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Men's Swimming Brian Savard, Athletic Communications Director

Men's Swimming Tops Cortland, 155.5-106.5

Meet Results

CORTLAND, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's swimming team won both relays, while senior Will Koenig (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley) and sophomore Marc Piliero (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill) were both double individual event winners in the Hawks' 155.5-106.5 triumph over SUNY Cortland on Friday afternoon at Harriet Holsten Pool.
 
The Hawks opened up the meet with an impressive win in the 200 medley relay, as the foursome of sophomores Caleb Treadwell (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) and Colin Duell (Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls), senior Ethan Cooke (Middletown, Conn./Middletown) and Koenig edged out Cortland's squad with a winning time of 1:37.51. In the final event of the meet, the 200 freestyle relay team of junior Austin Kowalsky (Bellmore, N.Y./W.C. Mepham), Treadwell, Cooke and Koenig combined for an event-best 1:27.96.
 
Koenig and Piliero both played significant roles in the Hawks' success in the individual events. Koenig won both the 50 freestyle (21.79) and the 100 freestyle (48.99), while Piliero touched first in the 200 backstroke (2:09.95) and the 200 individual medley (2:07.84).
 
New Paltz rises to 2-2 with the win and hosts Mount Saint Mary College tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Elting Pool. Cortland drops to 1-5 with the loss and next competes at the RPI Kumpf Invitational tomorrow at 12 p.m.
 
Beyond Koenig and Piliero, junior Matt Alfultis (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) also captured an individual event, as Alfultis won the 200 breaststroke (2:20.01).
 
Second-place performances came from junior Rob Cahn (Bellmore, N.Y./John F. Kennedy) in the 1,000 freestyle (10:36.69), sophomore Barrett Celecki (Barneveld, N.Y./Holland Patent) in the 200 freestyle (1:51.33), Kowalsky in the 100 backstroke (58.29), Duell in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.65), Cooke in the 200 butterfly (2:09.41), Treadwell in the 50 freestyle (22.93) and the 100 butterfly (54.77), sophomore Chad Plante (Naples, N.Y./Naples) in the 200 backstroke (2:15.42), sophomore Matthew Kessler (Highland Mills, N.Y./Cornwall Central) in the 500 freestyle (5:07.62) and freshman Joe Galante (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) in the 200 individual medley (2:08.57).
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Players Mentioned

Matt Alfultis

Matt Alfultis

Junior
Breast
Rob Cahn

Rob Cahn

Junior
Distance Free
Ethan Cooke

Ethan Cooke

Senior
Fly
Colin Duell

Colin Duell

Sophomore
Breast
Will Koenig

Will Koenig

Senior
Sprint Free
Marc Piliero

Marc Piliero

Sophomore
Back/IM
Chad Plante

Chad Plante

Sophomore
IM
Caleb Treadwell

Caleb Treadwell

Sophomore
Fly/Free
Barrett Celecki

Barrett Celecki

Sophomore
Free
Joe Galante

Joe Galante

Freshman
IM
Matthew Kessler

Matthew Kessler

Sophomore
Free
Austin Kowalsky

Austin Kowalsky

Junior
Sprint Free

Players Mentioned

Matt Alfultis

Matt Alfultis

Junior
Breast
Rob Cahn

Rob Cahn

Junior
Distance Free
Ethan Cooke

Ethan Cooke

Senior
Fly
Colin Duell

Colin Duell

Sophomore
Breast
Will Koenig

Will Koenig

Senior
Sprint Free
Marc Piliero

Marc Piliero

Sophomore
Back/IM
Chad Plante

Chad Plante

Sophomore
IM
Caleb Treadwell

Caleb Treadwell

Sophomore
Fly/Free
Barrett Celecki

Barrett Celecki

Sophomore
Free
Joe Galante

Joe Galante

Freshman
IM
Matthew Kessler

Matthew Kessler

Sophomore
Free
Austin Kowalsky

Austin Kowalsky

Junior
Sprint Free