Results  

The New York University men's swimming & diving team was defeated by The College of New Jersey 171-123 Saturday in Ewing, NJ, suffering its first loss of the season.

“It's obviously a tough loss,” said NYU head coach Bob Sorensen. “New Jersey is a very strong team and will do well at NCAA's. We would like to be right up there with them.”

Senior tri-captain Eric Wang captured victory in two events. He finished first in the 200 butterfly (1:56.40) and posted a win in the 200 individual medley (1:57.99).

Fellow senior tri-captain Andrew Lardiere was also a two-time winner. He was victorious in the 50 freestyle (21.38) and the 100 butterfly (53.35).

The squad's other captain, senior Paul Hogan, recorded his best time of the season in the 1,000 freestyle. He won the event in a time of 9:48.81.

Senior diving captain Cooper Morton finished second in the one-meter dive, accumulating 204.30 points. Sophomore Ryan Drumm took the #2 spot in the three-meter event with 205.70 points.

The Violets (6-1-1) dive into the pool again for Senior Day on Saturday, Jan. 31, against Vassar College at NYU's Palladium Athletic Facility Natatorium in Manhattan at 1pm. This is their last regular-season meet before the University Athletic Association Championships start on Feb. 12.