Men's Swimming and Diving | 2/17/2024 10:29:52 PM
Hartwick College won its first league championship since 2006, as the 2024 Empire 8 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, held in conjunction with the Allegheny Empire Championships at the Webster Aquatic Center came to a close on Saturday, February 17.
The Hawks finished with 1,033 team points to hold off defending champion Alfred University by 50 points, while Nazareth University recorded 723 points.
Cameron Drake of Hartwick opened the evening by winning the 1,650-freestyle by 43 seconds in a time of 16:03.60. First-year Hassan Abdelwahed of Hartwick earned a win in the 200-yard breaststroke, hitting the wall first in 45.36.
Ryan Hough of Nazareth made it a clean sweep of the sprint freestyle events, taking the 100-yard freestyle in a snappy time of 45.36 seconds.
Will LaMastus of Alfred earned the victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:54.76 seconds, while he partnered with teammates Emmanuel Drappatz, Will LaMastus, Paul Tuttle and Colby Watkins to garner the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:11.44.
Hartwick’s Mikey Schultz, who was named the 2024 Empire 8 Swimmer of the Meet for the third straight year, took the 200-yard butterfly in 1:49.34. He capped off a tremendous weekend in which he also won the 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard butterfly and was part of the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Hartwick’s Jack Armstrong was named the Empire 8 Diver of the Meet for the second straight season after earning league titles in both the 1- and 3-meter diving events earlier in the week.
Hartwick head coach Dale Rothenberger was also named the Allegheny Empire Men’s Coach of the Meet.
Saturday’s Finals Results
1,650-yard freestyle – Cameron Drake, Hartwick – 16:03.60
200-yard backstroke – Will LaMastus, Alfred – 1:54.76
100-yard freestyle – Ryan Hough, Nazareth – :45.36
200-yard breaststroke – Hassan Abdelwahed, Hartwick – 2:07.03
200-yard butterfly – Mikey Schultz, Hartwick – 1:49.34
400-yard freestyle relay – Emmanuel Drappatz, Will LaMastus, Paul Tuttle, Colby Watkins, Alfred – 3:11.44
2024 Final Empire 8 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Team Scores
Hartwick – 1,033
Alfred – 983
Nazareth – 723
2024 Empire 8 Championship Swimmer of the Meet: Mikey Schultz, Sr., Hartwick
2024 Empire 8 Championship Diver of the Meet: Jack Armstrong, Sr., Hartwick
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