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Men’s Swimming opens 2017-18 season with decisive victory over Drew

October 14, 2017

Results

The Basics
  • Score: Stevens Institute of Technology Men's Swimming: 150.5; Drew University: 49.5
  • Location: F.M. Kirby Pool - Madison, N.J.
  • Short Story: The Stevens Institute of Technology men's swimming team totaled seven individual victories and two relay wins en route to a season-opening triumph over hosting Drew University.

Top Performers
  • The Ducks opened the day with a first and second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. Junior Sam Fuller, sophomore Tyler Zanki, junior Vincent Tavoletti and freshman Theodore Jagodits touched the wall in 3:32.46, finishing eight seconds ahead teammates Blake Holland, Chris Rudel, Matthew Shaw and Peyton Ouano.
  • Rudel followed up his performance in the opening race with first place points in the 1000-yard freestyle race. The sophomore touched the wall seven seconds ahead of classmate Daniel Rosenberger, with a time of 10:16.71.
  • Fuller and Shaw each finished first in their respective freestyle races. Fuller edged Jagodits by four-tenths of a second in the 200 and Shaw outtouched senior Matthew Burk in the 50. Each earned nine points towards Stevens' team total.
  • Tavoletti earned first-place points for the Ducks with a victory in the 100-yard butterfly. The junior edge freshman Kurt von Autenried by less than two seconds.
  • After a second place finish earlier in the day, Burk earned his first win of the 2017-18 season with a victory in the 100-yard freestyle race. The senior completed the event in 49.06 seconds.
  • Fuller picked up his third victory of the day with a 10-second win in the 500-yard freestyle. The Severna Park, Maryland native won the race with a time of 4:51.15. Chris Rudel placed second.
  • The Ducks finished 1-2 in the 100-yard breaststroke as Zanki and Christopher Ludeke finished ahead of Drew's Mack Fox. Zanki won the race in 59.75 seconds.
  • In the last event of the day, Stevens won its second relay event as Jagodits, Burk, Ludeke, and von Autenried finished the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:28.15. Each of the four individual times were under 22.50 seconds, with von Autenried finishing the final leg of the race in 21.56 seconds.

Up Next
  • Stevens returns to the pool Nov. 3 when the Ducks head across the Hudson River to compete in the New York University Fall Invitational. 

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Burk

Matthew Burk

Sprint Freestyle
5' 9"
Senior
Sam Fuller

Sam Fuller

Backstroke/Butterfly
6' 1"
Junior
Christopher Ludeke

Christopher Ludeke

IM/Breaststroke
5' 10"
Junior
Peyton Ouano

Peyton Ouano

Freestyle/Backstroke
5' 8"
Junior
Daniel Rosenberger

Daniel Rosenberger

Butterfly/Freestyle
6' 0"
Sophomore
Chris Rudel

Chris Rudel

Freestyle/IM/Breaststroke
6' 0"
Sophomore
Matthew Shaw

Matthew Shaw

Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
6' 0"
Junior
Vincent Tavoletti

Vincent Tavoletti

Backstroke/Butterfly
5' 9"
Junior
Tyler Zanki

Tyler Zanki

Breaststroke/IM
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Matthew Burk

Matthew Burk

5' 9"
Senior
Sprint Freestyle
Sam Fuller

Sam Fuller

6' 1"
Junior
Backstroke/Butterfly
Christopher Ludeke

Christopher Ludeke

5' 10"
Junior
IM/Breaststroke
Peyton Ouano

Peyton Ouano

5' 8"
Junior
Freestyle/Backstroke
Daniel Rosenberger

Daniel Rosenberger

6' 0"
Sophomore
Butterfly/Freestyle
Chris Rudel

Chris Rudel

6' 0"
Sophomore
Freestyle/IM/Breaststroke
Matthew Shaw

Matthew Shaw

6' 0"
Junior
Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly
Vincent Tavoletti

Vincent Tavoletti

5' 9"
Junior
Backstroke/Butterfly
Tyler Zanki

Tyler Zanki

6' 0"
Sophomore
Breaststroke/IM