ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT men's swimming & diving team remains in second place through the third day of the 2026 Liberty League Championships, Thursday.
 
The Tigers enter the final day of competition tomorrow with 1,206.5 points as Ithaca leads with 1,294 points.
 
Saturday's prelims start at 10 a.m., followed by the finals at 6 p.m.
 
 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior diver Luke Albanese set a meet record score of 566.90 to win the 1 Meter event. The result tops former RIT diver Gellert Kish's score of 550.55, which was set at the 2024 Liberty League Championships.
• First-year swimmer Griffin Messenlehner won the 100 Backstroke with an NCAA B Cut time of 48.98 seconds. The newcomer also swam a leg in the 200 Medley Relay, helping the Tigers with the event with a time of 1:29.88.

 
THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• The RIT-A 200 Free Relay team placed second with a combined time of 1:22.24.
• Sophomore swimmer Finn Hilliard took fourth place in the 400 Fly finals with a 49.55 clocking, which was faster than his prelims time of 50.24.
• Eric Noga, a junior, placed fifth in the 200 Free finals with a time of 1:41.78.

 
WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 200 IM finals, senior Stephen Graver took first place with a winning time of 1:54.03.
• Griffin Messenlehner, a first-year, finished tied for third in the 50 Free finals with a time of 20.97 seconds.
• Junior diver Luke Albanese took second in the 3 Meter event, scoring 596.60 points.

 
Friday, Feb. 20
200 Medley Relay Finals
1. RIT A – 1:29.88 (Griffin Messenlehner, Jackson Frazier, Kamden Keyes, Finn Hilliard)
 
200 Fly Finals
2. Kamden Keyes – 1:51.32
5. Miles Lim – 1:53.43
8. Jacob Winfield – 1:55.58
11. Ryan Clancy – 1:57.09
15. Sam Sokalzuk – 2:00.49
 
100 Back Finals
1. Griffin Messenlehner – 48.98 (NCAA B CUT)

100 Breast Finals
1. Griffin Tomsheck – 55.49
4. Aiden Agostini – 56.23

1-Meter Dive Finals
1. Luke Albanese – 566.90 (MEET RECORD)
5. Sam Martin – 384.90
 
800 Free Relay Finals
1. RIT B – 7:02.04 (Thomas Eppich, Leonid Pozhenko, Sam Sokalzuk, Lucas Peterson)
 
200 Fly Prelims
3. Kamden Keyes – 1:52.33 Advances to A Final
6. Miles Lim – 1:54.16 Advances to A Final
8. Jacob Winfield – 1:55.15 Advances to A Final
13. Ryan Clancy – 1:57.44 Advances to B Final
14. Sam Sokalzuk – 1:59.33 Advances to B Final
-- Mike Ekert – x1:54.10
 
100 Back Prelims
1. Griffin Messenlehner – 49.48 Advances to A Final
-- Bernardo Valente – x53.86
 
100 Breast Prelims
1. Griffin Tomsheck – 55.33 Advances to A Final
5. Aiden Agostini – 57.08 Advances to A Final
-- Colin Zhao – x1:00.19
-- Brayden Pyott – x1:0066
 
1-Meter Dive Prelims
1. Luke Albanese – 527.50
5. Sam Martin – 389.10
 
Thursday, Feb. 19
200 Free Finals
5. Eric Noga – 1:41.78
7. Stephen Graver – 1:42.03
8. Josh Berty – 1:42.62
9. Miles Lim – 1:42.77
10. Thomas Eppich – 1:42.84
19. Leonid Pozhenko – 1:45.33
 
100 Fly Finals
4. Finn Hilliard – 49.55
7. Ryan Clancy – 50.35
8. Kamden Keyes – 50.47
10. Jack Dollyhigh – 5
 
400 IM Finals
5. Jacob Winfield –4:05.21
7. Lucas Peterson – 4:10.72
15. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:19.43

200 Free Relay Finals
2. RIT A – 1:22.24 (Griffin Messenlehner, Finn Hilliard, Erie Noga, Ryan Clancy)
17. RIT B – 1:24.33 (Jack Dollyhigh, Kamden Keyes, Leonid Pozhenko, Griffin Tomsheck)
 
