Males’s Swimming & Diving takes second at Liberty League Championships

ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT males’s swimming & diving workforce completed in second place out of 10 groups on the 2026 Liberty League Championships, Saturday.
 
RIT recorded a complete of 1,625.5 factors as Ithaca gained the workforce title with 1,722 factors. RPI took third (1,085) and Clarkson incomes fourth (1,028.5).
 
 
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Josh Berty, a sophomore, broke his personal meet file within the 1,650 Free by greater than seven seconds as RIT went one, two, and three within the occasion. Berty had beforehand set the file in final yr’s meet with a time of 15:57.71.
• First-year Griffin Tomsheck gained the 200 Backstroke with a time of two:01.57 as teammate Jackson Frazier, a sophomore, took third 2:02.43.
• The RIT-A 400 Free Relay workforce additionally gained with a mixed time of three:02.35.

 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior diver Luke Albanese set a meet file rating of 566.90 to win the 1 Meter occasion. The end result tops former RIT diver Gellert Kish’s rating of 550.55, which was set on the 2024 Liberty League Championships.
• First-year swimmer Griffin Messenlehner gained the 100 Backstroke with an NCAA B Cut time of 48.98 seconds. The newcomer additionally swam a leg within the 200 Medley Relay, serving to the Tigers with the occasion with a time of 1:29.88.

 
THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• The RIT-A 200 Free Relay workforce positioned second with a mixed time of 1:22.24.
• Sophomore swimmer Finn Hilliard took fourth place within the 400 Fly finals with a 49.55 clocking, which was sooner than his prelims time of fifty.24.
• Eric Noga, a junior, positioned fifth within the 200 Free finals with a time of 1:41.78.

 
WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 200 IM finals, senior Stephen Graver took first place with a successful time of 1:54.03.
• Griffin Messenlehner, a first-year, completed tied for third within the 50 Free finals with a time of 20.97 seconds.
• Junior diver Luke Albanese took second within the 3 Meter occasion, scoring 596.60 factors.

 
Saturday, Feb. 21
1,650 Free Finals
1. Josh Berty – 15:50.52 (NCAA B CUT, MEET RECORD, PROGRAM RECORD)
2. Thomas Eppich – 15:57.60
3. Lucas Peterson – 16:05.17
 
100 Free Finals
3. Finn Hilliard – 46.00
5. Eric Noga – 46.47
8. Kamden Keyes – 46.88
9. Leonid Pozhenko – 47.08
10. Jack Dollyhigh 47.14
15. Stephen Graver – 47.76
 
200 Back Finals
3. Griffin Messenlehner – 1:52.26
9. Ryan Clancy – 1:53.70
 
200 Breast Finals
1. Griffin Tomsheck – 2:01.57
3. Jackson Frazier – 2:02.43
5. Aiden Agnosti – 2:05.56
 
400 Free Relay Finals
1. RIT A – 3:02.35 (Finn Hilliard, Eric Noga, Kamden Keyes, Griffin Messenlehner)
18. RIT B – 3:09.86 (Miles Lim, Sam Sokalzuk, Ryan Clancy, Stephen Graver)
 
100 Free Prelims
3. Finn Hilliard – 46.13 Advances to A Final
6. Eric Noga – 46.69 Advances to A Final
8. Kamden Keyes – 46.86 Advances to A Final
9. Leonid Pozhenko – 47.27 Advances to B Final
11. Jack Dollyhigh 47.44 Advances to B Final
16. Stephen Graver – 47.75 Advances to B Final
 
200 Back Prelims
3. Griffin Messenlehner – 1:51.95 Advances to A Final
10. Ryan Clancy – 1:57.40 Advances to B Final
 
200 Breast Prelims
2. Griffin Tomsheck – 2:02.01 Advances to A Final
4. Jackson Frazier – 2:05.30 Advances to A Final
 
Friday, Feb. 20
200 Medley Relay Finals
1. RIT A – 1:29.88 (Griffin Messenlehner, Jackson Frazier, Kamden Keyes, Finn Hilliard)
 
200 Fly Finals
2. Kamden Keyes – 1:51.32
5. Miles Lim – 1:53.43
8. Jacob Winfield – 1:55.58
11. Ryan Clancy – 1:57.09
15. Sam Sokalzuk – 2:00.49
 
100 Back Finals
1. Griffin Messenlehner – 48.98 (NCAA B CUT)

100 Breast Finals

1. Griffin Tomsheck – 55.49

4. Aiden Agostini – 56.23

1-Meter Dive Finals

1. Luke Albanese – 566.90 (MEET RECORD)

5. Sam Martin – 384.90

 

800 Free Relay Finals

1. RIT B – 7:02.04 (Thomas Eppich, Leonid Pozhenko, Sam Sokalzuk, Lucas Peterson)

 

