GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's swimming team totaled 10 first-place finishes on its way to a 170-91 Middle Atlantic Conference dual meet win over visiting Hood College Saturday at Lenox Pool. It was the first meet of the season for both programs.
 
RELAYS: The Knights opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay as the team of senior Eric Lam, freshman T.J. Dalton, junior Jacob Schellinger and freshman Mark Preedy clocked in at 1:42.03. Schellinger and Preedy later teamed up with freshman Tristan Highet and senior Matthew Morano to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:31.95 to close the meet.
 
BACKSTROKE: Lam swept the backstroke events, winning the 100 in 57.52 and the 200 in 2:03.02. Highet was the runner-up in the 100 (57.79, while sophomore Michael Melissen touched third in the 200 (2:10.00).  
 
BUTTERFLY: Morano won the 100 butterfly in 55.43 as Arcadia swimmers occupied each of the top-three spots; Melissen took second in 55.70 and Schellinger was third in 56.44. Melissen touched first in the 200 fly in 2:06.16.
 
DISTANCE: Junior Grant Fisher was the runner-up in the 500 with a time of 4:55.90 and 1,000 in 10:08.46. Sophomore Bill Rodgers (11:59.95) took fourth in the 1,000, while freshman Zach Bondurant (5:26.15) placed fourth in the 500.
 
INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Lam (2:04.44) was also the winner of the 200 IM, while Dalton (2:09.77) placed third and fellow freshman Austin Lauer (2:12.48) finished fourth.
 
SPRINTS: Morano won the 200 in 1:50.29, while sophomore A.J. Cawley came in second in 1:56.36. Highet (49.46) and Morano (49.59) registered a one-two finish in the 100, while Preedy (23.00), Cawley (23.70) and freshman Joe O'Boyle (23.98) occupied second through fourth in the 50.
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will return to action October 29 when they travel to Misericordia University for a double-dual meet with FDU-Florham.