RIDER VS STONY BROOK (WOMEN) VS NJIT (MEN)
- January 17, 2026
- Newark, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Stony Brook Athletics
NEWARK, N.J. – Stony Brook swimming & diving recorded its third consecutive victory Saturday afternoon, defeating Rider 210-90. The Seawolves cruised to victory in Newark off the back of 14 event wins out of a possible 18.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mykayla Lavery won the 1-meter diving event (234.90).
- The team of Kunzang Sharchitsang, Alanna DePinto, Michelle Vu, and Avari Wischhof won the 200-yard medley relay (1:44.98).
- Meredith Yuhasz finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle event (10:35.31).
- Francesca Baber took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.71).
- Pelagia Chazov secured a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.61).
- Carson Kien won the 200-yard butterfly (2:07.14).
- Natalia Chornomidza won the 3-meter diving event (227.35).
- DePinto picked up a win in the 100-yard freestyle (51.91).
- Wischhof finished first in the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.13).
- Chazov placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.42).
- Baber picked up another win in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.22).
- Chazov’s third event win came via the 100-yard butterfly event (57.85).
- Elaine Liu won the 400-yard IM (4:35.20).
- Wischhof, Vu, Kien, and Baber teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:31.66).
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
“Great meet today for our team. I loved how we competed from start to finish,” said Head Coach Mark Anderson. “We are starting to swim our best at the right time. Two more dual meets before championships! Go Seawolves!”
UP NEXT
The Seawolves will head up to Boston to resume CAA competion taking on Northeastern on Saturday, January 24. Action is set to begin at 1 pm and will stream live on FloCollege.
Courtesy: Rider Athletics
NEWARK, NJ – The Rider University women’s swimming and diving team was defeated Saturday afternoon, falling to Stony Brook, 210-90. The Broncs fall to 2-6, while the Seawolves move to 6-2 on the year.
The Broncs won two events in the meet.
Casey Morgan (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) won the 100-back, stopping the clock at 57.54 for Rider’s first win of the day.
Donja Tripp (Bethlehem, PA/Notre Dame) got the win in the 50-free with a time of 23.91.
NOTES & QUOTES
– Campbell Dopler (Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf) took third on the 1-meter. Dopler and Karyn Creelman (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) finished two-three on the 3-meter.
– Casey McLaughlin (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) was third in the 1,000-free.
– Lea Opdyke (Ocala, FL/West Port) finished third in the 200-free.
– Sonya Mishakova (Bali, Indonesia/Australian Independent School Bali) was third in the 50-free.
– Morgan added a second-place finish in the 200-back.
– Megan Smith (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy) took third in the 500-free.
– – Rachel Hutchins (Elkridge, MD/Annapolis Area Christian School) was third in the 100-fly.
UP NEXT
Rider closes out the regular season Thursay with a 5 p.m. dual at Lafayette.
NEWARK, NJ – The Rider University men’s swimming and diving team picked up a dual meet win Saturday afternoon, defeating NJIT, 167-132. The Broncs improve to 3-4 on the year, while the Highlanders drop to 0-4 on the season.
Rider won nine events in the meet.
To open the meet on the 1-meter, Stavros Xantheas (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) and Steven Figueroa (Whittier, CA/La Serna) finished one-two with scores of 259.45 and 228.65. The duo later finished one-two on the 3-meter with scores of 270.45 and 233.65.
To open the swimming portion of the meet, Sebastian Canosa (Morristown, NJ/Morristown), Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional), Tivon Benjamin (Palm Bay, FL/St. Anthony’s Secondary School), and Cesar Alvarez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/The Ashton School) swam 1:29.92 in the 200-medley relay to earn the victory.
Dawid Turos (Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield) won the 200-free, swimming 1:40.63. Turos also won the 100-free, swimming one-two with Alvarez, posting times of 45.84 and 45.97.
The Broncs got a sweep in the 100-breast with Ruddy, Maxwell Connelly (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon), and Matthew Borovik (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) touching the wall at 54.71, 55.70, and 56.92.
Rider finished with another sweep in the 50-free with Alvarez, Ruddy, and James Bugianesi (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan), swimming 20.60, 20.71, and 21.21.
Benjamin got the win in the 100-fly with a winning swim of 49.40.
The Broncs closed out the meet with a win in the 400-free relay. Turos, Ruddy, Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa), and Alvarez combined to stop the clock at 3:03.11
NOTES & QUOTES
– Luke Mesco (Mullica Hill, NJ/Mother of Divine Grace) was second in the 1,000-free and the 200-fly. He also swam two-three with Rogowski in the 500-free.
– Riley Rowan (Simpsonville, SC/Clonlara) and Canosa finished two-three in the 100-back.
– Joey Milhomens (Wolcott, CT/Wolcott) and Rowan were two-three in the 200-back.
– Connelly finished second in the 200-breast.
UP NEXT
The Broncs wrap up the regular season Thursday with a road meet at Lafayette, beginning at 5 p.m.
Courtesy: NJIT Athletics
NEWARK, N.J. – The NJIT swimming and diving team (0-4) fell to Rider (3-4), 167-132, on Saturday afternoon at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (BWEC).
Yonatan Ahdut set the pool record in the 1,650 free with a time of 15:32.67. He also won the 500 free with a time of 4:33.78.
NJIT swept the top three in the 400 IM, with Borys Endle (4:04.06) winning the event, followed by Pawel Drzymala (4:07.57), and Ahdut (4:09.17).
Endle also won the 200 breast by 0.1 seconds with a time of 2:01.31.
Drzymala claimed the victory in the 200 fly by four seconds with a personal-best time of 1:48.90.
Andrew Cellar swept the backstroke events, winning the 100 back (49.75) and 200 back (1:50.07).
Next Up
NJIT travels to Lafayette for its final regular season meet on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1:00 p.m.
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