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SCSU Men Claim Third Straight NE10 Championship
WORCESTER, Mass. – Southern Connecticut men's swimming & diving won the 2024 Northeast-10 Conference Championship with a score of 901, finishing ahead of Bentley (673) and Adelphi (590.5).
The Owls won their third-straight NE10 Championship and 16th of all-time dating back to the 2003-04 season. The Owls captured 23 medals, including six individual championships. Fourteen different athletes contributed to 23 medals as the Owls were comfortably ahead after each day of the four day event.
Final 2024 Northeast-10 Conference Championships Medal Count:
Gold (6)
Drew Ladner, Henry Velazquez, Jack Fry, Franklin Kuhn: 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Franklin Kuhn: 200 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Freestyle
Dylan Prescher: 1000 Yard Freestyle, 500 Yard Freestyle, 1650 Yard Freestyle
Silver (10)
Drew Ladner, Jack Fry, Travis Scott, Franklin Kuhn: 200 Yard Free Relay
Kobe Dominguez: 200 Yard Individual Medley
Franklin Kuhn: 50 Yard Freestyle
Jonathan Tressel: 3 Meter Diving, 1 Meter Diving
J.D. Starkey: 400 IM
Drew Ladner: 100 Yard Freestyle
Kobe Dominquez: 200 Yard Breaststroke
Henry Velazquez: 200 Yard Butterfly
Drew Ladner, Adam Fred, Jack Fry, Franklin Kuhn: 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Bronze (7)
J.D. Starkey: 200 Yard Individual Medley, 200 Yard Backstroke
Adam Fred, Kobe Dominguez, Drew Ladner, Franklin Kuhn: 400 Yard Medley Relay
Jayson Main: 1 Meter Diving
Kristofer Janney: 400 IM
Samir Souidi: 1650 Yard Freestyle
Lucas Quiroga: 200 Yard Butterfly
Bentley finished as the runner up for the third year in a row. The Adelphi Panthers finished third and also broke two records along the way as Ryan Kakimseit broke the NE10 record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 49.26, and a relay team of Kakimseit, Connor Singer, Eric Slavin, and Cooper Rivers broke the 200 Medley Relay record with a time of 1:30.85.
Dylan Prescher of SCSU was named the Men's Most Outstanding Swimmer of the meet after winning gold medals in the 1000 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, and 1650 Freestyle. Sean Rorke won his second straight Diver of the Meet after winning the 1-Meter and 3-Meter Dives. Trevor Johnson of Saint Michael's took home the Elite 24 award with a 3.98 GPA in Health Science.
-Recap provided by SCSU athletic communications-
Men's Scores
1) Southern Connecticut - 901
2) Bentley - 673
3) Adelphi - 590.5
4) Saint Rose - 474
5) College of Staten Island - 401.5
6) Saint Michael's - 379
7) Pace - 279
7) Assumption - 183
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 12 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.