YORK, Pa. (February 16, 2020) – For the eighth consecutive season and the first time as a part of the Middle Atlantic Conference, the Stevens Institute of Technology men's swimming team won the conference title after finishing the meet with a MAC Championship record 1519.5 points Sunday at Graham Aquatic Center.
The Ducks nearly broke the MAC record for the largest margin of victory in a single championship, winning the meet by 348.5 points, just 8.5 points from the current record of 357 points set by Johns Hopkins University in 1976. Stevens now sits second on that list despite being in the conference for just one season.
Much like they had done the entirety of the meet, Stevens won the lone relay on the day as
Kurt von Autenried,
Jonas Lackey,
Ali Kolenovic and
Theodore Jagodits combined for a time of 3:05.28 to win the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Ducks won gold in all five relays in the meet.
In total, Stevens collected seven gold medals, seven silver medals and four bronze medals for a meet-best 18 total medals.
In the individual races, the Ducks finished with 13 different All-Conference honors collected by six different swimmers.
Overall, von Autenried led the way for Stevens with five separate First Team All-MAC honors as well as one Second Team and one Third Team accolade.
Tyler Zanki, meanwhile, became a three-time First Team All-MAC selection and one-time Second and Third Team honoree. The duo were the lone Stevens swimmers who earned First Team accolades in individual events.
Kolenovic narrowly missed on joining them on the first team as he finished as the runner-up in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke earlier in the event.
For a full breakdown of the All-Conference performers, click
here.
Top Performers
- The 400-free relay team won the race by over four seconds to collect 64 team points. The Ducks "B" team also earned points in the event as Blake Holland, Chaithanya Dasari, Michael Shusta and Daniel Rosenberger combined for a time of 3:11.43.
- Tristan Dixon and Ryan Callaghan combined with Rosenberger to produce points in the 1,650 freestyle. Rosenberger was the top Stevens finisher in a time of 16:49.79 for seventh place while Dixon finished in 10th and Callaghan grabbed 14th.
- Theodore Jagodits earned the silver medal for the Ducks in the 100-yard freestyle with a final time of 46.46.
- Stevens also had four other swimmers earn points in the event as Jonas Lackey (5th), Michael Shusta (7th), Matthew Noga (12th) and Ryan Ludemann (23rd) all finished inside the top 24.
- In the 200-yard backstroke, Kolenovic won a silver medal for the second consecutive day after posting a time of 1:50.75.
- Holland and Daniel Hold joined Kolenovic inside the top-six as they earned fifth and sixth place, respectively.
- Zanki swam an NCAA "B" cut time of 2:03.68 in the 200-yard breaststroke but was narrowly out-touched by MAC Swimmer of the Year Arcadia's TJ Dalton to finish in second.
- Chris Rudel finished just behind Zanki in fourth place while Andrew Johnson earned 11th and Matthew Kwan grabbed 12th.
From the Pool (Head Coach Paul Hughes)
- "Congratulations to the men's team on the team title! Everyone battled hard and we were fortunate to come out on top. Go Ducks!"
Next Up
- The Ducks will have one more chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships at the NYU Last Chance meet Friday, Feb. 22.
- The event will take place in New York, New York at Palladium Athletic Facility.
- Heading into the day, Zanki ranked 14th in NCAA Division III in the 100-yard breast as he looks to remain inside the top-16 to earn a bid to the National meet.
Stevens ALL-MAC Selections
FIRST TEAM
Relay Events
- 200-Yard Medley Relay: STEVENS (Chaithanya Dasari, Tyler Zanki, Blake Holland, Jonas Lackey)
- 400-Yard Medley Relay: STEVENS (Ali Kolenovic, Tyler Zanki, Kurt von Autenried, Theodore Jagodits)
- 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: STEVENS (Kurt von Autenried, Jonas Lackey, Michael Shusta, Theodore Jagodits)
- 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: STEVENS (Kurt von Autenried, Jonas Lackey, Ali Kolenovic, Theodore Jagodits)
- 800-Yard Freestyle Relay: STEVENS (Kurt von Autenried, Daniel Rosenberger, Ali Kolenovic, Theodore Jagodits)
Individual Events
SECOND TEAM
Individual Events
THIRD TEAM
Individual Events
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