ONEONTA, N.Y. - The Oneonta men's swimming and diving team competed in a tri-meet against Hartwick and Potsdam on Saturday afternoon at Moyer Pool, highlighted by several individual victories, strong relay performances, and a first-place finish on the diving boards.
Swimming Highlights
Oneonta opened the swimming portion of the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The Red Dragons' A relay touched the wall in 1:42.64, finishing just behind Hartwick (1:41.09). Oneonta's B relay added a fourth-place finish in 1:55.30.
In the distance events, freshman Zach Winans (East Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa) led the Red Dragons in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing third overall in 11:36.88. Freshman Connor Carter (Geneva, NY/Midlakes) followed in fifth place with a time of 11:59.71.
Senior Cosmo Martinelli (Albany, NY/Albany) delivered one of Oneonta's strongest freestyle performances. Martinelli placed third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:55.03 before returning to take third in the 50-yard freestyle in 22.41. Freshman Nicky Danielo (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) added a fifth-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:00.10).
In the backstroke events, senior Nick Rhodes (Rockville Centre, N.Y./) won the 100-yard backstroke in 56.68. Freshman Caden Hoyt (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) finished fourth in 1:05.07.
Rhodes continued his strong afternoon in the butterfly, finishing second in the 100-yard event with a time of 54.89, just behind Hartwick's Hassan Abdelwahed (54.40). Rhodes also placed third in the 200-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 2:10.12.
Oneonta also had a strong showing in the breaststroke events, with junior Bastian Dudley (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) finishing third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.37. Senior Andrew Capella (Glenville, NY/Burnt-Hills-Ballston Lake) followed in fifth place at 1:10.48. In the 200-yard breaststroke, Hoyt led the Red Dragons with a third-place finish in 2:34.25, while Danielo placed fourth in 2:38.38.
The Red Dragons also contributed in the distance freestyle events. Senior Gavin Weseman (Olean, NY/Olean) placed third in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:38.48. Dudley finished fifth in 5:54.93, while Brendan Kliment (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) took sixth in 5:58.34.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Capella paced Oneonta with a fourth-place finish in 55.30.
Oneonta closed the swimming events with a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The Red Dragons' A relay finished in 1:35.95, while the B relay placed fourth in 1:43.52.
Diving Highlights
In the one-meter event, junior Ben Heyman (Glens Falls, NY/Glens Falls) totaled 242.93 points to finish ahead of Hartwick's Aidan Page (236.10). Teammate Sanjeev Arcot () also competed, finishing sixth with 96.83 points.
Heyman followed with another impressive performance in the three-meter competition, recording 216.98 points to finish second. Page captured first place with 235.58 points.
Oneonta hosts its first home meet of the season on Tuesday, November 10, at 4 p.m. against Delhi and Herkimer.
