Day 1 Results
Day 1 Team Scores

GENESEO, N.Y. – After day one of competition at a two-day tri-meet hosted by SUNY Geneseo on Friday, the State University of New York at New Paltz men's swimming team trails host Geneseo, 121-22, and the Rochester Institute of Technology, 88-39.
 
Junior Jack Spader (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck) won the 1,650 freestyle for the Hawks' lone event win of the evening, clocking a 17:44.75. He bested the runner-up finisher, sophomore Ben Ford from Geneseo, by 15 seconds. Freshman Rob Cahn (Bellmore, N.Y./Bellmore JFK) took third in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 18:07.71.
 
Beyond Spader, New Paltz posted a pair of sixth-place finishes. Sophomore Rod Taskindoust (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown North) touched sixth in the 100 butterfly (57.22), while senior Brendan Meyer (Hurley, N.Y./Kingston) was sixth in the 100 backstroke (1:01.23).
 
New Paltz kicked off the meet with a second-place result in the 800 freestyle relay, as the foursome of Taskindoust, senior Matt Distler (Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls), freshman Luke Zenir (Cherry Valley, N.Y./Cooperstown Central) and sophomore Ethan Cooke (Middletown, Conn./Middletown) held off RIT with a time of 7:31.03.
 
Action concludes at the tri-meet tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m.