The SCSU men's swimming and diving team put together several strong individual performances but came up short against WPI, falling 132-108 in a dual meet Friday, Nov. 13.

Despite the loss, the Owls showcased their depth throughout the meet, earning multiple event victories and delivering competitive performances across the pool and diving boards.

SCSU opened the men's competition with a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Kris Janney, Luke Newcomb, Christian Garcia and Daniel Lazar finished in 3:36.42. 

In the distance events, Lucas Quiroga led the Owls in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing second in 10:28.83. James Custer placed fourth in 10:57.57, while Alexander Sanchez-Ampudio finished fifth in 11:05.00.

The Owls continued to demonstrate their strength in distance freestyle during the 500-yard event, where Garcia earned second place in 4:50.96. Richie Hall followed closely behind in third at 4:56.79, while Quiroga and Samuel Whitaker tied for fourth with matching times of 5:03.17.

Hall and Ben Frazer delivered another strong performance in the 200-yard freestyle. Hall finished second in 1:47.21, just one-tenth of a second behind WPI's Luke Vipond. Frazer secured third place in 1:47.38, giving SCSU two of the top three finishes in the event.

Alex Kim captured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.11. Kim also earned second place in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing in 21.88. Lazar added a fourth-place finish in the 50 freestyle, while Travis Scott placed fifth.

The Owls continued to find success in the individual medley events. Garcia captured first place in the 400-yard individual medley, touching the wall in 4:16.15. Janney followed with a third-place finish in 4:25.49, while Samuel Whitaker placed fourth in 4:32.13.

Luke Newcomb was another standout for Southern Connecticut, earning second place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.99. Spencer Bridgman added a fifth-place finish in 1:02.76.
 

The Owls also received strong contributions from their diving team. Nathan Ivans won the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 242.40 before capturing first place in the 3-meter event with a score of 216.60. Tyler Patchkofsky finished third in the 1-meter competition with 189.45 points and second in the 3-meter event with 155.25 points.
 

Southern Connecticut closed the meet on a high note, winning the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Kim, Scott, Hall and Frazer combined for a winning time of 3:12.55, finishing ahead of WPI's top relay squad by more than two seconds.
 

Although the Owls were unable to overcome WPI in the team standings, their individual victories, strong relay performances and contributions from the diving team highlighted a competitive afternoon.

Southern Connecticut will look to build on those performances when they are back in action on Dec. 3 when they travel to Division I Yale for a meet at 4 PM. The Owls return home on Saturday Jan. 9 when they take on Assumption University in a Northeast 10 conference match-up at home at 2 PM.