NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University men's swimming & diving team took to the friendly confines of Goodyear Pool for the first time this season, splitting a tri-meet on Saturday afternoon with a victory over Husson University while falling to the University of Maine.
The Cadets topped the Eagles, 162-115, while the Black Bears earned a 228-59 win over Norwich.
The 200 medley relay began the competition, as
Drew Bylow (Monroe, Mich.), Will Thompson (Downingtown, Pa.), Adrian Riendeau (Ridgecrest, Calif.), and
Kristian Adlianitski (Cheshire, Conn.) earned a third-place finish after touching the wall in 1:38.20, narrowly behind a pair of University of Maine relay teams.
Adlianitski owned Norwich's best individual performance of the day, collecting an individual victory in the 50 freestyle on a 21.84 effort to defeat UMaine's Julian Lapietra by .18 seconds.
Riendeau and Thompson also enjoyed impressive outings, logging back-to-back second-place performances in the 50 backstroke and 50 breaststroke on 25.51 and 27.16 times, respectively.
Prior to the start of the meet, the Cadets were recognized with a pair of ceremonial presentations for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Commissioner's Cup, presented to Norwich University for their excellence and success in GNAC men's sports over the 2023-24 season. The second award that was presented was for the GNAC Male Athlete of the Year, given to former standout swimmer and 14-time individual champion
Benjamin Stark '24 during the summer.
LEADERS:
- 200 Yard Medley Relay
- 1000 Yard Freestyle
- 200 Yard Freestyle
- 50 Yard Backstroke
- 50 Yard Breaststroke
- 100 Yard Butterfly
- 50Â Yard Freestyle
- 100 Yard Freestyle
- 100 Yard Backstroke
- 100 Yard Breaststroke
- 500 Yard Freestyle
- 50 Yard Butterfly
- 100 Yard IM
- 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
The Cadets will continue their homestand by entertaining another Maine foe next weekend, this time hosting Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 12:00 p.m. for a dual meet.
