Men's Swimming and Diving | 2/16/2023 8:07:01 PM
WEBSTER, NY – Hartwick College moved into a slim lead over Alfred University after day two of the 2023 Empire 8 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, held in conjunction with the Allegheny Empire Championships at the Webster Aquatic Center on Thursday, February 16.
The Hawks have 340 team points to hold a 32.5 point lead over Alfred University, who has 307.5 points after Thursday night and Nazareth College, who has 201. Utica University is fourth overall with 94 points.
Dawson Tupponce of Nazareth opened the weekend by winning the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:47.90.
Mikey Schultz, the 2022 Empire 8 Swimmer of the Year, won the E8 title in the hotly contested 200-yard individual medley by nearly four seconds in a time of 1:53.63, while Nazareth's Ryan Hough won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.96 seconds.
Alfred’s quartet of Colby Watkins, Fernando Lagos, Noam Sokolovsky and Alessandro Lagos won the E8 title in the 200-yard freestyle relay by just nine one-hundredths of a second over Nazareth in 1:26.48.
Day three action begins with the prelims at 10 am on Friday. Day three finals events begin at 5 pm.
Thursday’s Finals Results
500-yard freestyle – Dawson Tupponce, Hartwick – 4:47.90
200-yard individual medley – Mikey Schultz, Hartwick – 1:53.63
50-yard freestyle – Ryan Hough, Nazareth – :20.96
3-meter diving – Jack Armstrong, Hartwick – 428.85
200-yard freestyle relay – Colby Watkins, Fernando Lagos, Noam Sokolovsky, Alessandro Lagos, Alfred – 1:26.48
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