Complete Results
Purchase, N.Y. – After dropping its last four decisions, the Mount Saint Mary College Men's Swimming team got back into the win column on Friday night, topping league rivals Purchase and St. Joseph's-Brooklyn by scores of 128-75 and 144-53, respectively.
Kyle Barber (Shelton, Conn.) and
Jake Schoenherr (Scarsdale, N.Y.) led the way with two individual wins each.
Barber turned in a strong night for the Mount with victories in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:03.89 and the 50-yard butterfly in 26.12 seconds on Friday. He also scored a runner-up finish for the Knights in the 200-yard freestyle, posting a time of 2:00.50.
Schoenherr continued his strong early season on Friday with triumphs in both the 50-yard and 100-yard breaststroke events. The sprint win came in a time of 29.69 seconds and the 100-yard victory came in 1:04.31.
Philippe Noisy (New York, N.Y.) finished off a strong night for the Mount with a win in the 50-yard backstroke and a second place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. His win came in 32.83 seconds and he showed a time of 58.88 seconds in the freestyle race.
Freshman
Peter O'Malley (Yonkers, N.Y.) scored runner-up points for the Mount in the 50-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard backstroke, with
Ryan Ward (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle and
Matthew Gamboa (Huntington, N.Y.) placing second in the 100-yard butterfly.
The Knights continued their impressive showings in the relay events on Friday, topping the competition in both the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle races. The team of Barber, Schoenherr,
Robert Kohlus (Wading River, N.Y.) and Ward posted a time of 1:47.33 in the medley race, while the squad of Schoenherr, O'Malley, Ward and
Michael Neugebauer (Newburgh, N.Y.) won the freestyle race in 1:35.94.
Friday's sweep pushes Mount Saint Mary to 3-4 overall and to a perfect 3-0 in league action. The Knights will be right back in the pool on Saturday when they welcome Sarah Lawrence to the Kaplan Center. Meet time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
