PISCATAWAY N.J. — Men's swimming closed out their season this weekend with a sixth-place finish at the Metropolitan Conference Championship meet, held at Rutgers University. The three-day competition was filled with lifetime best times and season's best swims for every Knight. Each Knight qualified to appear in finals throughout the weekend, as well. The team left Metros with 437 points, which is the highest total earned at this championship in program history.

In addition to the team's success, senior Jackson Lerner was selected for the Dick Krempecki Outstanding Senior Award, which recognizes a senior's contributions to their institution, team, and participation at the Metropolitan Conference Championship. Lerner also set a new 50-yard butterfly record for the college, previously set at 25.02 by Matt Peters in 2006 (tied by Enrique Naudy in 2009). Lerner broke this record with a thrilling 24.49 in the event this weekend.
 

"Our men achieved unprecedented success with their highest historical meet placement ever," said Head Coach Chris Mance. "We can't wait to continue to build on this momentum by bringing in more swimmers and continuing our journey of constant improvement." 

Day One Recap 

The meet kicked off with a fifth-place finish for Edward Mills, Lerner, Kyle Giuliano and Michael D'Ambrosio in the 200-yard freestyle relay at a time of 1:35.25. 

Mills took 12th place in the 500-yard freestyle (5:26.12), followed by Giuliano in 13th with a time of 5:26.24. 

D'Ambrosio scored in seventh place for the 200-yard individual medley, coming in at 2:08.64. 

Lerner placed 11th in the 50-yard freestyle with a 23.49. 

Giuliano, D'Ambrosio, Lerner and Mills teamed up again for the 400-yard medley relay, earning fourth with a time of 3:59.89. 

Day Two Recap 

Just after the prelims session on day two, Lerner hopped back in for a time trial in the 50-yard butterfly, where he earned his record-breaking swim with a 24.49.

Night two kicked off with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, by Giuliano, D'Ambrosio, Lerner and Mills (1:46.76). 
 

D'Ambrosio swam to fifth in his 400-yard individual medley (4:45.88). Giuliano also swam the event, placing 10th at a time of 4:54.06. 

Lerner finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly at 55.76. 

In the 200-yard freestyle, Mills earned 10th place with a 1:58.89. 

Night two ended with a third-place finish for Giuliano, Lerner, D'Ambrosio and Mills in the 800-yard freestyle relay (8:09.59). 

Day Three Recap

D'Ambrosio took seventh in the 200-yard backstroke, the first individual event of day three, with a time of 2:13.13. Mills placed 12th in the event as well (2:29.86). 

Kyle Giuliano placed eighth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:23.17). Lerner finished ninth in the event, winning the B-Final heat with a 2:19.94. 

The Knights swam hard to the end of the three-day competition, concluding their 2024-2025 season with solid performances across the board. 

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