ITHACA, NY – The Alfred University men's swimming & diving team finished 5th out of 10 teams at the Ithaca College Bomber Invite.
The Saxons (3-2, 0-0 Empire 8) finished in 5th place out of 10 teams with 716.5 points on the weekend.
"We were excited to get into a meet situation where there were multiple teams and multiple heats. It was our first chance to play with a championship style lineup." Head Coach Brian Striker '00 said. "Going in, we know that we have some weaker events, but are very strong in others. I was happy with our approach and performances over each of the sessions. The divers dove well in their first attempt at 11 dives, and now have a picture of things that need improvement for the championships. We put together some really good relays, some of our best at this point in the season in the last 8 years or so. They are in a solid place as we begin the second half of the season!"
Friday Recap:
The 200-yard medley relay team of William LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne), Wade LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne), Fernando Lagos (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/Escuela e Instituo Lincoln) and Emmanuel Drappatz (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel Area) finished 4th place with a time of 1:35.15.
William LaMastus finished 10th out of 46 competitors in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:58.05 on Friday evening.
Emmanuel Drappatz (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel Area) finished 10th out of 63 swimmers in the 50-Yard Freestyle on Friday night.
Saturday Recap:
Fernando Lagos (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/Escuela e Instituo Lincoln) and Giuseppe Piede (Dunellen, NJ/St. Peter's Prep) finished 12th (Lagos) and 15th (Piede) respectively in the 200-yard Butterfly.
William LaMastus and Paul Tuttle (Irondequoit, NY Irondequoit) finished 9th (LaMastus) and 11th place (Tuttle) in the 100-yard Backstroke.
Emiliano Terrazas (La Paz, Bolivia/Saint Andrew's) and Wade LaMastus finished back-to-back in 13th (Terrazas) and 14th (LaMastus) in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Sunday Recap:
Emiliano Terrazas finished 6th in the 100-Yard IM with a time of 54.33. He also finished 7th in the 200-yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:12.54.
Emmanuel Drappatz finished 11th in the 100-Yard Freestyle with a time of 47.78.
William LaMastus finished 4th in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:56.32.
