Results

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 27, 2009) – In a dual meet that could not get much closer, the Montclair State University men's swim-dive team squeaked past Vassar College, 122-118, on Tuesday evening at Kresge Pool. Vassar freshman diver Greg Sullivan (Cranbury, NJ/Peddie School) highlighted the evening with a record-breaking performance in the 1 Meter diving event, setting a new school record of 269.60 points for six rounds, and 448.30 for 11 rounds. Sullivan also notched an NCAA qualifying score and needs just one more qualifying score to compete in the NCAA Championships in March.

“Getting that first qualifying score gives Greg the confidence he needs and now he has three more meets to try and get that second qualifier,” said head coach Lisl Prater-Lee. “Having one puts it all in perspective and makes the goal seem more realistic.”

The Brewers fall to 2-4. Vassar competes again on Saturday at New York University at 1:00 p.m.

In the tight meet, the Brewers started off with a victory in the 400 Yard Medley Relay. The 'A' team of junior Jeremy Shiman (Brookline, MA/Brookline), senior Tom Liu (Staten Island, NY/Curtis), senior John Alaimo (Blauvelt, NY/Tappan Zee), and #freshman Jack Smart# (Honolulu, HI/Punahou School) finished in 3:54.54 to soundly defeat the Red Hawk 'A' team that finished in 4:02.83.

The Brewers went 1-2 in the 200 Yard IM, as Alaimo won in 2:04.48, followed by Smart (2:07.89). Vassar also got a big 1-2-3 finish in the 200 Yard Backstroke, led by Liu in first (2:17.74), followed by Smart (2:22.51), and Shiman (2:22.65). Alaimo notched a win in the 200 Yard Butterfly, finishing in 2:05.43 and freshman Dustin Molina (Toms River, NJ/Ranney School) won the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.49.

Montclair State picked up big points and gained its slight final advantage with two 1-2-3 finishes, in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle and the 100 Yard Freestyle.

“We gave it everything we had, we had some great swims today,” said Prater-Lee. “It was much closer than last year. We gave them a run for their money and just came up a little bit short."