WORCESTER, MASS. — The second day of the America East Championships saw the NJIT Swimming and Diving team earn another relay medal, place 13 Highlanders within A, B, and C Finals across three events, and jump up two places in the team standings.

NJIT picked up a third bronze medal of the meet as the 200 Free Relay quartet of Zac Kuzak, Tanish Chhabra, Aidan Blackmon, and Dylan Ostolaza took third with a time of 1:21.90. The top Highlander performances outside of the medal-winning relay were the two A finalists in the 500 Free (Sam Deemer and Oxford Bayley) and one in the 50 Free (Tanish Chhabra).

HIGHLANDER MEDALISTS
200 Free Relay

• Zac Kuzak/Tanish Chhabra/Aidan Blackmon/Dylan Ostolaza: 3rd - 1:21.90

EVENT FINALISTS
500 Free

• Samuel Deemer: 4th - 4:31.16 (A Final)
• Oxford Bayley: 5th - 4:37.68 (A Final)
• Keegan Wooding: 12th - 4:40.40 (B Final)
• Ryan Wilbur: 13th - 4:41.36 (B Final)
• Jake Nelms: 14th - 4:42.15 (B Final)
• Reilly Vann: 19th - 4:44.75 (C Final)

200 IM

• Andrew Lucky: 14th - 1:52.92 (B Final)
• Aidan Blackmon: 17th - 1:52.18 (C Final)
• Michael Schober: 21st - 1:56.30 (C Final)

50 Free

• Tanish Chhabra: 7th - 20.59 (A Final)
• Zac Kuzak: 18th - 21.20 (C Final)
• Dylan Ostolaza: 19th - 21.25 (C Final)
• Hirad Sharifian: 21st - 21.36 (C Final)

MEN'S STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2
1. UMBC - 359
2. Bryant - 292
3. Binghamton - 288
4. NJIT - 152
5. VMI - 144
6. Maine - 107

Friday's schedule will be comprised of the following:

FRIDAY MORNING: 10 AM
400 Yard Individual Medley
100 Yard Butterfly
200 Yard Freestyle
100 Yard Breaststroke
100 Yard Backstroke
400 Yard Medley Relay - B FINAL

FRIDAY EVENING: DIVING 2:30 PM, 5:00 PM
1 Meter Diving FINAL - Women
400 Yard Individual Medley
100 Yard Butterfly
200 Yard Freestyle
100 Yard Breaststroke
100 Yard Backstroke
400 Yard Medley Relay