New Paltz, N.Y. - On Halloween eve, the Adelphi University swimming and diving program made their way over the bridge to take on SUNY New Paltz in Friday, dual meet action.
Both Panther teams came out of the lanes victorious, as the men defeated the Hawks 151-35 and the women secured a 138-56 victory.
Men's Highlights:
- Adelphi opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as Ryan Kakimseit, Andrew Kravtsov, Eric Slavin and Valerii Pidhoretskyy combined for a time of 1:34.29.
- Santiago Souberbielle claimed first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 10:53.74.
- Nils Foerster led an Adelphi sweep of the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle, winning in 1:48.91 ahead of Gregoire Guy (1:49.32) and Luke Emmanuel Paragas (1:54.62).
- Pidhoretskyy won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.43, with Slavin close behind in second at 21.56.
- Francesco Brillante captured the 200-yard individual medley in 2:04.60, finishing ahead of teammate Souberbielle, who placed second in 2:06.08.
- Jake Chee-A-Tow earned the win in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.07.
- Ryan Kakimseit took first in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.25, leading an Adelphi sweep of the top three places. Eric Slavin finished second in 48.72, followed by Donte Mathelier in 50.79.
- Pidhoretskyy claimed another victory in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing in 53.58. Teammate Thomas Koeppel placed second in 55.26.
- Tristan Weingarten won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:03.12, narrowly ahead of Guy, who finished second in 5:03.66. Adelphi swept the top three spots in the event.
- Brillante won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.24, with Kravtsov finishing just behind in second at 1:00.34. Adelphi claimed all three top spots.
- Adelphi's B relay of Mathelier, Peter Gentilini, Kravtsov and Brillante closed the meet with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing in 1:35.17.
Women's Highlights:
- Adelphi opened the women's competition with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Laura Moran, Maya Bieganowski, Aizel Pusing and Kelly Tula finished in 1:59.69, while the Panthers' B relay took second in 2:01.42.
- Chloe Rivers won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:57.86, finishing ahead of New Paltz's Sophia Bucci.
- Bieganowski captured the 200-yard freestyle in 2:06.40, while teammate Hanna Bak finished second in 2:09.93. The former also captured a win in the 100-yard freestyle in 57.80.
- Tula earned first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.64.
- Natalia Brulinski won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:22.97, narrowly ahead of Rivers, who finished second in 2:23.25.
- Moran won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:04.21, with teammate Isabella Chang finishing second in 1:05.13.
- Ava Pusing claimed the 500-yard freestyle in 5:49.36, with Rivers close behind in second at 5:50.76.
- Chang won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:13.56, followed by teammate Bak in second at 1:14.91.
- Adelphi's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Moran, Alexa Flores, Ava Pusing and Tula secured another victory, finishing in 1:49.91.
The Panthers return to action next Friday when they take on the Purple Knights of the University of Bridgeport. First event is set for 4:00 p.m.