ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT men's swimming & diving team wins third-straight Liberty League Swimming & Diving Championship.

RIT took the top spot with 1,530.5 points, followed host Ithaca (1,458.5) and RPI (1,273.5) in the top-three.

Junior Gellert Kish was named Diver of the Meet as he was a repeat champion from the 3-meter board with a score of 580.15 and earned second in the 1-meter diving event at 522.50 behind teammate Luke Albanese. Kish finished with a combined score of 1,102.65 to lead all divers.

Saturday Highlights:

• The relay team of senior Mike Atanasoff, junior Kai Louie, junior Jake Sapp, senior Drew Scheib placed first in the 400 freestyle relay with a program record time of 3:00.58
• Senior Mike Atanasoff placed second in the 100 freestyle (45.49)
• Senior Alex Pecze earned second and set a program record in the 200 backstroke (1:49.31), followed by graduate Aidan Daudier in third (1:51.71)
• Junior Ben Sippel finished second in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:03.71

Friday Highlights:

• Senior Drew Scheib won the 200 butterfly with a  Liberty League record time of 1:47.82
• First-year Luke Albanese (528.55) took first place in the 1-meter dive, followed by junior Gellert Kish in second (522.50) and Neko Ferrara in fourth (496.10), all qualifying for the NCAA Diving Regional
• The 800 medley relay team of senior Alex Pecze, sophomore Eric Noga, sophomore Stephen Graver and graduate student Aidan Daudier placed second (6:51.82)
• Graduate student Westin Perry placed third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.11
• Junior Ben Sippel finished third and set a new program record time in the 100 breaststroke (55.33)

Thursday Highlights:

• Senior Drew Scheib won the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.36, followed by senior Mike Atanasoff in third (49.54) and junior Jake Sapp in fourth (49.82)
• The relay team of junior Jake Sapp, junior Ben Sippel, senior Mike Atanasoff and senior Drew Scheib placed second in the 400 medley relay
• Junior Kai Louie finished fifth in the 200 freestyle

Wednesday Highlights:

• Junior Gellert Kish (580.15), first-year Luke Albanese (546.55) and senior Neko Ferrara (529.00) finished 1-2-3 in the 3-meter dive. Kish's first place effort qualified him for a spot in the NCAA Regionals
• Senior Mike Atanasoff placed second in the 50 free with a time of 20.30
• Senior Drew Scheib finished second in 200 IM with a program record time of 1:50.09
• The 200 medley relay team of graduate student Westin Perry, junior Ben Sippel, senior Mike Atanasoff and senior Drew Scheib placed second with a program record time of 1:29.35

Saturday Results
100 Freestyle Final
2. Mike Atanasoff – 45.49
5. Kai Louie – 45.98
6. Jake Sapp – 46.07
7. Westin Perry – 46.11
8. Eric Noga – 47.24
9. Max Bennett – 46.74

200 Backstroke Final
2. Alex Pecze – 1:49.31 (PROGRAM RECORD)
3. Aidan Daudier – 1:51.71
4. Michael Pacholarz – 1:52.30

200 Breaststroke Final
2. Ben Sippel – 2:03.71
14. Stephen Graver – 2:09.80
15. Mitch Gumbert – 2:10.62

400 Freestyle Relay Final
1. RIT A (Mike Atanasoff, Kai Louie, Jake Sapp, Drew Scheib) – 3:00.58 (PROGRAM RECORD)
17. RIT B (Westin Perry, Stephen Graver, Max Bennett, Eric Noga) – 3:06.58

1,650 Freestyle Final
6. Theo Heilman – 16:42.41

100 Freestyle Prelim
4. Mike Atanasoff - 46.08 - Advances to Final
5. Jake Sapp - 46.18 - Advances to Final
6. Westin Perry - 46.24 - Advances to Final
7. Kai Louie - 46.33 - Advances to Final
8. Eric Noga - 46.63 - Advances to Final
10. Max Bennett - 46.91 - Advances to Consolation Final

200 Backstroke Prelim
2. Michael Pacholarz - 1:53.17 - Advances to Final
3. Alex Pecze - 1:54.41 - Advances to Final
5. Aidan Daudier - 1:54.85 - Advances to Final

