ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Three RIT student-athletes were honored by the Liberty League with weekly accolades announced by the league on October 26.
 
Sophomore Griffin Messenlehner was named the Liberty League Men's Swimmer of the Week. Senior Luke Albanese was named the Diver of the Week and senior Gwen Petrie was named the Women's Diver of the Week.
 
Albanese won both boards for the Tigers as the team won the RIT Invitational with 1,586 points against Roberts Wesleyan (481) and Nazareth (342) over the weekend. Albanese scored 530.00 in the 1-meter and 499.70 in the 3-meter.
 
Messenlehner picked up three individual and four relay wins to help the Tigers cruise in the RIT Invitational over weekend, scoring 1,586 points against Roberts Wesleyan (481) and Nazareth (342). Messenlehner won the 100 IM (53.46), 100 Butterfly (50.32), 50 Backstroke (23.34), and swam legs in the 200 Free, 200 Medley, 400 Free, and the mixed 400 IM winning relays.
 
Petrie swept the diving events at the RIT Invitational over the weekend, scoring 454.40 in the 3-meter and 424.45 in the 1-meter to help the Tigers (1,163) win the three-team meet against Nazareth (659) and Roberts Wesleyan (541).