Results 

Piscataway, N.J. –The Fordham men's swimming and diving team turned in several strong performances at the Rutgers Preseason Invitational, highlighted by a pair of event victories from sophomore Quinn MacPhail and a second-place finish from sophomore Max Maycher.

MacPhail continued his strong season with wins in the 400 individual medley in 3:56.75 and the 1,000 freestyle in 9:15.08. He also placed fifth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:52.24.

Maycher added a runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 55.40. The sophomore also placed eighth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.23.

Freshman Michael Van Heerden recorded a pair of top-five finishes, placing fourth in the 100 backstroke in 49.67 and fifth in the 100 butterfly in 49.28.

Freshman Rohaan Babul finished eighth in the 100 butterfly, recording a time of 49.76.

On the diving boards, junior Elliott Speckhard placed sixth in the one-meter diving event with a score of 241.55.

Fordham also saw several strong individual efforts across the freestyle and backstroke events. Sophomore Ben Ohrr placed ninth in the 200 backstroke in 1:52.27, while senior Jesse Abramson finished 10th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.35.

The Rams closed out the meet with a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Van Heerden, Maycher, Babul, and Wang combined for a time of 1:30.62.

The Rams return to action on Friday, October 23, when they host Richmond at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.