Complete ResultsNEW YORK, N.Y. (November 7, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's swimming team is in second place after one day of competition at the New York University Fall Invitational in Manhattan.
The Ducks' team total of 261 trails host NYU by 34 as the Violets picked up 295 team tallies Friday. SUNY New Paltz and Arcadia University are currently in third and fourth place.
The second and final day of action is set to begin Saturday at 10 a.m.
The Ducks began the competition by taking second place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of freshman
Ethan Gehenio, junior
Joshua Lefeber, junior
Dane Pilcher and junior
Tomasz Wolinski combined for a time of 1:26.33 and 34 team points.
Sophomore
William Arnott and freshman
Connor Harrigan finished four-five in the 500-yard freestyle with strong times of 4:46.40 and 4:47.32. Freshman
James Betz and sophomore
Mark Lippert finished sixth and seventh, respectively, as the group of four teamed to bring in 54 points in the one event.
Lefeber was the first Duck to earn a win, taking the top spot in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:56.19. He was followed by senior
Alex Xu in second place as the veteran clocked a 1:57.21.
Wolinski, Gehenio and senior
John Rees were all in the top-eight in the 50-yard freestyle. Wolinski's 21.46 netted him second place (17 points), while Gehenio's 21.83 was good for fourth. Rees finished seventh as the trio of Ducks accumulated 44 tallies.
Junior
Ravi Sun, Lefeber, sophomore
Austen Young and Wolinski closed the Friday action by taking second in the 400-yard medley relay, touching at 3:29.12 and earning 34 team points.
Check
www.StevensDucks.com for a final recap of the NYU Fall Invitational Saturday night.
