COBLESKILL, N.Y. (October 28, 2018) – The SUNY Delhi swimming and diving team officially opened their men's and women's seasons on Saturday at SUNY Cobleskill. The Broncos competed in a tri-match with the Fighting Tigers and Norwich. The men defeated Cobleskill, 89-64, and put up 23 points to Norwich's 214. The ladies scored 37 points to Cobleskill's 93, and 28 to Norwich's 136.
Julia Witt highlighted the Delhi women's season opener, capturing two victories. She won the 200-yard freestyle at 2:16.79 and the 50-yard freestyle at 33.48. In her SUNY Delhi debut, Caitlyn Dowd took third in the 50-yard butterfly at 40.64 and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle at 1:19.41.
The men had their highest finish in the 200-yard medley relay, where Daniel Landis, Robert Armistead, Jacob Shoemaker and John Cosmus finished third with a time of 2:32.78. Landis logged a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 50-yard backstroke at 43.61 and the 500-yard freestyle at 8:00.69. Armistead took fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke at 39.42, as did Shoemaker in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:24.60.
Head coach Mike Burud's team's next contest sees them traveling to Cazenovia on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 1:00 p.m.
SUNY DELHI TEAM RESULTS
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
MEN: 3. Daniel Landis, Robert Armistead, Jacob Shoemaker, John Cosmus – 2:32.28
200 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 1. Julia Witt – 2:16.79
MEN: 4. James Brunt – 2:37.57
50 YARD BACKSTROKE
MEN: 4. Daniel Landis – 43.61
50 YARD BREASTSTROKE
MEN: 4. Robert Armistead – 39.42, 6. Damon Keefer – 58.40
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
MEN: 4. Jacob Shoemaker – 1:24.60
50 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 1. Julia Witt – 28.47, 7. Caitlyn Dowd – 33.48
MEN: 5. John Cosmus – 31.67, 6. James Brunt – 32.28, 8. Daniel Landis – 35.45
100 YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN: 5. Caitlyn Dowd – 1:19.41
MEN: 9. Jacob Shoemaker – 1:08.63, 10. John Cosmus – 1:14.20
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
MEN: 5. James Brunt – 1:32.42, 6. Damon Keefer – 1:43.84
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
MEN: 5. Robert Armistead – 1:28.66
500 YARD FREESTYLE
MEN: 4. Daniel Landis – 8:00.69
50 YARD BUTTERFLY
WOMEN: 3. Caitlyn Dowd – 40.64
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
MEN: 5. Jacob Shoemaker, John Cosmus, Damon Keefer, James Brunt – 2:07.83