BALTIMORE – The NJIT's men's swimming and diving team opened its 2014-15 season on Saturday in the first day of the CCSA North Invitational hosted by UMBC.
The meet involved programs, including NJIT, who compete in the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA). Last season was the first for NJIT in the all-Division I CCSA, which picks its champions in a season-ending meet, which this season will be contested at the University of Georgia.
In-season scheduling for the CCSA is optional and this year the North Invitational was held as an early-season event. Aside from NJIT and host UMBC, squads at the North Invitational are Gardner Webb and VMI.
Two other men's swimming and diving teams in the CCSA did not participate. One, Howard, is on the NJIT schedule for a home meet on January 31, 2015, and the second, Incarnate Word from San Antonio, TX, has its only CCSA competition in the season-ending championship meet.
Scott Quirie had a Highlander-best third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.99. Teammates
Christian Giglio placed ninth (2:01.19),
Michael Sungurov placed 10th (2:05.26), and
Edward Mann finished 11th (2:06.00).
Freshman Colin Moore was fifth in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:51.34.
Anthony Czar took ninth with a time of 4:55, while
Gene Tutzauer placed 13th with a time of 5:12.04.
In the 200-yard IM,
Jonathan Drori check in at the 11th spot with a time of 20:06.96.
Maxim Tillman and Jack Matsiak placed 14th and 16th, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle.
Joseph Nguyen placed 12th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:50.45.
In the 100-yard breaststroke,
Richard Seffrin finished eighth with a time of 1:03.86, and
Alexander Hilsamer placed 15th with a time of 1:10.31.
Diver
David Schmidt was fifth with a score of 203.93 in 1-meter diving.
Sunday is the last day of the CCSA North Invitational. The meet starts at 11 am.