200 Free Prelims
4. Eric Noga – 1:41.98 Advances to A Final
7. Stephen Graver – 1:42.60 Advances to A Final
8. Josh Berty – 1:43.16 Advances to A Final
11. Miles Lim – 1:43.96 Advances to B Final
14. Thomas Eppich – 1:44.75 Advances to B Final
18. Leonid Pozhenko – 1:45.52 Advances to C Final
 
100 Fly Prelims
4. Finn Hilliard – 50.24 Advances to A Final
7. Ryan Clancy – 50.42 Advances to A Final
8. Kamden Keyes – 50.49 Advances to A Final
11. Jack Dollyhigh – 51.48 Advances to B Final
 
400 IM Prelims
2. Jacob Winfield – 4:06.76 Advances to A Final
6. Lucas Peterson – 4:10.19 Advances to A Final
12. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:13.29 Advances to B Final
-- Brayden Pyott – x4:22.25
 
Wednesday, Feb. 18
500 Free Finals
2. Josh Berty – 4:33.17
4. Thomas Eppich – 4:34:69
9. Lucas Peterson – 4:40:18
17. Miles Lim – 4:46.11
24. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:57.99
 
200 IM Finals
1. Stephen Graver – 1:54.03
5. Griffin Tomsheck – 1:54.38
8. Jackson Frazier – 1:56.30
12. Jacob Winfield – 1:56.69
20. Aiden Agostini – 1:59.42
 
50 Free Finals
t3. Griffin Messenlehner – 20.97
5. Finn Hilliard – 21.07
7. Eric Noga – 21.27
8. Jack Dollyhigh – 21.37
9. Leonid Pozhenko – 21.49

3-Meter Dive Finals
2. Luke Albanese – 596.60
5. Sam Martin – 405.00
 
400 Medley Relay Finals
2. RIT A – 3:20.36 (Griffin Messenlehner, Griffin Tomsheck, Kamden Keyes, Finn Hilliard)
18. RIT B – 3:32.69 (Eric Noga, Jackson Frazier, Ryan Clancy, Stephen Graver)
 
500 Free Prelims
2. Josh Berty – 4:34.86 – Advances to A Final
5. Thomas Eppich – 4:36.11 – Advances to A Final
10. Lucas Peterson – 4:40.59 – Advances to B Final
17. Miles Lim – 4:50.65 – Advances to C Final
23. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:54.16 – Advances to C Final
-- Flynn Lundeen – x4:49.89
 
200 IM Prelims
3. Stephen Graver – 1:54.66 – Advances to A Final
4. Griffin Tomsheck – 1:54.72 – Advances to A Final
6. Jackson Frazier – 1:55.41 – Advances to A Final
11. Jacob Winfield – 1:57.11 – Advances to B Final
20. Aiden Agostini – 2:00.05 – Advances to C Final
-- Colin Zhao – x2:00.70
 
50 Free Prelims
3. Griffin Messenlehner – 20.96 – Advances to A Final
4. Finn Hilliard – 21.02 – Advances to A Final
7. Eric Noga – 21.33 – Advances to A Final
8. Jack Dollyhigh – 21.48 – Advances to A Final
9. Leonid Pozhenko – 21.55 – Advances to B Final

3-Meter Dive Prelims
Luke Albanese
Sam Martin

Saturday, Feb. 21
1,650 Free Prelims
Josh Berty
Lucas Peterson
Thomas Eppich
Flynn Lundeen
Sam Sokalzuk
 
100 Free Prelims
Griffin Messenlehner
Finn Hilliard
Eric Noga
Leonid Pozhenko
Ryan Clancy
Miles Lim
Eric Noga
Brandon Block
 
200 Back Prelims
Griffin Messenlehner
Ryan Clancy
Eric Noga
Finn Hilliard
 
200 Breast Prelims
Griffin Tomsheck
Jackson Frazier
Aiden Agostini
Jacob Winfield
Stephen Graver
Colin Zhao
Brayden Pyott
Thomas Eppich