ALFRED, NY -- Alfred University's Men's Swimming and Diving team commanded the McLane Natatorium with a 189-70 win over Hobart College Friday night.

"Tonight we had an opportunity to mix up our lineup a little bit and it seemed like the guys were having fun with it," head coach Brian Striker '00 said. "Along with the impressive swims, we had some great results on the diving boards. I know I said it last week, but everybody looks pretty good for being this early on in our season."

Those great diving results came from Jaxson McQuaid (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) and Ryan Way (Penfield, NY/Penfield). McQuaid swept both diving events with personal-bests 245.35 in the 1-Meter dive and 228.40 in the 3-Meter dive. Way was right behind his teammate in the 1-Meter dive, wrapping up a 190.15.

In the pool, Carlos Gonzalez (Baja California, Mexico/Unifront) broke a pool record for the second straight week. This one came in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a 2:06.54, the fourth-fastest time in school history. He also was first in the 100-Breast under the minute mark at 58.64, and a part of the first-place finishing 200-Yard Medley Relay team which clocked in at 1:37.66. 1:3

Alongside Gonzalez's victories, there were three Saxons who earned four wins in their respective races. William LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne) was part of the aforementioned 200-Medley Relay squad, first in the other relay of the night - the 200-Yard Freestyle - with a team time of 1:30.77. He also dominated the 200-Yard Backstroke, finishing with a 2:01.21. 

Emiliano Terrazas (La Paz, Bolivia/Saint Andrew's) was part of the 200-Medley Relay winning team, and first in the rapid 50-Yard Freestyle at 22.70. He too dominated his other two race wins, 11 seconds ahead in the 200-Yard Individual Medley with a 2:06.63 and 30 seconds ahead in the 500-Yard Freestyle clocking in at 5:11.13.

The third four-race winner in his first competition of the season was Fernando Lagos (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/Escuela e Instituo Lincoln). He too helped the 200-Freestyle Relay team win, won the 100-Yard Freestyle with a 50.90, and was first to the deck in the 100 and 200-Yard Butterfly at 55.57 and 2:11.17 respectively. 

Other winners throughout the evening included Emmanuel Drappatz (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel Area) in both of the relay events, and he also tacked on a second-place finish in the 200-Yard Freestyle. Paul Tuttle (Irondequoit, NY/Irondequoit) wrapped up first in the 100-Yard Backstroke with a 55.89, a personal best. He also was on the Freestyle Relay team, and finished second in the 200-Yard Medley Relay on the B-Team with a 1:40.04. Finally, Sean Killian (Kenmore, NY/St. Joseph's Collegiate Institution) outclassed the competition in the 1000-Yard Freestyle, finishing over a full minute ahead of Noah Koltenuk (Danville, PA/Danville Area) with a 10:31.03, and Koltenuk edged out Tucker Jones (Fort Plain, NY/Fort Plain) by one second himself.

A special shout-out goes to the C-Team for Alfred University in the 200-Yard Freestyle relay, consisting of the aforementioned Killian, Wade LaMastus (Maumee, OH/Anthony Wayne), Alex Villegas (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads), and Diego Monroy (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Simon Bolivar). They would beat not only the B-Team for the Saxons in the same competition, but the A-Team for the Statesmen in the same competition to lock up the top three all for the Saxons. The C-Team wrapped up second with a 1:34.45.

Now sitting at 3-1, the Saxons will travel to Rochester for a tri-meet against the University of Rochester and Fredonia on November 9 at 12:00 PM.