NEWARK, NJ–The Saint Peter's men's swimming team wrapped up day two of the NJIT Invite, finishing fourth out of four teams. Host NJIT claimed the meet title with 1,121 points, followed by Howard (859.5) and Villanova (849.5). The Peacocks rounded out the standings with 382 points.
DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS
Freshman
Patch Robinson led the Peacocks in the 400-yard individual medley, placing 12th in a field of 19 swimmers with a time of 4:19.44. Villanova swept the top three spots in Max Kunisaki (4:00.10), Max Christensen (4:01.70), and Carter Gary (4:03.88).
Victor Fuentes earned a top ten finish in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing seventh out of 12 athletes in 59.49. The event's top seven swimmers all broke the one-minute mark, with Villanova freshman Hugh Borris winning in 56.27. Teammate Wade Weston finished second (57.05), while Howard's Kaleb James earned third (58.70).
In the 400-yard medley relay, two Saint Peter's squads took to the pool. The A relay —
Juan Nunez, Victor Fuentes, Tristan Raso, and
Robinson — finished eighth overall with a time of 3:33.16. NJIT's A squad claimed first with a mark of 1:32.72, Villanova's A squad finished second (3:24.57), with Howard's A squad rounding out the top three (3:24.83).
The SPU B relay —
Austin Carducci, Ean Vellescig, Taj Seton-Martin, and
Jeff Thompson — recorded a final time of 3:47.46.
Nunez continued his strong weekend with a top-five showing in the 1650-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 16:39.73. Robinson added a seventh-place finish in 16:50.86. Villanova claimed the top two spots, led by Owen Nye (16:02.33) and Patrick Casey (16:10.43), followed by NJIT's Keegan Wooding (16:19.82).
Ean Vellescig placed tenth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.13), while Raso led the Peacocks in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing seventh in 2:01.49. NJIT's Mohamed Abdelaziz won the event in 1:50.32.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
400 Yard IM
Ean Vellescig-17th, 4:27.04
100 Yard Butterfly
Dean Lliguicota-14th, 57.88
William Horrisberger-15th, 1:04.27
200 Yard Freestyle
Jeff Thompson-14th, 1:54.47
Taj Seton-Martin-15th, 2:00.92
Daniel Sanchez-16th, 2:03.61
Anthony Torres-17th, 2:12.20
100 Yard Backstroke
Austin Carducci-8th, 55.27
1650 Yard Freestyle
William Horrisberger-11th, 19:50.96
200 Yard Backstroke
Austin Carducci-12th, 2:02.72
100 Yard Freestyle
Jeff Thompson-19th, 50.04
Ashton Smith- 20th 50.92
Taj Seton-Martin-21st, 53.90
Daniel Sanchez-22nd, 56.12
Anthony Torres-23rd, 58.39
200 Yard Breaststroke
Victor Fuentes-12th 2:15.71
Emerson Tofel-2:27.32
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
SPU A (
Juan Nunez,
Patch Robinson,
Jeff Thompson,
Austin Carducci)-10th, 3:21.22
SPU B
(Emerson Tofel, Tristan Raso, Taj Seton-Martin, Dean Lliguicota)-11th, 3:34.22
SPU C
(Ean Vellescig, Anthony Torres, Daniel Sanchez, William Horrisberger)-12th, 3:44.89
UP NEXT
The Peacocks will take a short break before hosting Manhattan College for their home opener on Tuesday, November 11, at The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center.
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