WENHAM, MA – Gordon College topped Saint Joseph's College, 131-111, in men's swimming action on Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Ian Riddell (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) headlined the event for the Monks with top finishes in the 50-Free (24.09) and 100-Free (53.48) events while sophomore Alexander Gilvey (Windham, Maine) won the 50-Back (27.10) and finished second in the 200-Back (2:09.42) and 200-IM (2:13.50) races.
Freshman Ben Johnson (Belmont, Mass.) broke his 100-Fly record – again – and won the event with a 56.14 effort and placed second in the 100-Breast (1:08.36) competition and junior Chris Cullity (North Reading, Mass.) won the 1000-Free with an 11:04.19 time.
Other top performers included junior Stewart Emery (Augusta, Maine), who placed second in the 200-Free (2:05.82), and junior Preston Bowden (Biddeford, Maine) was the runner-up in the 50-Back (28.22) and 50-Fly (27.17) events.
Also, sophomore Andrew Merlino (Natick, Mass.) recorded NEISDA 'A' cut times in the 100-Fly and the 50-Free and freshman Dakota Dupuis (Dedham, Maine) – who has steadily improved all season long - posted a NEISDA provision 'B' cut in the 50-Fly.
Saint Joseph's caps the 2013-14 season when the team competes in the three-day New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships at University of Rhode Island, which begins on Friday, February 14th.
Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.
