Meet Results

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (November 7, 2009) – Youth led the way for the Vassar College men's swim dive team on Saturday, as sophomore Jack Smart and freshmen Mathue Duhaney and Nicholas Veazie collectively secured eight first place finishes as the Brewers opened the season with a 154-121 win over Skidmore College.

The Brewers (1-0) will next compete at Rensselaer on Saturday, November 14.

Veazie opened his collegiate career with a bang, taking home first place finishes in the 200 Free (1:52.99), 200 Fly (2:14.75), and 200 Back (2:06.10), while Duhaney won the 50 Free (23.05) and 100 Free (51.95). Coming off a spectacular freshman season of his own, Smart showed no signs of a sophomore slump, with wins in the 100 Breast (1:02.28), 200 Breast (2:19.12), and 100 Fly (58.34).

“The first-years all swam well and we had great upperclassmen swims as well so it was really promising to see that all-around effort in the first meet of the season,” said interim head coach Paul Kueterman. “Over the past few weeks we've been practicing really hard and it's nice to see them respond to all the training as well as they did today.”

Although pitted against a formidable opponent in NCAA-qualifier Doug Pilawa of Skidmore, sophomore diver Greg Sullivan had a strong start to his season, placing second in both the 1-meter (253.80) and 3-meter (272.78) events.

“Greg was excellent on the 3-meter today and did a great job against a National Qualifier,” said diving coach Tom Albright.

The Brewers picked up a 1-2 finish in the 1,000 Free, as sophomore Dakota House placed first in 11:33.32, followed by junior teammate Alistair Hall in 11:39.76. Vassar had two more 1-2 finishes, with sophomore Dustin Molina finishing second behind Duhaney in the 50 Free in 23.93, and senior captain Jeremy Shiman placing second behind Smart in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:25.33. Shiman also picked up a first place finish in the 100 Back (59.04).

“It's so great to start the season seeing such promise from our freshmen and our upperclassmen, and to have both the swimming and diving sides perform well,” said Kueterman.