TROY, N.Y. – The Oneonta men's swimming & diving team competed against RPI on Saturday afternoon, with the Red Dragons recording 102 team points.
Oneonta posted several strong individual performances, led by senior Cosmo Martinelli (Albany, NY/Albany), senior Nick Rhodes (Rockville Centre, N.Y./), and junior Russell Cheng (Westchester, NY/Ardsley). The Red Dragons also secured multiple top-two finishes in diving and distance events.
Martinelli led Oneonta in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing second overall in 22.40 seconds. He also placed second in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.33 seconds and finished second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:14.36.
Rhodes led Oneonta swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing first overall in 54.56 seconds. He also placed second in the 100-yard backstroke in 54.82 seconds and contributed to the Red Dragons' 400-yard freestyle relay.
Cheng added a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 54.31 seconds. He also finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle at 2:04.50 and swam the opening leg of Oneonta's top 400-yard freestyle relay team.
In the distance events, Connor Carter (Geneva, NY/Midlakes) led the Red Dragons in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second overall in 5:38.02. Zach Winans (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa) was Oneonta's top finisher in the 1,000-yard freestyle, placing third in 11:30.75. Winans also placed third in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:24.41.
Oneonta also posted strong backstroke performances. Freshman Caden Hoyt (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) placed second in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:23.28, while Winans finished third in 2:25.41. Senior Gavin Weseman (Olean, NY/Olean) finished fourth in 2:28.02.
In the breaststroke, junior Bastian Dudley (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) led the Red Dragons in the 200-yard event, finishing second in 2:33.42. Dudley also placed third in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:24.66. Freshman Nicky Danielo (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.40.
On the diving boards, junior Ben Heyman (Glens Falls, NY/Glens Falls) earned runner-up finishes in both the one-meter and three-meter events. Heyman scored 206.25 points in the one-meter competition and 188.75 points in the three-meter event. Freshman Sanjeev Arcot () added a third-place finish in the one-meter dive with 105.95 points.
The Red Dragons also closed the meet with a strong 400-yard freestyle relay performance. The team of Cheng, Carter, Weseman, and Rhodes finished second in 3:35.36. Oneonta's B relay of Andrew Capella (Glenville, NY/Burnt-Hills-Ballston Lake), Dylan Harrison (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa), Hoyt, and Winans placed third in 3:41.34.
RPI finished with 174 team points to secure the victory, while Oneonta finished with 102.
Oneonta next competes at Hartwick on November 7.
