PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - The Southern Connecticut men's swimming and diving team defeated Pace University, 158-121. The Owls took the top spot in 10 of the 16 events.

Meet Results

• The Owls were victorious in the 400 Yard Medley Relay as Derek Melanson (Plantsville, Conn.), Chandler Tucker (Bellmore, N.Y.), Mike Aiello (Monroe, Conn.), and Timothy Kanaley (Sayville, N.Y.) took first place with a time of 3:40.75.
• Kobe Dominguez (West Hartford, Conn.) captured a win in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 55.36, while Melanson took second (56.34) and Collin Doyle (Hartford, Conn.) took fourth (58.12).
• Tucker took the victory in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with the only time under one minute (59.01), finishing a full three seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Robert Hahn finished third in the race (1:02.32), while Jonathan Colascione (West Islip, N.Y.) took seventh (1:08.66). 
• Connor Skarzynski (West Hartford, conn.) swam in the 400 Yard Individual Medley and finished second with a time of 4:39.36. Skarzynski and Aiello competed alongside one another in the 200 Yard Freestyle and places second (1:56.02) and third (1:56.72).
• Dylan Prescher (Ellington, Conn.) took the top spot in the 1000 Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:45.90, while Jeffrey Varesio (Prospect, Conn.) and Christopher Roewer (Dabury, Conn.) took third (11:03.49) and fourth (11:30.51), respectively.
• Henry Velazquez (Fairfield, Conn.) and Evan Bomrey (Naugatuck, Conn.) were the one-two punch in the 200 Yard Butterfly. Velazquez finished first with a time of 1:58.74 and Bomrey finished second with a time of 2:09.71. 
• Franklin Kuhn (Tolland, Conn.), Bobby Hahn (Niantic, Conn.), and Velaquez took the top three spots in the 50 Yard Freestyles. Kuhn finished first (23.37), Hahn took second (24.21) and Velazquez took third (24.39). 
• Kuhn also competed in the 100 Yard Freestyle and took first place with a time of 50.09, while Aiello and Dominguez took third (52.86) and fourth (54.17), respectively. 
• Mattheus Silva (Stratford, Conn.) took second in the 1 Meter Dive with a score of 217.95. Silva also places second in the 3 Meter Dive with a score of 229.20. JT Tressel (Meriden, Conn.) took fourth with a score of 181.73.
• Southern had a strong showing in the 200 Yard Backstroke as Tucker took first (2:01.97), Skarzynski looked second (2:10.41), and Doyle took third (2:11.59). 
• Hahn took first place in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:13.99, while Dominguez took third with a time of 2:26.33.
• Kanaley finished first (5:02.58) in the 500 Yard Freestyle, while Colascione finished second (5:18.29).

Up Next
The Owls have a long layoff until their next meet on Tuesday, Jan. 4 when they host Central Connecticut at Hutchinson Natatorium.