ITHACA, NY – The Hartwick men's swimming and diving team moved up to sixth place out of 10 teams after the second day of the Ithaca Invitational on Saturday, finishing the day with 404 points. The Hawks are just 11.5 points behind fifth-place Vassar and 21 points behind fourth-place Shippensburg.
Michael Schultz (Binghamton, NY Chenango Valley) was the highlight of the early session for the Hawks, as his 51.95 finish in the 100 fly was good enough for sixth place, as well as a top-10 slot on 'Wick's all-time list. Diallo Marshall (Saint George, Antigua & Barbuda/St. Anthony's) was also impressive in that event, at ninth overall and a time of 52.30.
'Wick also had three top-20 finishes in the 400 IM, as Colin Leonard (Slingerlands, NY/Bethlehem) was 13th (4:27.62), Nic Canney (Chandler, AZ/Corona Del Sol) was 15th (4:29.47), and Dawson Tupponce (Phoenix, AZ/Desert Vista) was 18th (4:32.16).
A team of Schultz, Leonard, Marshall, and Devin Masongsong (Pleasant Hill, CA/College Park) were seventh in the 400 medley relay, with a time of 3:35.66, while Marshall, Tupponce, Masongsong, and Reid Sinkinson (Telford, PA/Souderton Area) were ninth in the 200 free relay, touching up in 1:28.54.
In the 1 p.m. diving session, Gabe Castro (Orlando, FL/Cypress Creek) finished 12th in one meter diving with 332.60 points.
Schultz again stood out for 'Wick in the evening session, this time via a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly with a time of 1:55.67. Tupponce claimed eighth in that event in 1:58.74, and Leonard was 20th with a time of 55.81.
Schultz also had the Hawks' best finish in the 100 back, with a touch-up of 55.81 seconds.
In the 100 breast, Leonard picked up 13th place in 1:00.47 and Masongsong was 23rd in 1:01.39.
A team of Schultz, Masongsong, Brady Haraden (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa), and Tupponce was sixth, touching up in 7:22.91.
The third and final day of the invitational begins tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., with six swimming events on the docket.
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