GLASSBORO, N.J. (October 21, 2023) – Sophomore Amedeo Bove totaled one first-place finish and three runner-up finishes, but the Stevens Institute of Technology men's swimming team fell to No. 25 Rowan University 170-92 Saturday in a non-conference dual at the Tony Lisa Natatorium.

Sophomore Will Stibor had a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle for the Ducks, who dropped to 1-1. Stibor also collected a second- and third-place finish. 

Tobias Cahnbley captured two individual events and was a member of two winning relays for the Profs, who opened 1-0. Rowan has won the last five meetings between the programs and lead the all-time series 6-2. Saturday's dual was the first meeting in Glassboro since 2015.

Bove took first in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:59.93. He also was a part of a pair of second-place relays, first teaming with graduate student Derick Miller, sophomore Angel Velasquez and junior Edward Platonov to take second in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:36.72 Bove then closed his event by swimming the second leg of the Ducks' 400-yard freestyle relay, pairing with junior Cade Cermak, Miller and Stibor to reach the wall in 3:14.58. 

Stibor, meanwhile, topped the field in the 50 Free in 21:96, out-touching Rowan's Gavin Luong by one-hundredth-of-a-second. 

As a team, the Ducks won two of the 14 events, although the team did out-produce Rowan in second-place finishes, 10-4.

Top Performers

• First-year Patrick Cortelli was one of five Ducks with a pair of second-place finishes. The rookie took second in both distance freestyle races, completing the 500-yard freestyle in 4:55.86 and the 1000 in 10:15.93.
• In addition to his leg on the 200 Medley Relay, Velasquez also finished second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.90. Velasquez also took third in the 100-yard backstroke (54.28 seconds). 
• Sophomore Lukas Mikulenas took second in both of the breaststroke races. In the 100, the Linden, New Jersey native touched the wall in 1:00.98 and in the 200, Mikulenas completed the race in 2:13.00.
• In addition to his leg in the 400-yard freestyle relay, Cermak added a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (48.35 seconds).
• Senior Darius Truong (54.16) finished second in the 100-yard backstroke to round out the Ducks' top-two finishes. 

For the Opponents

• Cahnbley was first in the 200 Free (1:45.31) and the 200 Back (1:53.63), while Watson won the 100 Back (51.31) and 100 Fly (52.34). 
• Riter had the top time in the 100 free (47.93). 

Around the Middle Atlantic Conference

• College of Staten Island 167, FDU-Florham 37 (Oct. 14)
• FDU-Florham 83, Mount Saint Mary College (N.Y.) 55 (Oct. 14)
• Stevenson 165, Goucher 25 (Oct. 14)
• York 114, Arcadia 91 (Oct. 14)
• Lycoming 57, Albright 49 (Oct. 14)
• Arcadia 147, Misericordia 115
• Mount S.t Mary's (Md.) 208, Messiah 49
• Salisbury 164, York 80
• Lebanon Valley 119, Lycoming 45
• Messiah 168, Wilkes 49
• Widener 128, Albright 36

Coach's Comments

• "Strong day of racing by both the men's and women's teams. Rowan has very talented teams and for us to hang around in the meet and even win some events was fantastic. On the men's side, Deo Bove had some great swims, winning the 200 Fly and placing second in the 100 Fly. Patrick Cortelli had two strong second-place finishes in the 1000 and 500 freestyles. Lukas Mikulenas had two great breaststroke races in the 200 and 100 and Will Stibor won the 50, and also had the fastest split of the meet anchoring our 4x100 Freestyle Relay. A lot of close races didn't go our way today, but we still raced fantastically, and are looking forward to some fast swimming in the near future." – head coach Adam Schneider

Up Next

• Stevens returns to the pool in two weeks' time for the NYU Fall Invitational. The two-day event begins on Nov. 3 and will be held at the Palladium Athletic Facility. Live video links will be posted to StevensDucks.com once available. 

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