Results

NEW YORK – The Drew University men's swimming & diving team took on some top-notch competition on Friday, facing NYU and Stevens Institute of Technology in the first day of the NYU Invitational on Friday.
 
NYU, ranked No. 9 in Division III, leads the standings with 160 points. The Rangers are in second with 92 points while Stevens trails with 87 points.
 
Individually, Drew picked up the majority of its points in the 50-freestyle, as six Rangers finished in the top half of the finishers. Leading the way were sophomore Hayden Koh and freshman Brendan Burkett, who went 2-3 in 21.70 and 21.73, respectively. Senior Josh Roberts (seventh, 22.06) and junior Finn Armitt (eighth, 22.15) also broke the top-10 while juniors Luke Stevens (11th, 22.56) and Marco Niro (12th, 22.96) were not far behind.
 
Senior Harrison Neal also turned in a strong individual performance, placing ninth in a field of 19 in the 200-IM (2:02.06) while classmate Jeffrey Crouse took 11th among 24 swimmers in the 500-freestyle (4:58.83).
 
A pair of relay teams captured runner-up honors, as the 200-freestyle squad finished in 1:26.02 while the 400-medley foursome touched in 3:32.09.
 
The second and final day of the invitational will be held on Saturday, starting with a diving session at 2 p.m.