Brandeis 154, WPI 130
WPI 169, Wheaton 110

Norton, MA --- Junior Mason Ruffing (Stone Mountain, GA) and sophomore Andrew Lybarger (Atlanta, GA) each won an individual event and added a relay victory to lead WPI to a tri-meet split with Brandeis and Wheaton at Wheaton on Saturday afternoon.  The Engineers won three of the meet's 16 events while adding nine second and seven third place finishes.

Ruffing took top honors in the 100-yard backstroke (55.77), while Lybarger took home first in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.63). The pair teamed up with Lee Chiang (Lexington, MA) and Eric Spazzarini (Enfield, CT) to win the 400-yard freestyle medley relay in 3:21.60. Lybarger also added second place finishes in both the 200-yard (2:01.80) and 100-yard (54.69) butterfly, and Chiang picked up second place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.62) and 50-yard freestyle (22.47).

Spazzarini was third in the 100-yard backstroke (57.94) and 200-yard IM (2:09.78) and second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.97), while Steve Rose (Worcester, MA) was third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.55) and 100-yard freestyle (51.61). Carl Curran (Keene, NH) was WPI's top finisher in the 1000-yard freestyle, taking third-place in 10:51.18. He also placed third in the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.65)

Ruffing and Rose combined with Rob Cakounes (Chelmsford, MA) and Alford Green (Portmore, Jamaica) for a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.37). Cullen O'Brien (Bar Harbor, ME) wrapped up a second-place showing in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:08.64. Dave Cancel (Chicopee, MA) had a good showing in the diving events, taking home second place in both the one meter (145.95) and three meter (140.25) dives.

Men's Swimming and Diving will get back into the pool on Saturday when they travel to take on Keene State at 1pm.

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