ONEONTA, N.Y. - The Oneonta men's swimming & diving team won the season-opening Hartwick Relays on Saturday, defeating the host, Hartwick, 136-126. Overall, the Red Dragons won four events.

The day began with the 400 medley relay, in which senior Andrew Capella (Glenville, NY/Burnt-Hills-Ballston Lake), Cosmo Martinelli (Albany, NY/Albany), junior Bastion Dudley, and freshman Nicky Danielo (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) placed second in 4:03.18.  

Oneonta then won the 3x100 breaststroke relay, with Danielo, Capella, and Dudley posting 3:26.75, 16 seconds faster than the second-place Hartwick team. The Red Dragons took second in the 300 butterfly relay. Martinelli, junior Russell Cheng (Westchester, NY/Ardsley), and freshman Zach Winans (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa) finished in 3:06.18.

In the 3,400 freestyle relay, freshmen Caden Hoyt (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley), Connor Carter (Geneva, NY/Midlakes), Danielo, and Winans took second at 8:56.24.

Carter, Cheng, junior Dylan Harrison (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa), and sophomore Brett Dixon (Stony Brook, NY/) grabbed second overall in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:38.56. Oneonta followed with a first-place finish in the 3x200 IM relay in which Hoyt, Dudley, and sophomore Caleb Dooney swam a 7:19.98. Doney, Hoyt, Harrison, and Cheng then claimed first in the 200 medley relay in 1:52.93. The Red Dragons placed second in the 400 freestyle relay, with Dixon, Martinelli, Carter, and Harrison swimming 3:38.14.

Oneonta closed out the day winning the 800 IM relay. Cappella, Dudley, Cheng, and Winans finished at 9:35.97.

Oneonta next competes at Oswego on Saturday, October 17, at 1 p.m.