2.
Alec Kutsner,
Spencer Alderson,
Bennett Molitor-Kirsch and
Ryan Cooke- 3:10.31
With the win, the Bombers improved to 7-1 on the season and return to action in a week when they travel to the University of Rochester for a dual slated for 1 p.m.
