Men's Swimming and Diving Dominates At VMI Quad Meet

11/11/2023 11:43:00 PM

LEXINGTON, Va. — The NJIT men's swimming and diving team went a perfect 3-0 in its road quad meet Saturday evening, defeating Virginia Military Institute (177-122), UMBC (208-89) and Howard (203-95) at the VMI Aquatics Center.

The performance was one of the best in NJIT program history, as the Highlanders set records for VMI's pool - the location of the 2024 America East Championships - in all 11 of its victories while freshman Francois Malherbe added his second and third school records of the year in the 50 Free and 100 Fly.

"Today was a great experience for a young team to travel and go up against great competition, including the defending America East champions in UMBC. The guys raced hard and fast and were able to earn a well deserved victory," head coach Ron Farina exclaimed after the winning day.

HIGHLANDER VICTORIES

Francois Malherbe (3): 50 Free (20.09) #& | 100 Free (44.73) # | 100 Fly (48.21) #&
Laith Sabbah (2): 200 Free (1:39.31) # | 200 Back (1:47.58) #
Keegan Wooding: 1000 Free (9:39.85) #
Aidan Blackmon: 100 Back (50.88) #
Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar: 200 Fly (1:51.04) #
Bartosz Bryg: 200 Breast (2:04.64) #
Sam Deemer: 500 Free (4:39.65) #
Aidan Blackmon/Matthew Bevan/Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar/Tanish Chhabra: 200 Medley Relay (1:30.99) #

# VMI pool record
& NJIT school record

TOP THREE FINISHES

Oxford Bayley: 1000 Free (9:49.41; 2nd) | 500 Free (4:44.92; 3rd)
Tanish Chhabra: 50 Free (21.31; 2nd)
Sam Deemer: 100 Back (50.95; 2nd)
Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar: 100 Fly (50.28; 2nd)
Aiden Ban: 3 Meter Diving (248.60; 2nd)
Keegan Wooding: 500 Free (4:42.57; 2nd)
Aiden Ban: 1 Meter Diving (208.65; 3rd)
Zac Kuzak: 200 Free (1:43.29; 3rd)
Dylan Ostolaza: 200 Back (1:51.20; 2nd) | 100 Back (51.39; 3rd)
Bartosz Bryg: 100 Breast (57.25; 3rd)

NEXT UP
NJIT will close out the 2023 calendar year at the three-day ECAC Winter Championships, scheduled for December 1-3 in East Meadow, N.Y.

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