Cox wins second-straight one-meter title, males’s swimming & diving second after LEC championship day 3

WELLESLEY, Mass. — Maine Maritime Academy males’s swimming & diving crew turned in a robust exhibiting Saturday night time on the 2026 Little East Conference Championships, highlighted by a number of podium finishes and a runner-up standing within the crew race by 36 occasions.

The Mariners sit second general with 583.5 factors, trailing solely Bridgewater State University and holding off Eastern Connecticut State University in a tightly contested championship meet.

Senior Oliver Cox kicked off MMA’s day in championship trend successful his second-straight LEC one-meter diving title and his second championship on the week posting a rating of 414.75, successful by over 50 factors.

Sophomore Michael Ordonez completed third within the occasion with a rating of 332.45, whereas freshman Joe Smith IV posted a 254.50 to complete seventh.

Maine Maritime opened the night finals with a fourth-place end within the 200-yard medley relay. The Mariners touched in 1:39.95, staying inside putting distance of the highest three and setting the tone for the rest of the session.

In the 400-yard particular person medley, sophomore Nate Gibbons delivered a fourth-place end in 4:33.88, clocking a constant race throughout all 4 strokes to attain key championship-final factors. Freshman Henry Keepes added an eighth-place end in 5:13.17, contributing further crew factors.

The Mariners discovered extra success within the dash occasions. Senior Fox Fernald tied for tenth within the 50-yard butterfly (25.20), whereas Senior Thomas Murray (thirteenth, 26.43) and sophomore Cam Hedstrom (fifteenth, 26.77) added depth scoring within the comfort closing.

In the 200-yard freestyle, freshman Matthew Levesque positioned fifth in 1:52.03 to earn a spot within the championship closing, whereas sophomore Luis Guillen Barcia added an eighth-place end in 1:56.20.

The 100-yard backstroke proved to be one of many Mariners’ strongest occasions of the night time. Freshman Connor Hedstrom surged to a runner-up end in 53.09, narrowly behind the occasion winner and posting one of many high instances in program championship historical past. Freshman Dominic Miele adopted with a fifth-place end (55.18), and Freshman Ryan Johnson Rees added a seventh-place exhibiting (56.97) to present Maine Maritime three scorers within the championship closing.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Freshman Timmy Reda led the way in which with a fourth-place end in 1:00.41, simply hundredths shy of the highest three. Senior Aidan Burke added a sixth-place swim in 1:01.35, and freshman Jack Davis secured twelfth general (1:05.95) within the comfort closing.

The Mariners closed the night time with a robust third-place end within the 800-yard freestyle relay. The quartet mixed for a time of seven:19.21, delivering a key podium end result to cap the finals session and hold Maine Maritime firmly in second place within the general standings.

With sooner or later remaining on the Little East Championships, the Mariners stay in rivalry as they give the impression of being to shut out the meet with one other sturdy efficiency Sunday.