Men’s Swimming & Diving Remains Perfect on the Season with a Home Victory Over Pace

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Saint Peter's men's swimming & diving team won its fifth straight meet on Saturday with a home win over Pace University, improving the team's record to 5-0 on the season. The women's team was defeated by Pace at the meet.  
 
Meet Notes

• The men's team topped Pace by a final score of 139-75.
• The women's team was defeated in the contest 76-134.
• The men's record improved to 5-0 overall on the year, the best start in a season for third year head coach Mark Kretzer.
• The women's record drops to 0-5 this season.  

 
Top Finishers

• Both the men's and women's teams grabbed victories in the 400-medley relay.
• Joshua Varrie won the men's 200 free.
• Devyn Hantgin took first in the women's 200 free
• Yann Le Gall posted the best finishes in the men's 50 free and 100 free.
• Oleksiy Polishchuk was the top finisher in the 200 IM.
• Chad Williams placed first in the 100 butterfly.
• Arthur Bertrand was the winner of the 100 backstroke.
• Dylan Dela Cruz finished first in the 100 breaststroke.
• Rachel Valentine won the women's 100 breaststroke.
• The men's squad concluded the meet with a victory in the 200-free relay.

 
Coach's Quotes – Mark Kretzer

• "We were really excited to have our second home meet of the season today. We were wearing lime green caps in honor of Mental Health awareness, which added a fun extra bit of excitement to the meet."
• "On the Men's side, I was particularly impressed with freshman Chandler Tucker's performances today, especially leading off the Medley Relay with a personal best 100 Backstroke time."
• "On the women's side, I was really excited to see gutsy wins from both Devyn Hantgin (200 Freestyle) and Rachel Valentine (100 Breast). The Women's team was victorious in the 400 Medley Relay, and won several individual events through the meet, which made the meet really excited to watch as a coach." 
• "I am excited for the future of this Women's team since we only have one graduating senior and much of our strength as a team are in the Freshman and Sophomore classes."

 
Up Next

• The meet concluded the 2018 portion of the schedule for the Peacocks.
• The teams return to action in the new year, beginning 2019 with a meet at Wagner on Friday, January 4 in Staten Island.