200 Fly Prelims

3. Kamden Keyes – 1:52.33 Advances to A Final

6. Miles Lim – 1:54.16 Advances to A Final

8. Jacob Winfield – 1:55.15 Advances to A Final

13. Ryan Clancy – 1:57.44 Advances to B Final

14. Sam Sokalzuk – 1:59.33 Advances to B Final

— Mike Ekert – x1:54.10

 

100 Back Prelims

1. Griffin Messenlehner – 49.48 Advances to A Final

— Bernardo Valente – x53.86

 

100 Breast Prelims

1. Griffin Tomsheck – 55.33 Advances to A Final

5. Aiden Agostini – 57.08 Advances to A Final

— Colin Zhao – x1:00.19

— Brayden Pyott – x1:0066

 

1-Meter Dive Prelims

1. Luke Albanese – 527.50

5. Sam Martin – 389.10

 

Thursday, Feb. 19

200 Free Finals

5. Eric Noga – 1:41.78

7. Stephen Graver – 1:42.03

8. Josh Berty – 1:42.62

9. Miles Lim – 1:42.77

10. Thomas Eppich – 1:42.84

19. Leonid Pozhenko – 1:45.33

 

100 Fly Finals

4. Finn Hilliard – 49.55

7. Ryan Clancy – 50.35

8. Kamden Keyes – 50.47

10. Jack Dollyhigh – 5

400 IM Finals

5. Jacob Winfield –4:05.21

7. Lucas Peterson – 4:10.72

15. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:19.43

200 Free Relay Finals

2. RIT A – 1:22.24 (Griffin Messenlehner, Finn Hilliard, Erie Noga, Ryan Clancy)

17. RIT B – 1:24.33 (Jack Dollyhigh, Kamden Keyes, Leonid Pozhenko, Griffin Tomsheck)

 

200 Free Prelims

4. Eric Noga – 1:41.98 Advances to A Final

7. Stephen Graver – 1:42.60 Advances to A Final

8. Josh Berty – 1:43.16 Advances to A Final

11. Miles Lim – 1:43.96 Advances to B Final

14. Thomas Eppich – 1:44.75 Advances to B Final

18. Leonid Pozhenko – 1:45.52 Advances to C Final

 

100 Fly Prelims

4. Finn Hilliard – 50.24 Advances to A Final

7. Ryan Clancy – 50.42 Advances to A Final

8. Kamden Keyes – 50.49 Advances to A Final

11. Jack Dollyhigh – 51.48 Advances to B Final

400 IM Prelims

2. Jacob Winfield – 4:06.76 Advances to A Final

6. Lucas Peterson – 4:10.19 Advances to A Final

12. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:13.29 Advances to B Final

— Brayden Pyott – x4:22.25

 

Wednesday, Feb. 18

500 Free Finals

2. Josh Berty – 4:33.17

4. Thomas Eppich – 4:34:69

9. Lucas Peterson – 4:40:18

17. Miles Lim – 4:46.11

24. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:57.99

 

200 IM Finals

1. Stephen Graver – 1:54.03

5. Griffin Tomsheck – 1:54.38

8. Jackson Frazier – 1:56.30

12. Jacob Winfield – 1:56.69

20. Aiden Agostini – 1:59.42

 

50 Free Finals

t3. Griffin Messenlehner – 20.97

5. Finn Hilliard – 21.07

7. Eric Noga – 21.27

8. Jack Dollyhigh – 21.37

9. Leonid Pozhenko – 21.49

3-Meter Dive Finals

2. Luke Albanese – 596.60

5. Sam Martin – 405.00

 

400 Medley Relay Finals

2. RIT A – 3:20.36 (Griffin Messenlehner, Griffin Tomsheck, Kamden Keyes, Finn Hilliard)

18. RIT B – 3:32.69 (Eric Noga, Jackson Frazier, Ryan Clancy, Stephen Graver)

 

500 Free Prelims

2. Josh Berty – 4:34.86 – Advances to A Final

5. Thomas Eppich – 4:36.11 – Advances to A Final

10. Lucas Peterson – 4:40.59 – Advances to B Final

17. Miles Lim – 4:50.65 – Advances to C Final

23. Sam Sokalzuk – 4:54.16 – Advances to C Final

— Flynn Lundeen – x4:49.89

 

200 IM Prelims

3. Stephen Graver – 1:54.66 – Advances to A Final

4. Griffin Tomsheck – 1:54.72 – Advances to A Final

6. Jackson Frazier – 1:55.41 – Advances to A Final

11. Jacob Winfield – 1:57.11 – Advances to B Final

20. Aiden Agostini – 2:00.05 – Advances to C Final

— Colin Zhao – x2:00.70

 

50 Free Prelims

3. Griffin Messenlehner – 20.96 – Advances to A Final

4. Finn Hilliard – 21.02 – Advances to A Final

7. Eric Noga – 21.33 – Advances to A Final

8. Jack Dollyhigh – 21.48 – Advances to A Final

9. Leonid Pozhenko – 21.55 – Advances to B Final

3-Meter Dive Prelims

Luke Albanese

Sam Martin