Men’s Swimming Finishes Third At Long And Shorts

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz men’s swimming team was edged out of a second-place finish by Oswego on day two of the 13th annual Long and Short Relays at the Elting Natatorium.

The team of Jonathan Amoia, Paul Bratu, Jeff Galaise and Bob Bubel took second place in the 4 x 50 yard Breaststroke Relay for the Hawks top Saturday finish.

New Paltz hosts Hartwick next Saturday at 1 p.m.

DAY 2 RESULTS (MEN) ***FINAL***

200 yd. Medley Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Ian Callender, Chad Brick, Rob Thompson, Nate Storey) — 1:43.05 2. Oswego (Scott Williams, Josh Lerch, Tom Buttino, Mark Rhodehamel) — 1:44.71 3. New Paltz (Jeff Galaise, Bob Bubel, Mark Otto, Chris Newell) — 1:47.73 4. Potsdam (Chris Shepherd, Chris Maiello, Nic Dietrich, Ryan Mylott) — 1:47.84 5. Plattsburgh (Matt Buneo, Doug Hitlin, Nathan West, Andy Johnson) — 1:51.00

4 x 50 yd. Backstroke Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Ian Callender, Joe Mathews, Brian Galleano, Mike Boyes) — 1:45.05 2. Oswego (Shaun Manning, Sean Headwell, Eric Gardner, Tom Butting) — 1:47.89 3. New Paltz (Brian Cassidy, Matt Jankowski, Jose Granda, Jeff Burke) — 1:52.36 4. Plattsburgh (Matt Wilson, Rusty Wasem, Andy Morse, Joe Condo) — 1:58.43 5. Potsdam (Chris Shepherd, Brad Hepburn, Jim Feil, Scott Kraft) — 2:15.65

4 x 50 yd. Breaststroke Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Michael Calhoun, James Morrow, Juan Mendez, Chad Brick) — 1:59.22 2. New Paltz (Jonathan Amoia, Paul Bratu, Jeff Galaise, Bob Bubel) — 1:59.31 3. Oswego (Chris Proper, Richard Simpson, Tyson Littenberg, Josh Lerch) — 2:04.14 4. Potsdam (Brad Hepburn, Cory Yeager, Pat Sheils, Scott Kraft) — 2:20.16 5. Plattsburgh (Doug Hitlin, Matt Wilson, Frank Zimoulis, Adam Knaust) — 2:22.24

4 x 50 yd. Butterfly Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Mike Boyes, Nate Storey, Brian Galleano, Robert Thompson) — 1:39.51 2. Plattsburgh (Andy Johnson, Nathan West, Andy Morse, Matt Buneo) — 1:41.38 3. Oswego (Matt Playfair, Pete Calaboro, Sean Headwell, Tom Buttino) — 1:44.63 4. New Paltz (Pete Maiurano, Jose Granda, Jeff Burke, Mark Otto) — 1:46.96 5. Potsdam (Nic Dietrich, Erik Murray, Ryan Mylott, Patrick House) — 1:47.77

200 yd. Freestyle Relay: 1. Potsdam (Cory Yeager, Chris Maiello, Darrick Kettner, Patrick House) — 1:32.34 2. Oswego (Eric Gardner, Shaun Manning, Mark Rhodehamel, Scott Williams) — 1:32.56 3. New Paltz (Chris Newell, Matt Jankowski, Jonathan Amoia, Pete Maiurano) — 1:35.07 4. Coast Guard (Mike Calhoun, Malcolm Belt, David Bauer, James Morrow) — 1:36.83 5. Plattsburgh (Joe Condo, Rusty Wasem, Frank Zimonlis, Adam Knaust) — 1:56.53

Final Standings: 1. Coast Guard 56 pts. 2. Oswego 34 3. New Paltz 33 4. Potsdam 20 5. Plattsburgh 16

NOTE: Day 2 was swam in two sessions. All teams competed in the first race, with only the top two teams returning to face off in the event final. The times for the top two teams, therefore, reflect the final heat, while the third, fourth, and fifth place times are from the first race.

Scoring:6 points = first place, 4 points = second place, 3 points = third place, 2 points = fourth place, 1 point = fifth place