GENEVA, N.Y. (November 10, 2018) – SUNY Delhi swimming and diving completed another productive day Saturday at the William Smith Invitational. The meet also featured SUNY Cobleskill, in which the men squared off against directly, while the women competed in a tri-match with the host Herons and Fighting Tigers. The men logged seven victories to defeat Cobleskill by a 94-34 score. The women earned three second-place finishes to chalk up 34 points against Cobleskill and 31 against William Smith. The Fighting Tigers and Herons posted 73 points and 105 points, respectively.
Robert Armistead, James Brunt and Damon Keefer each led the men with three victories. Armistead won two solo events, while capturing a relay victory, as Brunt and Keefer won one solo event with two group wins. Armistead took the 200-yard IM at 2:53.99, then the 100-yard backstroke at 1:19.41. Armistead, Brunt and Keefer then teamed with John Cosmus to claim the 200-yard freestyle relay at 2:06.92. Keefer, Brunt and Cosmus had a victory with Jacob Shoemaker in the 200-yard medley relay at 2:39.42. Brunt won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:09.33, while Keefer claimed the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:05.34. Shoemaker earned a solo win in the 200-yard freestyle at 2:34.43. Diver Dylan Dano finished with 106.9 points after attempting six one-meter dives.
Julia Witt earned two of the women's second-place marks, finishing the 200-yard freestyle at 2:17.82 and the 500-yard freestyle at 6:17.55. Caitlyn Dowd took second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:42.93, as well as third in the 100-yard freestyle at 1:16.43.
Head coach Mike Burud's squad heads to Cedar Crest next Saturday, Nov. 17 to take on the host Falcons and York (N.Y.), starting at 3:00 p.m.
SUNY DELHI TEAM RESULTS
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
MEN: 1. James Brunt, Damon Keefer, Jacob Shoemaker, John Cosmus – 2:39.42
200 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 2. Julia Witt – 2:17.82
MEN: 1. Jacob Shoemaker – 2:34.43, 2. Daniel Landis – 2:54.85
50 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 4. Caitlyn Dowd – 32.25
MEN: 2. John Cosmus – 32.86, 4. Dan Landis – 36.24
200 YARD IM
MEN: 1. Robert Armistead – 2:53.99
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
WOMEN: 4. Julia Witt – 1:16.99
MEN: 2. Jacob Shoemaker – 1:25.43
100 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 3. Caitlyn Dowd – 1:16.43
MEN: 1. James Brunt – 1:09.33
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
MEN: 1. Robert Armistead – 1:19.41
500 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 2. Julia Witt – 6:17.55
MEN: 2. Daniel Landis – 7:47.14
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
WOMEN: 2. Caitlyn Dowd – 1:42.93
MEN: 1. Damon Keefer – 2:05.34
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
MEN: 1. John Cosmus, Damon Keefer, James Brunt, Robert Armistead – 2:06.92