Meet ResultsOSWEGO, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's swimming team won 10 of the 11 events contested in its first dual meet of the season on Saturday against SUNY Oswego, downing the Lakers by a 141-64 final.
New Paltz rises to 1-0 with the win and hosts Vassar College in its 2014-15 home opener on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. Oswego drops to 2-3 with the loss and visits The College at Brockport next on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m.
Senior
Jack Spader (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck), junior
Will Koenig (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley) and freshman
Marc Piliero (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill) were each double winners individually for the Hawks. Spader touched first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:34.06) and the 500 freestyle (5:09.11), Koenig won the 50 freestyle (22.07) and the 100 freestyle (48.93) and Piliero claimed the 200 individual medley (2:07.60) and the 100 backstroke (57.75).
Other individual event winners included junior
Rod Taskindoust (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown North) in the 200 freestyle (1:51.43) and freshman
Caleb Treadwell (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) in the 100 butterfly (56.14).
The 200 medley relay team of Piliero, junior
Ryan Lindgren (Hurley, N.Y./Kingston), Treadwell and Koenig kicked off the meet with a winning time of 1:41.57, while the 200 freestyle relay contingent of sophomore
Luke Zenir (Cherry Valley, N.Y./Cooperstown Central), junior
Brandon Finn (Tomkins Cove, N.Y./North Rockland), Taskindoust and Treadwell combined for a winning standard of 1:30.04 at the end of the meet.
Second-place performances came from sophomore
Rob Cahn (Bellmore, N.Y./John F. Kennedy) in the 1,000 freestyle (10:47.11) and the 500 freestyle (5:14.38) and Lindgren in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.47).
