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Men's Swimming and Diving

Men's Swimming and Diving Splits RIT Tri-Meet

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's swimming and diving team went on the road to take on RIT and the Univeristy of Rochester at the RIT Tri-Meet. The Knights came away with a decisive 216-82 win over the Yellowjackets, but fell to the hosts 178-121.

Geneseo opened up the meet with the team of Griffin Merkling, Jake Nielsen, Ben Ludlow, and Jordan Nielsen finishing second in the 200 yard medley relay at 1:33.84. Colin Babbit then backed it up in the 1000 yard freestyle in second place at 10:14.44. Jake Nielsen tallied the first win of the meet for the Knights in the 50 yard freestyle, posting a time of 20.93 while Jordan Nielsen took second at 21.18. Jake Nielsen went on to finish first in back to back events, posting a time of 46.75 in the 100 yard freestyle.

Ludlow continued his impressive performances at the meet with a second place finish in the 200 yard backstroke, recording a time of 1:55.11. Alex Palmer then followed it up in the 200 yard breaststroke, taking second with a time of 2:09.05. The Knights were dominant in the 200 yard IM, with Ludlow taking first at 1:57.19 and Palmer in second at 1:58.83. Geneseo capped off the swimming portion of the meet with a second place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:06.97.

Trent Makowiec shined in the diving portion of the meet, taking first in both events. In the three-meter dive, Makowiec scored 394.25 and then followed it up in the one-meter dive with a score of 346.80. Greg Meder was the second highest scoring diver for the Knights, posting 297.65 in the one-meter and 310.15 in the three-meter.

For the full results from the meet, click here.
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Players Mentioned

Ben Ludlow

Ben Ludlow

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Trent Makowiec

Trent Makowiec

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diving
Griffin Merkling

Griffin Merkling

5' 10"
Freshman
Back/IM
Jordan Nielsen

Jordan Nielsen

6' 0"
Sophomore
Free/Breast
Greg Meder

Greg Meder

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jake Nielsen

Jake Nielsen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Alex Palmer

Alex Palmer

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ben Ludlow

Ben Ludlow

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Trent Makowiec

Trent Makowiec

5' 6"
Sophomore
Diving
Griffin Merkling

Griffin Merkling

5' 10"
Freshman
Back/IM
Jordan Nielsen

Jordan Nielsen

6' 0"
Sophomore
Free/Breast
Greg Meder

Greg Meder

5' 8"
Sophomore
Jake Nielsen

Jake Nielsen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Alex Palmer

Alex Palmer

6' 1"
Freshman