Brewers Have Strong Showing Against RPI

Lakhan wins three events against Engineers

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Men's Swimming and Diving team returned home for the first time since the season opener on Saturday and put together a strong meet in a 179-108 defeat to visiting RPI. Vassar won six events on the day, including three individual victories for First Year Kieran Lakhan (Kensington, MD).

Saturday's decision drops Vassar to 2-4 on the season through six dual meet decisions.

For The Brewers

Lakhan continued a strong rookie campaign on Saturday with victories in the 100 (1:06.29) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.22) events along with a win in the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.24). Lakhan produced a season best swim in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Sophomore Mike Seaton (Hoboken, NJ) topped the field on Saturday in the 50-yard freestyle (21.83) and the 100-yard butterfly (51.25), posting season best swims in both events.
Elam Estella (Colorado Springs, CO) touched out as the runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.56) in a season best effort on Saturday.
Junior Lucas Jauregui (Barrington, RI) scored a pair of runner-up finishes against the Engineers, taking second in both the 100-yard backstroke (54.49) and 100-yard freestyle (50.46).
Logan Seiss (Downingtown, PA) turned in a strong meet for the Brewers with a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.15) and a third-place showing in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.87).
Eli House (Oneonta, NY) earned a second-place finish for the Brewers in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.84).
First Yeat Jack Powers (Amherst, NY) was the runner-up for Vassar in the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.40).
Ricky Kurosawa (Las Vegas, NV) earned a third-place finish for Vassar (2:21.33).
Vassar opened the meet with a winning swim in the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Jauregui, Lakhan, Seaton and House showing a time of 1:37.28.

What's Next

Vassar will be off from competition until it opens the three-day Bomber Invitational at Ithaca on December 4.

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Players Mentioned

Eli House: FR/BR; 6' 1"; Sophomore; Freestyle/Breaststroke

Lucas Jauregui: FLY/BK; 6' 0"; Junior; Butterfly/Backstroke

Mike Seaton: Fly/Free; 6' 6"; Sophomore; Butterfly/Freestyle

Logan Seiss: FR/IM; 5' 7"; Sophomore; Free/IM

Elam Estella: First Year

Ricky Kurosawa: BR; Senior; Breaststroke

Kieran Lakhan: First Year

Jack Powers: FR; First Year; Freestyle

Players Mentioned

Eli House
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; Freestyle/Breaststroke
: FR/BR

Lucas Jauregui
: 6' 0"; Junior; Butterfly/Backstroke
: FLY/BK

Mike Seaton
: 6' 6"; Sophomore; Butterfly/Freestyle
: Fly/Free

Logan Seiss
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; Free/IM
: FR/IM

Elam Estella
: First Year

Ricky Kurosawa
: Senior; Breaststroke
: BR

Kieran Lakhan
: First Year

Jack Powers
: First Year; Freestyle
: FR