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Men's Swimming & Diving 3/6/2021 6:22:00 PM

Men's Swimming and Diving Opens Season With Defeat At La Salle

PHILADELPHIA --- The NJIT men's swimming and diving team kicked off its 2021 season on Saturday afternoon, falling to the La Salle Explorers 129-76.

The lone victory the Highlanders were able to pick up came from junior Joshua Franco, who paced the field in the 200 Free with a time of 1:42.83. Franco was also less than a second away from taking the 100 Free, finishing in second with a time of 47.12.

OTHER TOP THREE FINISHES

2nd - 200 IM (Edward Madrigal - 2:01.73)
2nd - 500 Free (Kenan Kocoglu - 4:56.41)
2nd - 200 Medley Relay (Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar/Nicholas Lyons/Mattheau Bonner/Joshua Franco - 1:35.26)
2nd - 200 Free Relay (Michael Schober/Edward Madrigal/Matthew Bevan/Kenan Kocoglu - 1:29.93)
3rd - 1000 Free (Alon Lerner - 10:19.31)
3rd - 200 Free (Kenan Kocoglu - 1:48.57)
3rd - 50 Free (Nicholas Lyons - 22.32)
3rd - 200 IM (Mitchell Malakhov - 2:03.39)
3rd - 100 Fly (Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar - 51.78)
3rd - 100 Free (Mitchell Malakhov - 50.79)
3rd - 100 Back (Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar - 53.48)
3rd - 500 Free (Alon Lerner - 5:00.17)
3rd - 200 Free Relay (Ricardo Vasconcellos/Adam Primost/Daniel Jablonski/Alon Lerner - 1:34.60)

NEXT UP
NJIT is scheduled to compete in its first-ever America East dual meet against Binghamton on Sunday, March 21.

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Bevan

Matthew Bevan: Free/IM; 6' 3"; Sophomore

Mattheau Bonner

Mattheau Bonner: Free/Fly; 5' 11"; Senior

Joshua Franco

Joshua Franco: Free/Back; 6' 0"; Junior

Daniel Jablonski

Daniel Jablonski: Distance; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Alon Lerner

Alon Lerner: Distance/IM; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Nicholas Lyons

Nicholas Lyons: Breast; 5' 7"; Fifth Year

Edward Madrigal

Edward Madrigal: Fly/Back; 6' 2"; Junior

Mitchell Malakhov

Mitchell Malakhov: Back/Fly; 6' 3"; Sophomore

Adam Primost

Adam Primost: Free; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Ricardo Vasconcellos

Ricardo Vasconcellos: Breast/Free; 5' 11"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matthew Bevan

Matthew Bevan
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: Free/IM

Mattheau Bonner

Mattheau Bonner
: 5' 11"; Senior
: Free/Fly

Joshua Franco

Joshua Franco
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Free/Back

Daniel Jablonski

Daniel Jablonski
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Distance

Alon Lerner

Alon Lerner
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: Distance/IM

Nicholas Lyons

Nicholas Lyons
: 5' 7"; Fifth Year
: Breast

Edward Madrigal

Edward Madrigal
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Fly/Back

Mitchell Malakhov

Mitchell Malakhov
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: Back/Fly

Adam Primost

Adam Primost
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Free

Ricardo Vasconcellos

Ricardo Vasconcellos
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: Breast/Free