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Men's swimming and diving beat Clarkson University

An RIT swimmer races during their meet against SUNY Oswego on Oct. 17, 2018 at the Judson Pool in Henrietta, N.Y. RIT's Men's and Women's team defeated Oswego. (Dillon Berrus/SportsZone).

Men's Swimming & Diving | 10/26/2019 4:33:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY -- The RIT (3-1) men's swimming and diving team defeated Clarkson University 179-104 in Liberty League action from Judson Pool Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers began the meet by sweeping the top-two places in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Derek Rothrock (Ashburn, VA/Briar Woods), Brendna Kapp, Cameron Marcus (Jericho, VT/Mount Mansfield) and Will Brown (Boulder, CO/Fairview) won the race in a time of 1:37.31. The team of Tyler Schwarz (Stanley, NY/Marcus Whitman), Shawn Nevers (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial), Connor Somers () and Mark Truskinovsky (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North) came home second in a time of 1:40.30.

Maxwell Bennett was a winner in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 10:24.58. Truskinovsky was a winner in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:49.24. Aidan Daudier (Milford, NH/Bishop Guertin) won the 100-yard backstroke (:54.96 seconds) and the 200-yard backstroke (1"58.97), while Kapp was a winner in the 100-yard breaststroke (:59.34 seconds) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.68). Eric Moss (Irvington, NY/Irvington) won the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.27) and the 100-yard butterfly (:52.93 seconds).

Brown won the 50-yard freestyle (:22.21 seconds) and Robert Gagnon (Voorhees, NJ/Voorhees) won the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.52).

RIT returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 2, at St. Lawrence University beginning at 1 p.m.

Players Mentioned

Eric Moss

Eric Moss

Freestyle/Butterfly
5' 11"
Sophomore
Tyler Schwarz

Tyler Schwarz

Backstroke/Freestyle
6' 0"
Sophomore
Mark Truskinovsky

Mark Truskinovsky

Freestyle
6' 3"
Junior
Will Brown

Will Brown

Freestyle
6' 4"
First Year
Derek Rothrock

Derek Rothrock

Backstroke/Individual Medley
5' 10"
Junior
Shawn Nevers

Shawn Nevers

Freestyle/Breaststroke
6' 4"
Sophomore
Aidan Daudier

Aidan Daudier

Backstroke
5' 9"
First Year
Robert Gagnon

Robert Gagnon

Freestyle
6' 2"
First Year
Cameron Marcus

Cameron Marcus

Butterfly
6' 0"
First Year
Connor Somers

Connor Somers

Butterfly
First Year

Players Mentioned

Eric Moss

Eric Moss

5' 11"
Sophomore
Freestyle/Butterfly
Tyler Schwarz

Tyler Schwarz

6' 0"
Sophomore
Backstroke/Freestyle
Mark Truskinovsky

Mark Truskinovsky

6' 3"
Junior
Freestyle
Will Brown

Will Brown

6' 4"
First Year
Freestyle
Derek Rothrock

Derek Rothrock

5' 10"
Junior
Backstroke/Individual Medley
Shawn Nevers

Shawn Nevers

6' 4"
Sophomore
Freestyle/Breaststroke
Aidan Daudier

Aidan Daudier

5' 9"
First Year
Backstroke
Robert Gagnon

Robert Gagnon

6' 2"
First Year
Freestyle
Cameron Marcus

Cameron Marcus

6' 0"
First Year
Butterfly
Connor Somers

Connor Somers

First Year
Butterfly