Long Island University Athletics

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Three members of the Long Island University males’s and ladies’s swimming packages acquired weekly honors from the NEC on Wednesday, together with junior Polat Tasbasi being named the NEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week. 

Freshman Mario Rodriguez Poulsen was named the NEC Men’s Rookie of the Week, whereas he and Tasbasi each acquired Prime Performer honors. On the ladies’s facet, sophomore Liene Vientesa garnered Prime Performer honors. 

Tasbasi, a local of Ankara, Turkey, received each of his particular person occasions at Saturday’s house meet towards Manhattan, which the Sharks received 171-83. He claimed first in each the 100-yard breaststroke, ending in 56.13 seconds, and the 200-yard breaststroke, ending in 2:03.89 minutes. Tasbasi additionally was a member of the 200-yard medley (second leg; 25.20 cut up; 1:34.94 crew time) and 400-yard freestyle (ultimate leg; 45.37 cut up, 3:09.86 crew time) relays, which each received of their respective occasions. 

Rodriguez Poulsen completed first within the 50-yard freestyle (21.41 seconds), the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.23 minute), and the 200-yard particular person medley (2:01.81 minutes) at Saturday’s meet. The Oviedo, Asturias, Spain native additionally led off LIU’s 200-yard medley relay crew, posting a cut up of 25.03 seconds whereas the Sharks completed the occasion in 1:34.94 minute. 

Vientesa completed first in each the 50-yard freestyle (24.98 seconds) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.30 minute) in Saturday’s meet towards Manhattan and Saint Francis University. The Riga, Latvia native additionally swam the third leg on each the first-place finshing 200-yard medley (26.38 cut up, 1:49.48 crew time) and 400-yard freestyle (53.40 cut up, 3:39.48 crew time) relay groups. 

LIU returns to motion on Nov. 8, when each groups host Wagner College at 11 a.m.