In the Saxons’ season and home-opener against RIT, Abdallatif was flawless with four victories as the Saxons battled the Tigers. Abdallatif added esteemed recognition to his performances by breaking not one, not two, but three Alfred University McLane Natatorium pool records. Abdallatif clocked a time of 50.47 in the 100-yard backstroke to break the previous record of 51.90 and then posted a 51.39 to break a 34-year-old time of 51.66 in the 100-yard butterfly. Abdallatif broke Hartwick College’s Matt Plunkett’s 2015 pool record time of 1:54.55 in the 200-yard backstroke by reaching the wall in a time of 1:53.85. Abdallatif’s first win of the evening was when he joined Carlos Gonzalez, Andre Ayala and Calem Striker in the 200-yard medley relay, swimming the opening backstroke leg. The team won with a time of 1:36.26.