Pirates Down Monmouth in Home Opener, 178.5-93.5

Saturday, October 28

South Orange, NJ

12 PM

Seton Hall University

178.5

93.5

Monmouth

10/28/2023 6:13:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Results (PDF)

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's swimming and diving team picked up the victory in its home opener on Saturday afternoon, taking down Monmouth, 178.5-93.5, inside Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates paced the field in 14 of the 16 events on the day.

Things got underway with the 200 Medley Relay, which saw the Pirates claim each of the top three spots. Bryant LaCroix (Bloomsburg, Pa.), Ben Endersby (Caldwell, N.J.), Michael Klimaszewski (London, England) and Kevin Cary (West Chester, Pa.) combined to touch the wall in 1:33.59 for the victory. The win in the relay proved as a catalyst for these four for the remainder of the day.

Cary would go on to lead the pack in three more events on the day. The sophomore would touch the wall first in the 200 Free, finishing with a time of 1:40.09. Later, he would capture his second individual victory of the afternoon, completing the 100 Free in 46.67. Cary would also swim the anchor on the 200 Free Relay team to conclude the meet, whose time of 1:23.84 led the way.

Endersby and Klimaszewski also posted strong days in the pool. Endersby followed up his relay win with a first-place finish in the 100 Breast, doing so in a time of 57.52. This event saw the Pirates claim each of the top four spots, as Justen Lopez (Levittown, N.Y.), Gennarino Conzemius (Bethel Park, Pa.) and Lorenzo Tabladini (Brescia, Italy) touched the wall behind Endersby. For Klimaszewski, his individual victory came in the 100 Fly, as he took down the competition with a time of 51.42.

Clil Halevi (Kafar Hadranim, Israel) and Sean Vizzard (Mount Laurel, N.J.) traded places in the two distance events. In the 1000 Free, it was Vizzard narrowly edging Halevi for the victory, as Vizzard's time of 9:24.59 was just 0.27 seconds faster than Halevi. Later in the 500 Free, the tide would turn in Halevi's favor as he took the win in a time of 4:36.62.

Freshman Toma Adam (Bacau, Romania) swam the fastest time in a pair of events on Saturday. First, he took the top spot in the 50 Free, doing so in 20.99 just ahead of LaCroix. Adam would also swim the opening leg of the 200 Free Relay team that swam the fastest time to close out the meet.

Conzemius, Chris Jackson (Maywood, N.J.), Justin Oosterwyk (Pequannock, N.J.) and Trevor Post (Bay City,Mich.) also picked up wins on Saturday. Conzemius' triumph came in the 200 Back, the second event of the day which saw the Pirates claim the top four spots. Jackson claimed the win in the 100 Back in 51.39, while Oostweryk's win in the 200 Fly came in 1:52.74. Post took the victory in the 1-meter dive, narrowly beating out QUINN MURTHA with a score of 302.32 to Murtha's 298.42.

The Pirates are back in the pool on Friday as they travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to face Drexel at 4 p.m.