BINGHAMTON, NY – The NJIT men's swimming and diving team opened up the 2015-16 season Saturday at Binghamton in a tri-meet against the Bearcats and Army.

The Highlanders fell 218-75 to Binghamton and 188-93 to Army.

Senior Brian Capozzola led NJIT placing second in both the 50 and 100 free. The senior also finished the 200 free with a time of 1:47.06 good for sixth place.

In the 100 fly sophomore Collin Moore and freshmen Edward Parks and Alex Danielson finished third, fourth and fifth. Moore swam the in 53.13, while Parks swam in 54.59 and Danielson in 55.95.

The 400 free relay team consisting of Capozzola, Parks, sophomore Maxim Tillman, and junior Michael Sungurov recorded a time of 3:16.63 good for a second place finish.

Freshmen Steven Akdemir, Alex Danielson, Luiz De Miranda Leao III, Eddie Filipovic, Erik Kral, Brandon Lachapel, Edward Parks, and Blake Rader all made their collegiate debut for the Highlanders.

NJIT will host Bryant next on Saturday, October 17 at 11am at the Fleisher Athletic Center. All fans will receive a free NJIT Highlanders foam hand at the door.

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