SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – In their first competition of the new year, the Roger Williams University Men's Swimming & Diving team claimed 16 top-three finishes and a split of the two duals at the tri-meet hosted by Springfield College at the Linkletter Natatorium on Saturday afternoon. Along the way, the Hawks took first in the 200-Yard Medley Relay while Riley Williams (Arvada, Colo.) claimed a trio of top finishes individually and Ryan Duryea (Sag Harbor, N.Y.) added one of his own.
 
RWU took care of business against Wesleyan University, winning 149-112. The Hawks also performed well against Springfield College but were ultimately doomed in the diving events taking the close loss, 148-143.
 
Williams had a standout day for Roger Williams, taking first individually in the 100- and 200-Yard Breaststroke and the 200-Yard Individual Medley. He added an extra win to his ledger as a member of the 200-Yard Medley Relay team along with Matt DelGrego (Rochester, N.Y.), Seth Sutton (Dunfries, Va.), and Blake Anderson (Seekonk, Mass.).
 
The Hawks as a team dominated in the Breaststroke events as they occupied each of the top-three spots in the 100-Yard and put two on the podium in the 200. Andy Paul (Sunderland, Mass.) and Lars Hjerpe (Sudbury, Mass.) slotted behind Williams in the former while Hjerpe finished third in the 200-Yard race.
 
Duryea was also excellent for RWU, as one of two Hawks in the top-three in both the 50- and 100-Yard Freestyle events. Duryea took first in the 50 followed by Anderson in third while they went back-to-back in second and third in the 100.
 
Kirk Schultz (Cos Cob, Conn.) also had a strong showing at the meet with a pair of top-three finishes as the runner-up in the 1000-Yard Freestyle before taking third in the 500 Free. Evan Fuller (Glastonbury, Conn.) added a third-place finish in the 200-Yard Butterfly while Bodie Ibrahim (Sunnyside, N.Y.) wrapped up the individual placings taking third in the 100-Yard Freestyle.
 
Ibrahim, Schultz, and Anderson, along with Vince Tarolli (Syracuse, N.Y.), ended the day for RWU by combining to take second in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay.
 
Hawk Highlights
200 Yard Medley Relay
1^st: Matt Delgrego, Riley Williams, Seth Sutton, Blake Anderson - 1:37.94
 
1000 Yard Freestyle
2^nd: Kirk Schultz - 10:21.35
 
200 Yard Freestyle
3^rd: Bodie Ibrahim – 1:51.20
 
100 Yard Breaststroke
1^st: Riley Williams – 59.00
2^nd: Andy Paul – 1:03.10
3^rd: Lars Hjerpe – 1:03.73
 
50 Yard Freestyle
1^st: Ryan Duryea – 22.22
2^nd: Blake Anderson – 22.52
 
100 Yard Freestyle
2^nd: Ryan Duryea – 49.27
3^rd: Blake Anderson – 49.60
 
200 Yard Breaststroke
1^st: Riley Williams – 2:13.63
3^rd: Lars Hjerpe – 2:20.32
 
500 Yard Freestyle
3^rd: Kirk Schultz – 5:01.29
 
200 Yard Butterfly
3^rd: Seth Sutton – 54.32
 
200 Yard IM
1^st: Riley Williams – 1:58.37
 
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
2^nd: Blake Anderson, Kirk Schultz, Vince Tarolli, Bodie Ibrahim – 3:16.34
 
What's Next
Roger Williams vs. Babson & Eastern Conn. St. on January 22