Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham men's swimming and diving team earned a closely contested 157-138 victory over NJIT on Saturday afternoon at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center, highlighted by a pair of individual victories from sophomore
Quinn MacPhail and freshman Michael Van Heerden.
Van Heerden delivered two standout performances, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:39.12 and the 200 backstroke in 1:48.73. Both times moved him into Fordham's all-time top 10, ranking fifth in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 200 backstroke.
MacPhail continued his strong start to the season with victories in the 1,000 freestyle (9:11.98) and 500 freestyle (4:31.97). He also placed fourth in the 200 IM, touching the wall in 1:53.23.
Sophomore
Max Maycher added a victory in the 100 freestyle, posting a time of 45.34. He also finished second in the 100 breaststroke in 56.18.
Sophomore
Ben Ohrr claimed the top spot in the 100 backstroke, recording a time of 50.47, while junior
Elliott Speckhard captured first place in the three-meter dive with a score of 240.50. Speckhard also placed second in the one-meter dive with a score of 215.25.
Fordham opened the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay, as Van Heerden,
David Topi,
Rohaan Babul, and Maycher combined for a time of 1:30.01, the seventh-fastest time in program history.
The Rams also closed the competition with a win in the 200 freestyle relay, as Maycher, Topi,
Jesse Abramson, and
Richard Wang posted a time of 1:22.35.
Babul recorded a pair of runner-up finishes, placing second in the 50 freestyle (21.07) and 100 butterfly (48.87), while Wang finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:40.97) and 100 butterfly (49.65).
Junior
Alex Ayers contributed a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 butterfly (1:52.49) and 200 IM (1:52.83).
Other notable performances included a second-place finish from
Radek Cohen in the 100 breaststroke (56.22), a second-place showing from
Ben Ohrr in the 200 backstroke (1:51.33), and a third-place finish from
Frankie Sanger in the 100 backstroke (50.55).
Fordham also received third-place finishes from
Aiden Dane in the 500 freestyle (4:44.20) and
Jesse Abramson in the 50 freestyle (21.33).
Next up, the Rams will travel to Brown to compete in the Bruno Invitational from November 19-22.
