Swimming opens campaign at William Paterson

Old Westbury is back in the pool Saturday (Oct. 19) for a non-conference road tri-meet at Sarah Lawrence College

By: Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Nicole Sasu-Twum)

Austin Young finished first in the 100-backstroke against William Paterson / Photo by Dave Anderson (www.davidthomasphotography.com)

Men's Swimming and Diving | 10/15/2019 9:00:00 PM

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WAYNE, N.J. --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury men's and women's swimming opened its 2019-20 campaign Tuesday evening with setbacks to the William Paterson University Pioneers (M: 2-0 / W: 2-0) by final scores of 90-64 and 75-66, respectively, in non-conference road action from Wightman Pool in Wayne, New Jersey.

Joseph Malone led Old Westbury on the men's side with a pair of first-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (59.51) and in the 500-yard freestyle (5:17.98) races while placing second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.52). Austin Young followed by taking first place in the 100-backstroke (1:07.64) and finished in third in the 50-yard freestyle (25.66) race. In their debut, Alejandro Ruiz-Soto claimed first-place points in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:44.94) while Daniel Grinchenko claimed third-place in the 100-yard freestyle (1:11.35). Lorenzo Cusumano earned second-place points in the 100-yard backstroke (1:28.20) as he made his return to the pool.

Young, Grinchenko, Cusumano and Ruiz-Soto combined to finish the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:59.54 to register first-place points.

Adelyn Veras paced the Panthers in the women's race with a pair of first-place points in the 100-yard freestyle (1:12.49) and 100-yard backstroke (1:32.09). In their debut, Amy Arias-Torres grabbed first-place points in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:50.72) and earned two points in the 200-yard freestyle by grabbing fourth in 3:21.08 while Dina Terki captured first-place points in the 500-yard freestyle (9:09.97). Rebecca Warshauer added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (38.44) and earned third-place points in the 100-yard freestyle (1:50.10).

Magan Blige, Diana Castellanos, Warshauer, Terki combined to finish the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:43.95 to capture first-place points. Terki, Veras, Arias-Torres and Blige opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay in 2:51.04.

UP NEXT:
Old Westbury is back in the pool Saturday (Oct. 19) for a non-conference road tri-meet at Sarah Lawrence College featuring the hosts Gyrphons, Queensborough Community College Tigers and the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) Bears at 3 p.m. inside Campbell Sports Center in Bronxville, New York.

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Players Mentioned

Austin Young: 5' 9"; Junior; Jr. / Fr.

Adelyn Veras: 5' 4"; Freshman; Fr. / Fr.

Magan Blige: 5' 4"; Freshman; Fr. / Fr.

Players Mentioned

Austin Young
: 5' 9"; Junior; Jr. / Fr.

Adelyn Veras
: 5' 4"; Freshman; Fr. / Fr.

Magan Blige
: 5' 4"; Freshman; Fr. / Fr.