Swimming and Diving Finishes NJIT Invitational In Second Place

10/15/2022 6:08:00 PM

NEWARK, N.J. — The NJIT men's swimming and diving team wrapped up its first meet of the 2022-23 season on Saturday afternoon, taking second place as hosts of its two-day NJIT Invitational at the Wellness and Events Center Natatorium alongside the men's and women's teams from UMBC and St. Francis Brooklyn and the women's team from Vermont.

FINAL TEAM SCORES
Men's

UMBC - 1232 points
NJIT - 987.5 points
SFBK - 652.5 points

Women's

UVM - 1348 points
UMBC - 887points
SFBK - 738 points

SATURDAY HIGHLANDER VICTORIES

The Highlanders were once again paced by a lone victory amongst the team, this time coming from senior Matthew Bevan in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:09.51.

OTHER TOP THREE FINISHES SATURDAY

Aidan Blackmon/Matthew Bevan/Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar/Tanish Chhabra - 200 Medley Relay (2nd, 1:34.24)
Sam Deemer - 500 Free (2nd, 4:43.71)
Dylan Ostolaza - 200 Back (2nd, 1:53.72)
Tanish Chhabra - 100 Free (2nd, 46.92)
Mizell McEachin - 100 Fly (3rd, 52.36)
Peter Kutuzov - 200 Breast (3rd, 2:09.99)

NEXT UP
The Highlanders will hit the road for the first time next week (Saturday, October 22) to face Georgetown. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in Washington, D.C.

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