This past Saturday the SUNY Cortland swimming and diving teams had their first meet against the University of Rochester. The meet was a close loss for the Red Dragons, with a final score of 186-110 for the men, and 226.5-73.5 for the women.
Despite the overall team scores, many of the Red Dragons won their races and posted top-conference times.
On the men’s side, the 200-yard medley relay of Dominic Fratto, Hunter Sugrue-Neundorf, Kellen Dickman, and Dylan Anselment placed 3rd with a time of 1:37.62. This ranks them as #1 in the SUNYAC conference by three seconds.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, freshman Ayden Baxter placed 3rd in a 10:35.16, which ranks him #1 in the conference; almost 30 full seconds ahead of the #2 spot.
In the 50 yard freestyle, senior Dylan Anselment placed 1st with a mind-boggling 21.64. Sophomore Jack Clark was 2nd in a 22.02, which ranks them #1 & #2 in the conference. Peter Brelesky and Trent deHaan also went top ten times in that event.
Sophomore Kellen Dickman, looking to keep his winning streak from last season, won the 100-yard butterfly in 52.62, and placed second in the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:02.59. He is ranked first in the conference for both of those events.
At the end of the meet, the men’s 200-yard freestyle relay of Dylan Anselment, Jack Clark, Mason Rowlands and Hunter Sugrue-Neundorf placed first with a 1:27.43. This ranks them #1 in the conference by over three seconds.
On the women’s side, the 200-yard medley relay team of Emily Lantry, Ella Garrow, Tristinye Martinez-Reyes, and Alayna Miller placed 3rd in 1:54.87, which is almost a full five seconds faster then the #2 spot in the conference.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, Leah Bernhardt and freshman Ryann Redmond went #1 and #2 respectively. Their times are also #1 and #2 in the conference.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Ella Garrow placed 3rd with a time of 1:10.43, which ranks her #1 in the conference. Two seconds behind her at #2 is freshman Cassidy-Amber Torres with a 1:12.33.
Junior Alayna Miller placed 2nd in the 50-yard freestyle with a 25.49, which also ranks 1st in the conference.
Garrow returned in the 200-yard breaststroke to place 3rd with a 2:33.57. This ranks her #1 in the conference by almost ten full seconds.
In the 500-yard freestyle, Ryann Redmond and Leah Bernhardt placed 2nd and 3rd respectively, separated by 0.01th of a second. Their times of 5:30.90 and 5:30.91 rank them #1 and #2 in the conference by almost twelve seconds.
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Erin Galligan, Alayna Miller, Cassidy-Amber Torres and Tristinye Martinez-Reyes placed 3rd with a 1:44.08. This ranks them #1 in the conference.
On the diving boards, Kevin Kohlhoff and Alex Hilldale placed #1 and #2 on the one-meter board respectively. On the three-meter board, Hilldale placed 3rd.
Many of the swimmers saw personal-bests, as well as season-bests which set them up nicely for the season ahead of them. It also attests to the work ethic of the team, and the shared goal of victory come championship meet time.
The swimming and diving teams have their second meet of the season this Saturday the 2nd against Alfred State. The meet is at Park Center at 1pm. If you enjoy watching Red Dragons dominate, I suggest making your way down to the meet to cheer on the team!