Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State Men's Swimming & Diving team heads into day three of the NJAC Championships on Saturday.
MEET INFO
The meet will be back in the Hampton Aquaplex and will start with the trial meet at 9:30 am and return for the finals meet at 5:30 pm. Live coverage of the event can be found at montclairathletics.com
LAST TIME OUT
The 400 medley relay team of ANDREW PEARCE, Matthew Dettlinger, PETER JARZAB, and BOBBY FREECE notched a new school record in the event with a time of 3:22.86, placing sixth among the field. Pearce broke the school record in the 100 back during the event, clocking in at 51.44. VINCENT TERZO broke the school record in the 500 free for the Red Hawks, notching a time of 4:37.18 in the consolation finals to rank ninth overall. MASON WOODS clocked in at 4:49.45 in the event. In the 200 IM, MICHAEL SALVATORI recorded a mark of 1:53.58, placing 11th overall and slotting in the consolation finals. Montclair placed three in the 50 free during the night session, with Jarzab (21.54) slotting into the consolation finals, with Freece (21.38) and ADRIAN GONZALEZ (22.04) participating in the bonus finals.
EVENTS PREVIEW
400 IM
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MICHAEL SALVATORI; fourth place-finish of 3:58.57
Winner of the event last championship: The College of New Jersey's Ryan Higgins with a time of 3:51.95
Top time for Montclair this season: MICHAEL SALVATORI; 4:05.15 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: The College of New Jersey's Gavin Forman; 3:59.08 at the TCNJ Invitational on November 21-23.
100 FLY
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: PETER JARZAB; 12th-place finish of 49.97.
Winner of the event last championship: The College of New Jersey's Joe McChesney with a time of 48.48
Top time for Montclair this season: PETER JARZAB; 49.08 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Salisbury's Cameron Byrd; 48.16 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
200 FREE
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: BOBBY FREECE; 13th place finish of 1:43.58.
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Toby Cahnbley with a time of 1:39.18
Top time for Montclair this season: BOBBY FREECE; 1:43.18 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 6-7.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Rowan's Braden Sheehan; 1:39.79 at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational on November 21-23.
100 BREAST
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: MATT DETTLINGER; 18th-place finish of 57.61.
Winner of the event last championship: The College of New Jersey's Ryan VanDeVeen with a time of 54.39
Top time for Montclair this season: MATT DETTLINGER; 58.60 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Salisbury's Dominic Kazzi; 55.33 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
100 BACK
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: DENNIS DELARGY; 15th- place finish of 53.19.
Winner of the event last championship: Rowan's Jack Watson with a time of 47.74.
Top time for Montclair this season: MICHAEL SALVATORI; 53.07 at the Gettysburg Invitational on December 5-6.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Salisbury's Mason Potts; 48.60 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
200 FREE RELAY
How Montclair did last season at the NJAC Championships: Fifth place with a time of 1:23.65 (LUCAS GOMES, MICHAEL WOJCIECHOWICZ, BOBBY FREECE, & PETER JARZAB).
Winner of the event last championship: TCNJ's Joe McChesney, Andrew Kidchob, Bradley Frank & MJ Hoban; 1:21.42.
Top time for Montclair this season: BOBBY FREECE, Max Smilvski, PETER JARZAB, MICHAEL WOJCIECHOWICZ; 1:25.02 at the Gettysburg Invite on December 5-6
Top time in the NJAC this season: Mike DeSimone, Aidan Loehr, Owen Brewer, & Everett Rachael; 1:22.07 at the Arena Yellow Jacket Invitational on November 21-23.
1-METER DIVE
Best Performance at last year's NJAC Championships: N/A
Winner of the event last championship: TCNJ's Ethan Weiss (463.50)
Top time for Montclair this season: RYDER BALAY: 154.65 vs. Drew on November 21.
Top time in the NJAC this season: Merchant Marine's Carter Kov; 374.03 vs. Adelphi on December 11
NEXT TIME OUT
The NJAC Championships will conclude on Sunday, February 15. The trial meet will take place at 9:30 am at the Hampton Aquaplex, with the finals meet kicking off at 5:00 pm.
