Columbia vs Cornell (Men)
- Saturday, January 28, 2023
- Ithaca, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Men: Columbia 172, Cornell 128
Courtesy: Columbia Athletics
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Columbia men’s swimming and diving team (6-2) cruised to a 172-128 victory over the Cornell Big Red (3-5-1) on the road Saturday afternoon.
“It is always a tough meet in Ithaca, and yesterday was no different,” Head Coach Jim Bolster said. “The score is not nearly as indicative as to how close the meet was. Almost every race went down to the last five yards and fortunately we got to the wall first in enough of them to get the win. Cornell is well coached and they always present different obstacles for us with their strategies. Today we were able to hold them off.”
Jonathan Suckow continued his excellence, not only winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter yet again, but setting two new Cornell pool records in the process. The senior notched a score of 465.68 in the 3-meter, and 420.53 in the 1-meter, winning both events rather easily and shattering both of the Big Red pool marks. Nick Leavell also had a great day, placing second in both events with scores of 341.25 and 325.13, respectively.
“Completely dominant performances from Jonathan in both events,” Head Diving Coach Scott Donie said. “All the divers are looking extremely strong as we head into our final dual meet of the season next weekend against Dartmouth.”
In the pool, the Lions dropped the first event of the day but bounced back strong to win the next three events in a row. Adam Wu led the way, winning both the 1000-free (9:30.33) and the 200-free (1:39.42) back-to-back. Stanford Li followed that up with a win in the 100-back (49.65).
Later on, Seungjoon Ahn won the 200-fly (1:48.02) and then Zion James won the 50-free (20.87).
The Lions went on to win the final five individual events of the afternoon, highlighted by victories from Brian Lee in the 100-fly (48.54) and Kyle Won in the 200-back (1:48.90).
Wu made it a perfect three-for-three on the day when he won the 500-free with a time of 4:37.01 to put the finishing touches on the victory.
ON DECK
The Lions will close out the regular season next weekend with a conference dual meet against Dartmouth in New Hampshire. The competition is set to begin at noon.
KEEPING UP WITH THE LIONS
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Courtesy: Cornell Athletics
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell men’s swim and dive took care of business in the relays on Saturday, but ultimately fell to Columbia 172-128 in the home meet. The meet saw 20 top-three finishes by the Big Red, including five first-place finishes.
The Big Red kicked off the day with a first and third place finish in the 200 yard Medley Relay. Logan Holt, Sebastian Wolff, Jeremy Marcin, and Will Taner combined for a 1:29.14 first place finish. Jack Banks, Jack Casey, Joseph Gurski, and Daniel Simoes wrapped up third with a time of 1:30.47. Chris Kostelni kept up the momentum with a second place finish in the 1000 yard Freestyle with a time of 9:32.13. The 200 yard Freestyle followed and boasted a 2-3 finish for the Big Red. Reid Brophy took second with a time of 1:40.04, while Jack Banks took third at 1:41.08. The fifth event, the 100 yard Breaststroke, saw the next first place finish for the Big Red when Wolff finished at 55.14.
Joseph Gurski would earn a second place finish in the 200 yard Butterfly with a time of 1:48.37. Mac Marsh echoed with a second place finish in the 50 yard Freestyle at a perfect 21 seconds. Soodong Kim took third in the first diving event of the day, the 3 meter. He scored for a 313.28.
The Big Red would take a 1-2 finish in the 100 yard Freestyle, when Wolff touched the wall at 45.16, and Marsh finished just .5 seconds later. The next two events saw two Cornell third place finishes; Pietro Ubertalli in the 200 yard Backstroke, and Jacob Bass in the 200 yard Breaststroke. Kostelni began climbing the podium again with a second place finish in the 500 yard Freestyle at 4:39.97. Gurski finished with a time of 48.76 in the 100 yard Butterfly, good for second place. Kim wrapped up third in the 1 meter dive with 316.58 points. The Big Red would close out the day with back-to-back 1-2 finishes, first by Wolff and Brophy in the 200 yard IM, followed by Taner, Marcin, Marsh, and Simoes 1:22.69 finish in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay, with Pierce Bailey, Banks, Dominic Edwards, and Andrew Lin earned second in the same event with a time of 1:24.03.
UP NEXT
Cornell will return to the waters to next compete at the Ivy League tournament starting on February 22 in Providence, R.I.
