ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Oneonta men's swimming & diving team turned in a strong performance Tuesday evening, defeating SUNY Delhi, 144-60, in dual meet action at the Chase PE Pool.
The Red Dragons opened the meet with a strong showing in the 200-yard medley relay, taking the top two positions. The A relay of freshmen Zach Winans (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa), Caden Hoyt (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley), Nicky Danielo (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge), and junior Dylan Harrison (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) touched first in 1:53.22, while the B relay of seniors Gavin Weseman (Olean, NY/Olean), Matthew Cleveland, Andre Capella, and sophomore Brendan Kliment (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) followed in 1:56.55.
Oneonta continued its success in the individual events, beginning with freshman Connor Carter (Geneva, NY/Midlakes), who captured the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:56.81. Weseman added a victory in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:59.79, while Hoyt won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:16.31.
In the sprint events, Kliment led the Red Dragons in the 100-yard butterfly, touching first in 1:03.81. Weseman picked up another individual victory in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing in 54.17 seconds.
Oneonta also received strong performances in the backstroke events. Winans captured the 100-yard backstroke in 1:05.62, while Hoyt continued his productive afternoon by winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:10.66.
In the distance events, Capella won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:36.89. Brett Dixon (Stony Brook, NY/) added a second-place finish in 6:19.37, while Michael Palazzolo (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) placed fourth in 7:40.05.
The Red Dragons also found success in diving, as freshman Sanjeev Arcot () took first in the one-meter diving event with a score of 93.00.
Oneonta next competes at the Electric City Invitational from November 20-22.