NEWARK, NJ – The Saint Peter's men's swimming & diving team started the season with an unbeaten day at the NJIT Invitational on Sunday. The men's squad earned a meet sweep with wins over Manhattan, Mount Saint Mary's, and host NJIT. The women's team dropped its three contests to LIU Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Mount Saint Mary's.
Game Notes
- The Peacocks men's team knocked off host NJIT by a slim score of 118-115.
- The men then picked up win number two of the day by cruising by Mount Saint Mary's, 155-58 in dominating fashion.
- The men's unit completed the day's sweep by earning a 140.50-92.50 win over MAAC foe Manhattan.
- The men's team improves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the MAAC to start the season.
- The women's team fell to Mount Saint Mary's (52-163), Manhattan (57-159), and LIU Brooklyn (37-162).
Top Finishers
Coach's Quotes – Mark Kretzer
- "The meet got off to a great start with the women's 200 Medley relay posting a time faster than our MAAC Championship time from last year."
- "The team of Evangelia Vasilakis, Rachel Valentine, Hannah Rye, and Lindsey Hanger was able to garner a first-place finish against Manhattan College."
- "Lindsey [Hanger] picked up another victory for the team against Mount Saint Mary's in the 50 Yard Freestyle."
- "The women were competitive in nearly all individual competitions as well, showing that our program is moving in the right direction; this gives us tremendous confidence moving forward with our season."
- "On the men's side, there were many highlights beginning with rookie Jhonny Perez who took home victories in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyle events, and picking up Pool Record times which also post among the top 100 in the Nation currently."
- "Another standout performer was Oleksiy Polishchuk, who took 1st place in both the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke events, as well as posting a season best time in the 100 Butterfly."
- "Perhaps the biggest surprise of the day, was a breakout diving performance from Junior Hunter Cooney, who also swims."
- "Cooney was able to score 3 points in the 1 Meter diving event, which turned out to be the 3 points needed to edge rival NJIT to complete the 3-0 sweep in today's meet."
- "I am excited to see where we can go from here as a team, and we are all in a really good place mentally and physically to keep the momentum going into November."
Up Next
- The Peacocks return to the pool in a couple of weeks for the home-opener against St. Francis Brooklyn at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 3.
