BUFFALO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's swimming and diving team pulled out an exciting victory over Division I foe, Canisius, on Saturday afternoon with a score of 152-142.

The Knights kicked off the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 yard medley relay. The team of Griffin Merkling, Jake Nielsen, Ben Ludlow, and Jordan Nielsen pulled out the first place finish with a time of 1:33.75, out touching the Golden Griffins by less than a second. Colin Babbitt kept the winning ways going for the Knights, taking first in the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:09.06.

Following a few of second and third place finishes, the Knights put together an impressive finish in the 50 yard freestyle. Jordan Nielsen took first with a time of 21.28, while Brian Pabisch was right behind him in second at 22.07. Jake Nielsen followed it up in the 100 yard freestyle, earning the top spot at 46.83, while Pabisch once again was behind in second place.

Babbitt put up another strong performance in the 500 yard freestyle, but was out touched by .05 seconds as he took second place with a time of 4:53.65. Geneseo capped off the swim events by winning the 200 yard freestyle. Jake Nielsen, Gannon Moore, Brian Pabisch, and Jordan Nielsen teamed up to take the top spot with a time of 1:24.25.

In the diving events, Trent Makowiec swept both, scoring 319.43 in the one meter and 332.63 in three meter. For the full results from the meet, click here.

The Knights will return to action on Nov. 3 at the DIII Shootout hosted by U Chicago on Nov. 3 and 4.