NORTON, Mass. – The Roger Williams University men's swimming team defeated Wheaton 144-136 on Friday evening in Norton.
 
The Hawks began the day with a first-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay, with the team of Ross Macy (Essex, Vt.), Riley Williams (Arvada, Colo.), Seth Sutton (Dumfries, Va.), and Blake Anderson (Seekonk, Mass.) combining for a total time of 3:33.58, finishing ahead of the top Wheaton relay team by just under four seconds.
 
James McClaren (Bridgewater, Mass.) then took the top spot in the 1,000-Yard Freestyle, finishing in 10:27.68, Alvin Gay (Bridgeport, Conn.) then finished fourth with a time of 10:35.22, before Cooper Sever came in 13 seconds later.
 
Williams then picked up another win for the Hawks with a win in the 200-yard freestyle, with Bodie Ibrahim (Sunnyside, N.Y.) and Ross closing the race in third and fourth respectively. After dropping the top two spots in the 50-yard backstroke, Ray Cerro (Southborough, Mass.) and Ryan Duryea (Sag Harbor, N.Y.) picked up seven points collectively, finishing n second and third in the 50-yard breaststroke.
 
Sutton then picked up a win in the 100-yard butterfly, with Macy and Smith also earning points, before Anderson took the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle. Anderson followed with a first-place performance in the 100-yard freestyle. The Hawks picked up the top two spots in the 500-yard freestyle, and top spot in the 50-yard freestyle, and were able to edge out the Lyons.
 
Roger Williams will host Bridgewater State on Saturday, Nov. 12 in their first dual meet at the Roger Williams Aquatics Center.