Oneonta, NY  (Hartwick) - The SUNY Oneonta men's swimming and diving team took a loss to its city rival 156-138 yesterday at Hartwick.

Highlights for the Red Dragon men began in the sixth event as freshman Christopher Costanzo (Staten Island/Susan E. Wagner) got a victory in the 200 yard freestyle earning a time of 1:49.78 just over a second ahead of the Hartwick runner-up.   Costanzo came back later with another win in the 200 yard breaststroke touching the wall with a time of 2:06.65 over a second ahead of the Hartwick rival.

In the 200 yard butterfly sophomore Jared Ciccarelli (Staten Island/Tottenville) and freshman Anthony Porto (Hillsdale/Taconic Hills) finished 1-12 respectfully with times of 2:03.95 followed by 2:07.28.

In the 50 yard freestyle freshman Billy Coddington was impressive with a winning time of 22.44 only .05 of the Hartwick rival.  Coddington was also successful in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 49.14 earning top honors. 

In the one-meter diving competition the Red Dragons took the top two positions as sophomores Christopher Corsello (Monroe/Monroe Woodbury) and Jerome Wiggins (Binghamton/Binghamton) were first and second respectfully.  Corsello and Wiggins also repeated their placements in the three-meter dive.

The men's swimming and diving team will next compete at the Franklin Invitational beginning  on Friday, November 17th in Lancaster, PA.