Cortland swimming and diving competed against Ithaca swim team last Saturday at Ithaca.
Cortland had an unfortunate loss in the meet. They like to playfully name the Cortaca tub, however, once again had many outstanding swimmers and divers across the pool.
Cortland men claimed victory in four events.
Junior, Kellen Dickman came through with first place in two tough events. Dickman claimed first in the 100-yard butterfly with a quick time of 51.84 and the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:04.50.
Senior, Dom Fratto came in with a close out touch placing him first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.67, only eight-hundredths of a second ahead of the runner up.
Senior, Hunter Sugrue-Neuendorf placed first in the 100-yard breastroke with a swift time of 1:01.88.
In diving, Junior, Kevin Kohlhoff scored 276.1o points in the 1-meter placing him another win and his third men’s SUNYAC diver of the week in a row.
Cortland women also claimed four 1st place spots in the meet.
Freshmen, Morgan Hannon won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:18.33 coming in 2 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Senior, Alayna Miller placed first in the 100-yard freestyle with a fast time of 55.20.
Senior, Leah Bernhardt crushed the 500-freestyle race placing first after a tough competition with a time of 5:25.50. Freshmen, Ryann Redmond claimed first in the 1,000-yard freestyle after a tough line up with a time of 11:13.73
One thing Cortland swimming and diving team has seen so far this season, whether win or lose, they are starting off stronger than ever for many individuals.
“We had some outstanding performances, but we still have a number of opportunities for improvement.” Head Coach, Brian Tobin states. “People are working hard and making adjustments. I am confident we will continue to grow and get better. We have a large and talented senior class; they continue to be great leaders in and out of the pool. I am pleased with how they keep us on track.”
The team had a break from competition this weekend, however, they are training hard for their upcoming, 3-day trials and finals meet in New Jersey at TCNJ November 22-24th.