Men's Swimming and Diving 10/31/2025 11:50:00 PM

Men’s Swimming & Diving Victorious Against Vassar, 144-115

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State Men's Swimming & Diving team (2-1) hosted Vassar for a Halloween dual meet on Friday evening and was victorious by a score of 144-115.

How It Happened

The Red Hawks were headed by MICHAEL SALVATORI, who picked up two individual wins in the 200 free (1:49.61) and the 200 back (2:03.90).
PETER JARZAB and BOBBY FREECE each picked up an individual event win. Jarzab touched the wall first in the 200 fly (1:55.39), with Freece collecting first in the 100 free (47.96).
In his first dive of the season, RYDER BALAY took home a first-place finish with scores of 115.95 and 145.28.
VINCENT TERZO, MATT DETTLINGER, and MASON DRANCHAK wrapped up individual wins for Montclair. Terzo notched first in the 1000 free (10:20.39), Dettlinger in the 100 breast (1:00.78), and Dranchak in the 100 back (56.05). Dranchak also placed third in the 200 back when he clocked a 2:05.84.
ALEX PASQUINI finished just behind Terzo in the 1000 free, placing second with a time of 10:26.43. Also placing second in individual events were MICHAEL WOJCIECHOWICZ and ADRIAN GONZALEZ. Wojciechowicz saw two second-place finishes in the 50 free (22.30) and the 200 free (1:51.71), while Gonzalez placed second in the 200 fly with a time of 2:00.94.
Five other Red Hawks saw third-place finishes in tonight's meet. SEAN NUGENT clocked an 11:00.75 1000 free for third, JORDAN LEDBETTER earned third in the 100 breast (1:04.10), JARED GAYNOR notched third in the 200 fly (2:07.31), FILIP SALEK touched third in the 50 free (23.18) and ANDREW PEARCE in the 100 back (56.62).
In the 200 medley relay, the field was led by the quartet of Pearce, Salek, Freece, and Jarzab, who won the event with a team time of 1:38.68. Following behind in second was the team of Dranchak, Dettlinger, Gonzalez, and Wojciechowicz, who compiled a time of 1:39.68.

From the Pool

"PETER JARZAB, Bobby F,reece and MATT DETTLINGER had exceptionally strong swims tonight. Additionally, RYDER BALAY is going to continue to improve and impress us with his diving. We are looking forward to a great match up with Stevens Tech in two weeks".
. Head Coach Brian McLaughlin.

Up Next

Montclair will close out its four-meet homestand when it welcomes Stevens on Friday, November 14, at 6:00 p.m.

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Matt Dettlinger: Junior; The Atlantic Club

Jared Gaynor: 5' 8"; Junior; Greater Somerset YMCA

Adrian Gonzalez: 6' 0"; Junior; Rebel Aquatic Club

Sean Nugent: Junior; Scarlett Aquatics

Michael Wojciechowicz: Sophomore; Egg Harbor Twp Seahawks

Ryder Balay: Freshman; JFAC

Mason Dranchak: 5' 11"; Freshman; MLY Phoenix

Bobby Freece: 5' 11"; Junior; North Penn Aquatic Club

Peter Jarzab: Freshman; Jersey Gators

Andrew Pearce: 5' 9"; Freshman; Raritan Valley YMCA

Players Mentioned

Matt Dettlinger
: Junior; The Atlantic Club

Jared Gaynor
: 5' 8"; Junior; Greater Somerset YMCA

Adrian Gonzalez
: 6' 0"; Junior; Rebel Aquatic Club

Sean Nugent
: Junior; Scarlett Aquatics

Michael Wojciechowicz
: Sophomore; Egg Harbor Twp Seahawks

Ryder Balay
: Freshman; JFAC

Mason Dranchak
: 5' 11"; Freshman; MLY Phoenix

Bobby Freece
: 5' 11"; Junior; North Penn Aquatic Club

Peter Jarzab
: Freshman; Jersey Gators

Andrew Pearce
: 5' 9"; Freshman; Raritan Valley YMCA

Scoreboard

Montclair State University Athletics

Men’s Swimming & Diving Victorious Against Vassar, 144-115

Players Mentioned

Matt Dettlinger

Jared Gaynor

Adrian Gonzalez

Sean Nugent

Michael Wojciechowicz

Ryder Balay

Mason Dranchak

Bobby Freece

Peter Jarzab

Andrew Pearce

Players Mentioned

Matt Dettlinger

Jared Gaynor

Adrian Gonzalez

Sean Nugent

Michael Wojciechowicz

Ryder Balay

Mason Dranchak

Bobby Freece

Peter Jarzab

Andrew Pearce