Gonzalez played a vital role in the Saxons’ fourth place finish in the Ithaca College Bomber Invitational over the weekend. He had AU’s lone victory as he won the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:03.93, defeating the rest of the finals group by almost three whole seconds while also breaking the previous Alfred University school record of 4:10.00, set in 2013 by Zac Toth ’15. He also garnered a second place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:04.55. Gonzalez helped the Saxons earn four Top-10 relay finishes. The highlight was the 200-yard medley relay that posted a combined time of 1:35.12, teaming with William LaMastus, Emiliano Terrazas and Emmanuel Drappatz. Gonzalez teamed with Saxons for a seventh place finish in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:30.32 and two eighth place finishes, first with the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:13.33) and the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:13.81). Through his efforts and his teammates’, the Saxons defeated Middlebury College, Vassar College, Nazareth University and Union College. Gonzalez was named a Saxon of the Week for his efforts.
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