TROY, N.Y. - The RIT men's swimming and diving team opened the 2026-27 season with a 194-106 victory over RPI, Saturday afternoon. The Tigers were powered by a trio of victories from Griffin Tomsheck, while Griffin Messenlehner, Kamden Keyes, and Luke Albanese each won two events.
 
RIT also received individual victories from Josh Berty, Finn Hilliard, and Ben Spiegler en route to the convincing win.
 
200-Yard Medley Relay
1st - Griffin Messenlehner, Jackson Frazier, Kamden Keyes, Griffin Tomsheck - 1:33.74
2nd - Rocco Martino, Aiden Agostini, Arya Nimbalkar, Finn Hilliard - 1:36.38
 
1000-Yard Freestyle
1st - Josh Berty - 10:18.13
2nd - Ben Spiegler - 10:24.85
4th - Thomas Eppich - 10:31.29
 
200-Yard Freestyle
2nd - Ryan Mayo - 1:48.03
4th - Will Orth - 1:50.60
5th - Sri Amaravadi - 1:53.12
 
100-Yard Backstroke
1st - Griffin Messenlehner - 51.79
3rd - Rocco Martino - 54.50

100-Yard Breaststroke
1st - Griffin Tomsheck - 57.99
2nd - Jackson Frazier - 59.76
4th - Colin Zhao - 1:02.31
5th - Aiden Agostini - 1:02.53
 
200-Yard Butterfly
1st - Kamden Keyes - 1:58.02
2nd - Arya Nimbalkar - 1:58.56
3rd - Jacob Winfield - 2:05.48
 
50-Yard Freestyle
1st - Finn Hilliard - 22.27
5th - Ryan Mayo - 22.87
 
3-Meter Diving
1st - Luke Albanese - 351.35
3rd - Grant McClure - 227.50
5th - John Morris - 159.60
 
100-Yard Freestyle
1st - Griffin Messenlehner - 46.97
4th - Ryan Mayo - 49.79
5th - Finn Hilliard - 50.00
 
200-Yard Backstroke
2nd - Rocco Martino - 2:02.05
4th - Sri Amaravadi - 2:06.17
 
200-Yard Breaststroke
1st - Griffin Tomsheck - 2:08.98
3rd - Jackson Frazier - 2:16.00
4th - Aiden Agostini - 2:23.03
 
500-Yard Freestyle
1st - Ben Spiegler - 5:00.13
2nd - Thomas Eppich - 5:00.90
4th - Josh Berty - 5:04.75
 
100-Yard Butterfly
1st - Kamden Keyes - 52.11
2nd - Arya Nimbalkar - 52.39
4th - Will Babik - 55.36
 
1-Meter Diving
1st - Luke Albanese - 335.90
4th - Grant McClure - 196.60
5th - John Morris - 188.60
 
200-Yard IM
1st - Griffin Tomsheck - 1:59.59
4th - Khaiz Gheewala - 2:06.37
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Oct. 16), hosting Alfred at 6 p.m. at Judson Pool.