BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo
men’s swimming and diving team defeated MAC rival Miami by a
score of 160-131 to improve their record to 5-1 (1-1 MAC) on Saturday
afternoon. Josh
Meints won three individual events to help lead the Bulls past the
RedHawks for just the second time in program history. The Bulls started
the meet by honoring their six seniors, including Jordan
Matthews, Michael
McDowell, Zach
Ruske, Kevin
Song, Andrew
Tamchyna and Connor
Vander Zalm, who all swam in their final meet at UB’s Alumni
Arena Natatorium this afternoon.
2009-2010 UB Men's Senior Class
The Bulls started the meet off with a win, as the 200 medley relay
of Matt
Schwippert, Meints, Cory
Zorsch and Jared
Heine edged out Miami’s team, finishing first in a time of
1:33.71.Vander Zalm won the first individual event for Buffalo, winning
the 1,650 freestyle by fifteen seconds, earning a season-best time of
16:18.86. Vander Zalm also won the 500 freestlye in a time of
4:44.28.
In the 200 freestyle, less than a second separated first and fourth
place, with Miami taking the win, but Buffalo’s Matt
Hogan taking a close second with a time of 1:42.81. Hogan later won
the 100 freestyle in a season-best time of 46.17. The Bulls gained back
some momentum as they took first place in the next three events,
beginning with Meints taking the 100 breaststroke in a time of 58.79.
Meints was the only triple winner of the day, picking up first-place
points in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.43) and the 200 IM (1:55.45) as
well. Other first-place finishers included Simon
Proudfoot in the 50 freestyle (21.42), Ruske in the 200 backstroke
(1:51.16) and Zorsch in the 100 butterfly (51.00).
Josh Meints
Colin
Patrican held his own against the tough diving competition from
Miami, taking third in the three-meter event with a season-best score
of 299.18. Patrican came back and won the one-meter event, earning
another personal high score of 308.32 to clinch the win.
"Today was a great day for us. We gave them a challenge and it was
great to see us come out on top," said head coach Andy Bashor. "We
still have a lot to work on in the weeks to come, but I think overall
we swam very well today."
The men’s and women’s teams will be back in action next
weekend, Friday, January 29, as they travel to Big Four rival St.
Bonaventure for a 6:00 pm meet in Olean, NY.
