POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 13, 2016) — The Vassar College men's swimming team will look to start the new year on a high note with a victory over Trinity College (Conn.) on Thursday at 1 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Mount Holyoke College Natatorium in Hadley, NY as part of a dual meet.
Meet Details
Opponent: Trinity College (Conn.)
Links:
(Vassar Men's Swimming Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule)
Site: South Hadley, MA
Facility: Mount Holyoke College Natatorium
Date: January 14, 2015
Time: 1:00 p.m. Thursday
Live Coverage: Video
Twitter Coverage: @VassarSwimDive
What To Look For
The Vassar College men's swimming team was able to warm up in Florida at the Aqua Crest Atomic Fireball course meet — just in time for a demanding winter schedule, which features five contests in January alone. The first of those five is a meet against Trinity College (Conn.) at 1 p.m. on Thursday in South Hadley, MA. The Brewers, who come in with a 2-3 overall mark, look to reach .500 with a win over out-of-conference Trinity. On the other hand, the Bantams hope to capture their first win, as they are 0-2 to start the season.
A Look At The Brewers
- Prior to traveling to Delray Beach, FL for the Atomic Fireball Meet, the Brewers performed in the Liberty League Championships in Troy, NY on Dec. 4th and 5th.
- Vassar finished fourth of nine teams on Day 1 of the Liberty League Championship and sixth of nine teams on Day 2, collecting 523.50 points for the weekend.
- The Brewers have collectively gotten better as the season progresses, breaking seasonal team-bests for 16 racing categories at the Liberty League Championships, including the 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly.
- Vassar's breaststroke swimmers have proved to be competitive in the conference. Specifically, Jonah Strand (Woodstock, NY/Onteora Central) finished the 100-yard race of the Liberty League Championships in less than a minute at 59.59 for third place. The other two swimmers in the 100-yard breaststroke also improved their season-best times.
- Anthony Walker (Madison, WI/James Madison) set a seasonal-best time of 53.23 for fourth-place in the 100 Fly on Day 2 of the Liberty League Championships, Greg Cristina (Suffield, CT/Suffield) placed 11th after shaving almost two seconds off his season-best for 54.68 and Luke Morrison (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Prep) also scored in the competitive field.
- Three Brewers from the 2014-15 squad return for this season after earning Liberty League All-Academic Team honors. Chris Cerutti, Isaiah Hale and Anthony Walker came into the last season carrying at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average after at least one year of full residency. They were of six total Brewers to earn honors and join 40 others from around the conference.
- Vassar won last year's meet against Trinity, 145-125, after pulling away in the matchup's final events. Jonah Strand finished with two victories that day, coming in first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.75) and second in the 200-yard individual medley relay (2:04.92).
- Jonah Strand leads the Brewers in four individual race categories thus far: 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.00), 100-yard breaststroke (59.59), 200-yard individual medley (2:01.12) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:34.69).
A Look At The Trinity College Bantams
- The Trinity College men's swimming team begins a loaded January schedule versus Vassar, as one of its five meets of the month.
- The Bantams look to open the new year on a strong note after suffering three straight setbacks with collective losses to Hamilton (166-124), at the Wesleyan Connecticut Cup (fourth of four teams) and at Bates (155-91).
- Senior tri-captain Nick Celestin is coming off a career meet against Bates after winning the butterfly, backstroke and IM races over 100 yards, setting school records in the 100-yard fly (51.18) and the 100-yard IM (54.40).
- Freshman Nick Kostic, junior tri-captain Doug Curtin and senior tri-captain Carl Gibney also swam well at the meet. Kostic won the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.29) and came in second for the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.10), Curtin claimed second in both the 50- and 100-yard backstroke and Gibney had a 23.38 time for third-best in the 50-yard freestyle.
Up Next
The Vassar College men's swimming team will be back in action Saturday, January 16, 2016 to swim against Hamilton and the Rochester Institute of Technology. First race is set for 1 p.m. in Clinton, NY.
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