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Men's Swimming & Diving Defeats NJIT, 183-116

Daniel Johnson
Greg Carroccio / Sideline Photos

Men's Swimming and Diving | November 16, 2019

PHILADELPHIA – Men's swimming & diving defeated NJIT on Saturday, 183-116, as part of a tri-meet that also included Stony Brook's women's team. Nine first-place finishes headlined the Explorers dominance on the day.
 
MEET NOTES
  • Three Explorers tallied multiple top finishes against the Highlanders: sophomore Zachary Wolbert and freshmen Trenton Burr and Sam Henninger.
  • Wolbert touched first in the 100 Fly with a time of 51.51 and clocking 1:53.39 in the 200 Fly.
  • It was a dynamic day for some freshmen. Burr beat everyone in the 100 Back (52.37) and 200 Back (1:58.43), while Henninger swept the field in the 1-meter (303.08) and 3-meter (300.45).
  • With his results, Henninger qualified for the NCAA Regional Diving Championships in the 1-meter dive. The rookie already qualified in the 3-meter earlier this season.
  • Other individual top times came via senior Norm Gregory in the 50 Free (21.76), junior Daniel Johnson in the 100 Free (46.86) and freshman Cole Dyson (4:48.57)
  • The Explorers also got second-place results from junior Gustov Swedenborg (twice), senior Marcus Forsgren (twice), sophomore Steven Stasolla (twice), junior Paolo Sunyak, senior Christoff Ras, Johnson and Gregory.
  • Freshman watch: in addition to first-place results from Henninger, Burr and Dyson, the Explorers also received solid results from Sebastian Aguirre (third in the 100 Fly and 200 Fly), Alex Kuriawa (third in the 100 Back) and Alec Fatta (third in the 200 IM).
  • In a collective effort, the Blue & Gold touched first in the 200 IM Relay with a time of 1:26.00 and the 400 Medley Relay, clocking in at 3:27.61.
 
UP NEXT
  • The three-week home stretch concludes when La Salle hosts Big 5 rivals Villanova on November 26th. Action starts at 2 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Marcus Forsgren

Marcus Forsgren

Free/Breast
6' 3"
Senior
Norm Gregory

Norm Gregory

Free/Fly
6' 1"
Senior
Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Free
5' 11"
Junior
Christoff Ras

Christoff Ras

Breast/IM
6' 1"
Senior
Steven Stasolla

Steven Stasolla

Diving
Sophomore
Paolo Sunyak

Paolo Sunyak

Free/Back
6' 0"
Junior
Gustav Swedenborg

Gustav Swedenborg

Free/IM
6' 0"
Junior
Zachary Wolbert

Zachary Wolbert

Fly/IM
Sophomore
Sebastian Aguirre

Sebastian Aguirre

Free/Fly
5' 7"
Freshman
Trenton Burr

Trenton Burr

Back / Fly
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marcus Forsgren

Marcus Forsgren

6' 3"
Senior
Free/Breast
Norm Gregory

Norm Gregory

6' 1"
Senior
Free/Fly
Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

5' 11"
Junior
Free
Christoff Ras

Christoff Ras

6' 1"
Senior
Breast/IM
Steven Stasolla

Steven Stasolla

Sophomore
Diving
Paolo Sunyak

Paolo Sunyak

6' 0"
Junior
Free/Back
Gustav Swedenborg

Gustav Swedenborg

6' 0"
Junior
Free/IM
Zachary Wolbert

Zachary Wolbert

Sophomore
Fly/IM
Sebastian Aguirre

Sebastian Aguirre

5' 7"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Trenton Burr

Trenton Burr

5' 9"
Freshman
Back / Fly