200 Breaststroke Prelim
2. Ben Sippel - 2:05.27 - Advances to Final
13. Stephen Graver - 2:10.26 - Advances to Consolation Final
15. Mitch Gumbert - 2:10.73 - Advances to Consolation Final

400 Freestyle Relay Prelim 
1. RIT B (Kamden Keyes, Ryan Clancy, Miles Lim, Max Bennett) - 3:09.45 - Advances to Final
2. RIT A (Westin Perry, Kai Louie, Jake Sapp, Drew Scheib) - 3:10.69 - Advances to Final

1,650 Freestyle Prelim
-- Flynn Lundeen - 16:52.94

Friday Results
200 Butterfly Final
1. Drew Scheib – 1:47.82 (LIBERTY LEAGUE RECORD)
4. Ryan Clancy – 1:52.46
7. Kamden Keyes – 1:53.54
9. Miles Lim – 1:53.30

100 Backstroke Final
3. Westin Perry – 50.11
5. Alex Pecze – 51.00
6. Jake Sapp – 51.57
8. Aidan Daudier – 51.74

100 Breaststroke Final
3. Ben Sippel – 55.33 (PROGRAM RECORD)
8. Mitch Gumbert – 58.05
11. Stephen Graver – 58.42

1-Meter Dive Final
1. Luke Albanese – 528.55 (NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIER)
2. Gellert Kish – 522.50 (NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIER)
4. Neko Ferrara – 496.10 (NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIER)

800 Freestyle Relay Final
2. RIT A (Alex Pecze, Eric Noga, Stephen Graver, Aidan Daudier) – 6:51.82

200 Butterfly Prelim
1. Drew Scheib – 1:50.92 – Advances to Final
7. Ryan Clancy – 1:54.06 – Advances to Final
8. Kamden Keyes – 1:54.75 – Advances to Final
9. Miles Lim – 1:54.99 – Advances to Consolation Final
-- Edrick Nguyen – 1:56.14

100 Backstroke Prelim
3. Westin Perry – 50.77 – Advances to Final
5. Jake Sapp – 51.38 – Advances to Final
6. Alex Pecze – 51.49 – Advances to Final
7. Aidan Daudier – 51.55 – Advances to Final
-- Connor Shriver – 53.77

100 Breaststroke Prelim
3. Ben Sippel – 56.65 – Advances to Final
8. Mitch Gumbert – 58.18 – Advances to Final
9. Stephen Graver – 58.19 – Advances to Consolation Final

1-Meter Dive Prelim
1. Gellert Kish – 550.55 – Advances to Final
3. Luke Albanese – 508.35 – Advances to Final
4. Neko Ferrara – 503.80 – Advances to Final

800 Freestyle Relay Prelim
1. RIT B (Westin Perry, Miles Lim, Michael Pacholarz, Kai Louie) – 6:51.40 – Advances to Final

Thursday Results
200 Freestyle Relay Final
17. RIT B (Kai Louie, Ryan Clancy, Eric Noga, Aidan Daudier) – 1:24.45
-- RIT A (Mike Atanasoff, Jake Sapp, Max Bennett, Drew Scheib) – 1:39.68 DQ

100 Butterfly Final
1. Drew Scheib – 48.36
3. Mike Atanasoff – 49.54
4. Jake Sapp – 49.82
5. Max Bennett – 49.92
8. Ryan Clancy – 50.29
11. Kamden Keyes – 51.04

200 Freestyle Final
5. Kai Louie – 1:42.27
6. Eric Noga – 1:42.46
7. Michael Pacholarz – 1:42.78
9. Miles Lim – 1:43.24
12. Westin Perry – 1:44.40
15. Theo Heilman – 1:45.79

400 Medley Relay Final
2. RIT A (Jake Sapp, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, Drew Scheib) – 3:19.94
17.RIT B (Alex Pecze, Mitch Gumbert, Max Bennett, Stephen Graver) – 3:23.28

200 Freestyle Medley Prelim
4. RIT A (Aidan Daudier, Michael Pacholarz, Jake Sapp, Max Bennett) – 1:25.30 – Advances to Final
5. RIT B (Eric Noga, Ben Sippel, Ryan Clancy, Stephen Graver) – 1:25.52 – Advances to Consolation Final

