WEBSTER, NY: The SUNY Geneseo men's swimming & diving team took on Day 1 of the Empire 8 Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and put on a dominant performance to take an early lead over the competition.

DAY 1:
Colin Babbitt took third place in the 500-yard freestyle with his time of 4:42.22, while Oliver Lutz came in right behind him for fourth place with a time of 4:48.61. in the 200 IM, Alex Palmer came up big with his first-place finish, touching at 1:49.57, breaking an Empire 8 conference record, and setting an NCAA B cut time. Connor Baird followed a second later, taking second place with his time of 1:50.84. The 50-yard free had an unprecedented final, with all eight spots taken by Geneseo athletes. All eight Knights finished with .4 seconds of each other, with Brian Pabisch leading the way with a time of 20.46. Dylan Gallub and Nick Lemmo rounded out the top three, touching at 20.74 and 20.86. In the 3-meter dive, Greg Meder took first place, scoring 601.70 points over 11 dives, followed by Nathan Davey in third with a score of 519.45. The 400-yard IM medley relay team of Gallub, Palmer, Baird and Jake Nielsen rounded out the meet, finishing on top with a time of 3:20.51, marking a new championship record, which was previously set by Geneseo last year.

For day one results, click here.