WPI 156, Bridgewater State 107
Worcester, MA --- Men's Swimming and Diving got off to a
hot start on Saturday, winning the first seven events en route to a
156-107 victory over visiting Bridgewater State at Clark's Kneller
Athletic Center. Mason Ruffing (Stone Mountain,
GA) won three races to pace the WPI attack. With the win, WPI
improved to 3-5 on the season while Bridgewater State slipped to
2-7.
The Engineers set the tone early, picking up a win in the first
event of the day, the 200-yard medley relay. James
Perez-Rogers (Woodstock, NY), Rob
Cakounes (Chelmsford, MA), Ruffing and Alford
Green (Portmore, Jamaica) combined to swim to victory in
1:45.75. WPI swept the top three spots in the next two events, as
JP Miralda (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) followed with a
win in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:38.55) and Steve
Rose (Worcester, MA) claimed victory in the 200-yard
freestyle (1:53.06). The Engineers continued to add to their lead
in the next four events, as Andrew Lybarger
(Atlanta, GA) won the 50-yard freestyle (26.42) and Cullen
O'Brien (Bar Harbor, ME) earned the win in the 50-yard
breaststroke (31.02) before Ruffing and Lee
Chiang (Lexington, MA) picked up top honors in the
100-yard butterfly (55.45) and 50-yard freestyle (22.49),
respectively.
Ruffing added his third win of the day in the 100-yard
backstroke (56.86), while Green picked up his second win in the
100-yard freestyle (52.09). Duje Jelaska
(Brookfield, CT) picked up WPI's final win of the afternoon, a
victory in the 500-yard free (5:30.54).
Bridgewater State rallied toward the end of the meet, winning
the last four events for six victories on the day. Glenn
Bergquist (Needham, MA) picked up two wins for the Bears
in the 1-meter (217.85) and three-meter dives (244.40) while
Brendan Sullivan (Holyoke, MA) also earned two
victories in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.4) and 200-yard IM
(2:21.45). Josh Sturges (Corpus Christi, TX)
registered two race wins as well, touching the wall first in the
50-yard butterfly (28.99) before combining with Kelan
O'Connell (Taunton, MA), Matt Brown
(Burlington, MA) and Sam Herman (Londonderry, NH)
to win the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:47.92).
Men's Swimming and Diving will be off for the next two weeks as
it prepares to compete in the three-day NEWMAC Championships on
February 26-28.
Results
