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Men's swimming and diving wins fourth straight dual meet with convincing win over St. Lawrence

Meg Oliphant

Men's Swimming & Diving | 11/8/2014 3:54:00 PM

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ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT (4-1) men's swimming and diving team defeated St. Lawrence University (1-2) 131-96 in dual meet action from Judson Pool on the campus of RIT Saturday afternoon. The Tigers won seven individual events and one relay en route to their fourth straight dual-meet win.
 
Seven different swimmers picked up wins for RIT on Saturday. Junior Justin Morris (Holliston, MA/Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School) picked up the win in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:50.76, while Derek Brown (Canisteo, NY/Canisteo-Greenwood) won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 22.53.

Freshman John Stelmack (Toccoa, GA/Stephens County) won the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:10.57, while classmate Josh Enrico (West Chester, OH/Lakota East) picked up the win in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 54.35. Ryan Facchine (Fairview, PA/Fairview) was the winner in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 49.86, and Steven Paine (York, PA/Dallastown Area) took home the win in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 57.40.
 
Senior diver Matt DePalo (Franklin, MA/Xaverian Brothers) won the 3-meter diving event with an excellent score of 323.10. John Tellgren (Anoka, MN/Anoka) finished second behind DePalo with a score of 246.85.
 
In the opening relay, the Tigers took the number one and three spots. The team of Nate Marshall (Waverly, NY/Waverly), Matthew Butler (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore East), Enrico and Brown won the event in a time of 1:40.80. The team of Alex Cutri (Victor, NY/Victor), Julius Jeong (Salisbury, MD/Wicomico), Thomas Regan (Hollis, NH/Hollis Brookline) and Lucas Fitzgerald (Weedsport, NY/Weedsport) placed third in a time of 1:50.29.
 
The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. when the Tigers face LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y.
 

Players Mentioned

Derek Brown

Derek Brown

Sprint Freestyle
6' 1"
Junior
Matthew Butler

Matthew Butler

Breaststroke
6' 3"
Junior
Alex Cutri

Alex Cutri

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Matt DePalo

Matt DePalo

Diving
5' 11"
Senior
Ryan  Facchine

Ryan Facchine

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore
Lucas  Fitzgerald

Lucas Fitzgerald

Distance
6' 0"
Sophomore
Julius Jeong

Julius Jeong

Breaststroke
5' 10"
Senior
Justin Morris

Justin Morris

Butterfly
5' 11"
Junior
Steven  Paine

Steven Paine

Backstroke
6' 0"
Sophomore
Nate Marshall

Nate Marshall

Freestyle/Backstroke
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Derek Brown

Derek Brown

6' 1"
Junior
Sprint Freestyle
Matthew Butler

Matthew Butler

6' 3"
Junior
Breaststroke
Alex Cutri

Alex Cutri

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Matt DePalo

Matt DePalo

5' 11"
Senior
Diving
Ryan  Facchine

Ryan Facchine

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Lucas  Fitzgerald

Lucas Fitzgerald

6' 0"
Sophomore
Distance
Julius Jeong

Julius Jeong

5' 10"
Senior
Breaststroke
Justin Morris

Justin Morris

5' 11"
Junior
Butterfly
Steven  Paine

Steven Paine

6' 0"
Sophomore
Backstroke
Nate Marshall

Nate Marshall

6' 0"
Senior
Freestyle/Backstroke