STATEN ISLAND, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury men's swimming team took on the College of State Island Dolphins in a non-conference meet on Wednesday evening at the CSI Sports & Recreation Center in Staten Island. Old Westbury lost by a 97-84 margin to move to 1-5 on the season. 

Individually, the Panthers were led in the pool by junior Stephen Paul (Staten Island, NY), who claimed the lone individual victory for Old Westbury, finishing first in the 50 breast at 41.61 while sophomore Gregory Mertens (Hicksville, NY) followed in second at 43.65. Paul clocked a time of 1:31.51 to register second in the 100 breast. Junior Ronald Ott (Garden City Park, NY) finished second in the 50 back (47.18) and 299 free (2:44.15). Mertens raced to second place in the 100 free, touching the wall at 1:02.40. Junior Nicholous Perdomo (Hempstead, NY) and freshman Sean Challenger (Spring Valley, NY) took home second in the 50 free (25.77) and 100 back (1:06.46), respectively. 

Freshman Fleeton Wells (Queens, NY), Gregory Mertens, Nicholous Perdomo and freshman Regis Burton (Bronx, NY) touched the wall first to win the 400 free relay in 5:44.16. Fleeton Wells, Regis Burton, Sean Challenger and Stephen Paul teamed up to notch second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:57.61. Fleeton Wells, Regis Burton, Ronald Ott and Sean Challenger swam a 2:14.40 to take second place in the 200 free relay. 

Old Westbury will be back in the pool on Saturday, January 30th when they take on the Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights in Skyline Conference action at the CSI Sports & Recreation Center. Start time for the race is set for 1 p.m. in Newburgh, New York. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on men's swimming or any of the other Panther athletic teams.