Sturdy Efforts Spotlight Males’s Swimming and Diving in Slim Setback to SMC

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – On Sunday afternoon on the Goldstein Fitness Center pool, Pace University Men’s Swimming and Diving turned in a robust general displaying, arising simply brief in a 152.5-131.5 twin meet towards Saint Michael’s College. The Setters delivered a number of standout particular person and relay performances all through the day, persevering with to showcase depth and early-season momentum.

The meet opened with an early assertion from the Blue and Gold as Javier Cisternas-Gomez, Melo Meir, Aidan Tat, and Talis Veidis mixed to win the 200 Medley Relay in 1:40.46.

From there, Cisternas-Gomez anchored the staff’s efforts with a trio of victories, sweeping the backstroke and particular person medley occasions. The sophomore standout captured the 100 Back in 54.21, adopted with a win within the 200 Back (2:03.36), and closed his day with a first-place end within the 200 IM (2:02.20).

Meir continued his robust marketing campaign with two wins of his personal, sweeping the breaststroke races with occasions of 1:01.06 within the 100 and a pair of:18.57 within the 200. Tat additionally impressed, profitable the 200 Free (1:52.13) and including a runner-up end within the 100 Fly (57.05).

Greg Farnum chipped in key factors for the Setters, incomes top-three placements in each the 200 Free (1:54.10) and 200 Fly (2:05.76).

Pace capped the meet on a excessive observe with a second-place displaying within the 200 Free Relay, as Jordyn Cristoff-Gonzalez, Michael Brace, Tat, and Santiago Domenech clocked in at 1:32.79. On the diving boards, freshman Adem Ozkurt delivered 126.90 factors within the 1-meter occasion to spherical out the staff’s robust day of competitors.

Despite narrowly falling within the general standings, the Setters’ quite a few occasion wins and private bests underscored their continued progress early within the 2025-26 season. Pace will return to motion subsequent Saturday, November 1, with a street twin meet towards the College of Staten Island.