OSWEGO, N.Y. – The SUNY Oneonta men's swimming & diving team competed against SUNY Oswego on Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons posted several strong individual performances, led by junior Ben Heyman (Glens Falls, NY/Glens Falls), who won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events, as Oneonta finished with 101 points against Oswego's 144.
Heyman led Oneonta on the diving boards, taking first place in both events. He won the three-meter dive with a score of 177.55 before taking the one-meter competition with a score of 212.95. Freshman Sanjeev Arcot () added a third-place finish in the one-meter dive with a score of 106.65.
In the pool, junior Russell Cheng (Westchester, NY/Ardsley) led the Red Dragons in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing third overall in 23.96 seconds. Senior Nick Rhodes (Rockville Centre, N.Y./) led Oneonta in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 51.07 seconds for second place. Freshman Connor Carter (Geneva, NY/Midlakes) followed with 54.56 seconds to finish third.
Oneonta also had a strong showing in the 100-yard backstroke, with freshman Caden Hoyt (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) placing second in 1:03.54 and senior Gavin Weseman (Olean, NY/Olean) finishing third in 1:05.82. In the 100-yard breaststroke, senior Cosmo Martinelli (Albany, NY/Albany) took second place in 1:04.74, while junior Bastian Dudley (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) finished third in 1:08.68.
The Red Dragons continued to collect points in the distance events. Freshman Zach Winans (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa) placed second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:34.06, while sophomore Brendan Kliment (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) finished third in 6:00.91. In the 200-yard freestyle, Weseman led Oneonta with a fourth-place time of 2:00.30, followed by senior Andrew Capella (Glenville, NY/Burnt-Hills-Ballston Lake) in fifth at 2:02.97 and freshman Nicky Danielo (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) in sixth at 2:05.39.
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Cheng, Danielo, Weseman and Capella placed second in 1:39.33. Oneonta's second relay squad, Carter, Brett Dixon (Stony Brook, NY/), Caleb Doney (Guilderland, NY/Guilderland), and Winans, finished third in 1:42.99.
The Red Dragons next compete at RPI on Saturday, October 24, at 1 p.m.