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RIT men's swimming and diving begin 2020 with win at Hamilton College

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Jesse Wolfe

Men's Swimming & Diving | 1/11/2020 8:31:00 PM

CLINTON, NY -- The RIT (56-1) men's swimming and diving team won its sixth straight dual meet with a 203-77 win over Hamilton College Saturday afternoon from Bristol Pool on the campus of Hamilton College.

RIT began the meet with a win in the 200-yd. medley relay. The team of Derek Rothrock (Ashburn, VA/Briar Woods), Brendan Kapp (Springfield, VA/Trinity School), Cameron Marcus (Jericho, VT/Mount Mansfield) and Will Brown (Boulder, CO/Fairview) won in a time of 1:38.07.

Freshman Aidan Daudier (Milford, NH/Bishop Guertin) won three individual events. He swept the 100-yd. (55.14 seconds) and 200-yd. (2:02.93) backstroke, and was a winner in the 400-yd. IM (4:24.36). Cameron Ling won. the 50-yd. freestyle (22.00 seconds), and placed second in the. 100-yd.  freestyle (50.43. seconds). 

Other winners included Theo Heilman (Norridge, IL/IMSA) in the 1,000-yd. freestyle (10:17.41). Mark Truskinovsky (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North) won the 200-yd. freestyle (1:49.94, Kapp in the 200-yd. breaststroke (2:11.05), Brown in the 100-yd. freestyle (49.58 seconds) and Marcus in the 100-yd.  butterfly (53.16 seconds). 

RIT capped off the win with a win in the 200-yd. freestyle relay. The team of Ling, Colin Allen (Bedford, NH/Bedford), Moss and Brown came home first in a time of 1:29.95. 

The Tigers returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 18, against the University of Rochester. at 1 p.m. from Judson Pool.

Players Mentioned

Will Brown

Will Brown

Freestyle
6' 4"
Sophomore
Brendan Kapp

Brendan Kapp

Breaststroke/Backstroke
5' 11"
Sophomore
Derek Rothrock

Derek Rothrock

Backstroke/Individual Medley
5' 10"
Senior
Mark Truskinovsky

Mark Truskinovsky

Freestyle
6' 3"
Senior
Colin Allen

Colin Allen

Backstroke
5' 8"
First Year
Aidan Daudier

Aidan Daudier

Backstroke
5' 9"
First Year
Theo Heilman

Theo Heilman

Freestyle
6' 0"
First Year
Cameron Marcus

Cameron Marcus

Butterfly
6' 0"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Will Brown

Will Brown

6' 4"
Sophomore
Freestyle
Brendan Kapp

Brendan Kapp

5' 11"
Sophomore
Breaststroke/Backstroke
Derek Rothrock

Derek Rothrock

5' 10"
Senior
Backstroke/Individual Medley
Mark Truskinovsky

Mark Truskinovsky

6' 3"
Senior
Freestyle
Colin Allen

Colin Allen

5' 8"
First Year
Backstroke
Aidan Daudier

Aidan Daudier

5' 9"
First Year
Backstroke
Theo Heilman

Theo Heilman

6' 0"
First Year
Freestyle
Cameron Marcus

Cameron Marcus

6' 0"
First Year
Butterfly