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Men's Swimming Weekly Release

Swimmers Drop Meet at Miami

Despite winning six of 13 events on the afternoon, the University at Buffalo men’s swimming and diving team dropped its second straight Mid-American Conference meet as the Bulls were downed by defending MAC champion Miami (OH), 142-98, at the Corwin Nixon Natatorium. With the loss, the Bulls fall to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in MAC action.

McDowell Sweeps Diving Events

Michael McDowell

Freshman Michael McDowell (Rush, NY/Rush Henrietta) led the Bulls with two individual victories against Miami. McDowell took the one-meter diving event with a score of 287.02 and won the three-meter board event with a score of 292.65. Teammate Dominic LaForest (Philadelphia, NY/Indian River) posted a season-best effort on the three-meter board. LaForest totalled 214.20 points for his six-dive sequence against the RedHawks, finishing fourth overall.

Relayers Score Opening Victory

Andrew Tamchyna

UB’s 400-yard medley relay team of Andrew Tamchyna (Newmarket, Ontario), Jordan Matthews (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), Kevin Schuster (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) and Zach Ruske (Superior, CO/Monarch/Metro State) opened the meet against Miami with a strong performance, to take an early 11-4 lead after the first event. The foursome finished in a time of 3:32.87, more than four seconds ahead of Miami’s entry. UB’s top time in the event is 3:30.57, set at December’s Akron SummaCare Invitational.

Vander Zalm and Adams Go Long Distance

Freshman Connor Vander Zalm (Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna) scored a victory for the Bulls in the meet’s second event, the 1,000-yard freestyle. Vander Zalm, finished in 9:54.16, four seconds ahead of Miami’s Drew Bollea. Vander Zalm posted a lifetime best in the event last month at the Akron SummaCare meet with a 9:44.93 clocking.

In the 500-yard freestyle senior Luke Adams (Quinnesec, MI/Kingsford) and Vander Zalm turned in a one-two finish, as Adams won the event in 4:42.75 while Vander Zalm touched the wall second in a time of 4:48.33. Both swimmers set lifetime-bests in the event at the Akron SummaCare Invitional. Adams posted the team’s best time in the event this season with a 4:38.92 showing while Vander Zalm turned in a 4:39.04 time.

Eagles Come to Town

The Bulls return to the water on Saturday, January 27 with a dual meet against MAC foe Eastern Michigan. The meet is scheduled for 1:00 pm in UB’s Alumni Arena and will be run in conjunction with the UB women’s meet against the Eagles.