400 Individual Medley Prelim
-- Edrick Nguyen – 4:16.32

100 Butterfly Prelim
1. Drew Scheib – 49.23 – Advances to Final
2. Mike Atanasoff – 49.68 – Advances to Final
6. Jake Sapp – 50.29 – Advances to Final
7. Max Bennett – 50.33 – Advances to Final
8. Ryan Clancy – 50.46 - Advances to Final
11. Kamden Keyes – 50.83 – Advances to Consolation Final

200 Freestyle Prelim
5. Eric Noga – 1:42.17 – Advances to Final
6. Kai Louie – 1:42.32 – Advances to Final
8. Michael Pacholarz – 1:42.97 – Advances to Final
10. Westin Perry – 1:43.37 – Advances to Consolation Final
11. Miles Lim – 1:44.24 – Advances to Consolation Final
16. Theo Heilman – 1:45.87 – Advances to Consolation Final
-- Connor Shriver – 1:46.34
-- Flynn Lundeen – 1:47.31
-- Rónán Gorman – 1:51.84

400 Medley Relay Prelim
1. RIT A (Aidan Daudier, Ben Sippel, Kamden Keyes, Stephen Graver) – 3:26.28 – Advances to Final
7. RIT B (Alex Pecze, Mitch Gumbert, Ryan Clancy, Drew Scheib) – 3:31.71 – Advances to Consolation Final

Wednesday Results
500 Free Finals
6. Eric Noga – 4:39.13
8. Theo Heilman – 4:46.52
9. Alex Pecze – 4:41.68
15. Stephen Graver – 4:49.60
17. Miles Lim – 4:44.50

200 IM Finals
2. Drew Scheib – 1:50.09 (PROGRAM RECORD)
4. Aidan Daudier – 1:52.19
6. Ben Sippel – 1:52.86
18. Kamden Keyes – 1:58.02
T19. Mitch Gumbert – 1:58.32

50 Free Finals
2. Mike Atanasoff – 20.30
6. Kai Louie – 21.24
8. Max Bennett – 21.47
T11. Ryan Clancy – 21.48
14. Michael Pacholarz – 21.65

3-Meter Dive Final
1. Gellert Kish – 580.15 (NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIER)
2. Luke Albanese – 546.55
3. Neko Ferrara – 529.00

200 Medley Relay Final
2. RIT A (Westin Perry, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, Drew Scheib) – 1:29.35 (PROGRAM RECORD)
9. RIT B (Jake Sapp, Mitch Gumbert, Ryan Clancy, Max Bennett) – 1:31.36

500 Free Prelim
7. Eric Noga – 4:42.77 – Advances to Final
8. Theo Heilman – 4:44.87 – Advances to Final
11. Alex Pecze – 4:45.66 – Advances to Consolation Final
16. Stephen Graver – 4:48.62 – Advances to Consolation Final
19. Miles Lim – 4:52.68 – Advances to Consolation Final
-- Flynn Lundeen – 4:52.52

200 IM Prelim
2. Aidan Daudier – 1:52.47 – Advances to Final
3. Ben Sippel – 1:53.19 – Advances to Final
5. Drew Scheib – 1:53.89 – Advances to Final
17. Mitch Gumbert – 1:58.78 – Advances to Consolation Final
18. Kamden Keyes – 1:59.36 – Advances to Consolation Final
-- Edrick Nguyen – 1:57.26
-- Rónán Gorman – 2:06.76

50 Free Prelim
2. Mike Atanasoff – 20.44 – Advances to Final
7. Kai Louie – 21.28 – Advances to Final
8. Max Bennett – 21.32 – Advances to Final
12. Ryan Clancy – 21.54 – Advances to Consolation Final
14. Michael Pacholarz – 21.77 – Advances to Consolation Final

3-Meter Dive Prelim
1. Gellert Kish – 574.95 – Advances to Final
2. Luke Albanese – 543.70 – Advances to Final
3. Neko Ferrara – 508.90 – Advances to Final

200 Medley Relay Prelim
3. RIT B (Westin Perry, Mitch Gumbert, Ryan Clancy, Max Bennett) – 1:32.06 – Advances to Final
4. RIT A (Jake Sapp, Ben Sippel, Kamden Keyes, Michael Pacholarz) – 1:33.83 – Advances to Final