NEWARK, NJ - NJIT men's swimmer Brian Capozzola, from Toms River, NJ has been selected as NJIT Male Athlete of the Week for his performance during the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association Championships.
On day 2 of the championships, the sophomore qualified 6th in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 20.76 at prelims, barely edging out his old record set from March 2013. In finals he dropped time again tying for 3rd place overall and resetting his school record again with a time of 20.52. This marked the first time a Highlander reached the podium and placed at CCSA's.
The 200 freestyle relay placed 6th overall with a time of 1:25.27 which resets the school record by almost 2 seconds which was set in March of 2013. The relay consisted of freshman Michael Sungurov, freshman Jack Matusiak, Anthony Czar and Capozzola. Capozzola also noted a lifetime best in his 50 free relay split going under 20 seconds, at a supersonic 19.76. His split is also noted as one of the fastest 50 freestyle relays splits of the meet overall.
On the final day Capozzola placed 6th in the preliminary 100 yard freestyle with a new school record of 45.47, dropping an incredible 0.78 seconds. The previous school record of 46.25 was held also by Capozzola set in February 2013.
Capozzola swam the exact same time at finals in the 100 yard freestyle. He placed 6th overall with his time of 45.47. Also Sungurov in the 200 yard backstroke dropped time from this morning with a new school record of 2:02.64 and placed 16th overall.
The final highlight of the Championship was the 400 yard freestyle relay consisting of Michael Sungurov, freshman Jack Matusiak, Anthony Czar and Capozzola. They placed 6th overall with a time of 3:10.84, resetting the school record previously set in February of 2013.
The Highlanders finished 5th overall in the team standings beating Virginia Military Institute and Howard University.
