Wheaton, MA --- The Men's Swimming and Diving team placed a program-best fourth place at the highly competitive NEWMAC championships this past weekend hosted by Wheaton.  The Engineers, under the tutelage of head coach Paul Bennett accumulated nearly 100 more points then last season. 

All-American Joel Rousseau (Pittsfield, MA) swam to two first place finishes.  Rousseau's victories came in the 100-yard butterfly (49.89) and 100-yard backstroke (51.29) and he earned a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.15).  Jeff Meyer (Denver, CO) also had an outstanding weekend  as he place second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:39.86), 400-yard IM (4:09.28) and 1650-yard freestyle (16:07.76). 

Meyer and Rousseau teamed up with David Keck (Orwigsburg, PA) and Steve Rose (Worcester, MA) to place third in the 400-yard medley relay (3:32.85) before Chase Johnson (Eastham, MA) took the place of Rose to place fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:37.79).  Meyer and Rousseau joined up one more time with Rose and Dan White (Sidney, ME) to grab a fourth place spot in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:10.64).  Keck earned a sixth place finish in 200-yard butterfly with a time 2:03.71. 

Diver Eric Wallhagen (Carlisle, MA) dove to an eighth place finish in the three meter diving (240.80) and eleventh in one meter diving (264.55).  Meyer, Johnson, Rose and Rousseau capped the weekend to combine to finish fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 3:15.43.

Day One Results

Day Two Results

Day Three Results