NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's swimming team will host Vassar College in its 2014-15 home opener on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 1-0 in dual meets after a 141-64 win at Oswego on Saturday... Vassar is 2-2 this season despite dropping to Liberty League foe Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 187.5-103.5 on Saturday.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (1-0): New Paltz defeated Oswego in its first dual meet of the season on Saturday, beating the Lakers 141-64… The Hawks won 10 of 11 events… Senior
Jack Spader, junior
Will Koenig and freshman
Marc Piliero 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)… Junior
Rod Taskindoust won the 200 freestyle (1:51.43) and freshman
Caleb Treadwell took first in the 100 butterfly (56.14)… The 200 medley relay team of Piliero, junior
Ryan Lindgren, 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, junior
Brandon Finn, Taskindoust and Treadwell combined for a winning standard of 1:30.04.
SCOUTING THE BREWERS (2-2): Vassar fell to Liberty League foe RPI on Saturday, 187.5-103.5… Vassar is 2-2 on the season, picking up wins against Bard College and Skidmore College … Senior Luc Amodio won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:16.13… Sophomore Anthony Walker won the 100 butterfly with a mark of 54.81… Walker also won the 200 fly in 2:00.56… Vassar finished seventh of nine teams at the 2013 Liberty League Championships.
LAST DUAL MEET: New Paltz fell 144-135 to Vassar when these two teams last met on Nov. 23, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks will compete in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from Dec. 5-7… Vassar will gear up for the Liberty League Championships on Dec. 5-6 held at the University of Rochester.
