University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, October 5
Hamilton, N.Y.
10 AM/5 PM
University of Massachusetts
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Colgate
Minutemen Open Up Season With 225-61 Win Over Colgate
October 05, 2019 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Five Minutemen claimed multiple event wins in the 2019-20 season opener.
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The University of Massachusetts men's swimming and diving team opened up the 2019-20 campaign with a 225-61 win over Colgate on Saturday afternoon at Lineberry Natatorium. The Minutemen had five multiple individual event winners on their way to a win.
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Freshman Jamie MacDonald picked up a pair of wins for the Minutemen in his first collegiate meet, crossing the line first in the 400 IM to open up the individual swimming events with a mark of 4:06.70 while teammate Chase Kent finished in second. MacDonald added his second win of the day in the 200 Fly, leading all Minutemen with a swim of 1:52.96 with Casey Ransford finishing right behind in second.
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Luther Gordon led a UMass sweep of the top-three spots in the breaststroke events, coming in first with a time of 58.64 in the 100 Breast prior to winning the 200 later in the day. Ben Gryski finished as the runner-up in both while Owen Churchwell added a pair of third-place finishes.
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Emerson Kiefer added a pair of distance wins during his first collegiate competition, touching the wall first in the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 16:34.14 before taking first in the 500 Freestyle three events later. Tyler Pidde and Colby Vieira finished second and third respectively in the 1,650 Free.
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Dias Konysbayev opened up his event wins by taking first in the 100 Free with a time of 47.73 to lead a UMass sweep of the top-three spots. The sophomore wrapped up his day with a win in the final individual race of the afternoon, posting a swim of 1:55.31 to win the 200 IM.
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On the diving side, Noah Kanner led the UMass divers by taking first in both the 1-Meter and 3-Meter Dives.
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Charles Rothenberger edged out Konysbayev to win the 200 Free with a time of 1:45.74 and added runner-up finishes in both the 50 and 100 Free. Seamus Trzewik-Quinn and Ransford both added individual wins for the Minutemen in the 200 Back and 100 Fly, respectively.
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The Minutemen return to the pool next week when they head out on the road to take on Army West Point before heading to Fairfield on Saturday.
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For continued coverage of UMass swimming and diving, visit Twitter and Instagram @UMassMSwimDive.
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Freshman Jamie MacDonald picked up a pair of wins for the Minutemen in his first collegiate meet, crossing the line first in the 400 IM to open up the individual swimming events with a mark of 4:06.70 while teammate Chase Kent finished in second. MacDonald added his second win of the day in the 200 Fly, leading all Minutemen with a swim of 1:52.96 with Casey Ransford finishing right behind in second.
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Luther Gordon led a UMass sweep of the top-three spots in the breaststroke events, coming in first with a time of 58.64 in the 100 Breast prior to winning the 200 later in the day. Ben Gryski finished as the runner-up in both while Owen Churchwell added a pair of third-place finishes.
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Emerson Kiefer added a pair of distance wins during his first collegiate competition, touching the wall first in the 1,650 Freestyle with a time of 16:34.14 before taking first in the 500 Freestyle three events later. Tyler Pidde and Colby Vieira finished second and third respectively in the 1,650 Free.
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Dias Konysbayev opened up his event wins by taking first in the 100 Free with a time of 47.73 to lead a UMass sweep of the top-three spots. The sophomore wrapped up his day with a win in the final individual race of the afternoon, posting a swim of 1:55.31 to win the 200 IM.
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On the diving side, Noah Kanner led the UMass divers by taking first in both the 1-Meter and 3-Meter Dives.
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Charles Rothenberger edged out Konysbayev to win the 200 Free with a time of 1:45.74 and added runner-up finishes in both the 50 and 100 Free. Seamus Trzewik-Quinn and Ransford both added individual wins for the Minutemen in the 200 Back and 100 Fly, respectively.
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The Minutemen return to the pool next week when they head out on the road to take on Army West Point before heading to Fairfield on Saturday.
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For continued coverage of UMass swimming and diving, visit Twitter and Instagram @UMassMSwimDive.
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