HAMILTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's
Ben Howell '24 tied for first place in the 50-yard freestyle and finished third in another event as the Continentals dropped dual meets against a pair of opponents at Colgate University's Lineberry Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and nationally ranked No. 13 Tufts University defeated Hamilton. The Continentals honored
Drew Frey '23, Nate Hays '23 and
Emilio Vicioso '23 prior to the start of the meet.
FINAL SCORES
No. 13 Tufts 163.5, Hamilton 69.5
RPI 122, Hamilton 100
TOP PERFORMANCES
50 free
Howell, tie for 1st place, 22.06 seconds
Henry Wiemeyer '26, 4th place, 22.26 seconds
Ethan del Rosario '24, 5th place, 22.31 seconds
200 individual medley
Jack Jee '24, 2nd place, 1:56.32
100 free
Howell, 3rd place, 48.19 seconds
Ethan Olivo '26, 5th place, 48.91 seconds
500 free
Luke Engel '25, 5th place, 4:57.46 (less than two seconds separated the top five finishers)
200 breaststroke
Edward Ha '25, 3rd place, 2:10.71
Hays, 4th place, 2:11.30
NEXT MEET
The Continentals compete in the NESCAC championships next month at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. The four-day event begins on Thursday night, Feb. 16.
