Salvatori Earns Bronze in 400 IM to Highlight Day Three at NJAC Championships for Men’s Swimming & Diving

Hampton, VA – Montclair State University graduate student MICHAEL SALVATORI earned himself some hardware, taking third in the 400 IM to highlight men's swimming and diving on the third day of the NJAC Championships

STANDINGS

TCNJ- 1188 Points
Salisbury- 928 Points
Merchant Marine- 778 Points
Rowan- 599 Points
Mary Washington- 576 Points
Montclair State- 375.5 Points
Roger Williams- 352.5 Points
Ramapo- 199 Points
William Paterson- 121 Points

HOW IT HAPPENED

The finals kicked off with the 200 free relay. The mashup of BOBBY FREECE, MICHAEL WOJCIECHOWICZ, ADRIAN GONZALEZ, and PETER JARZAB placed seventh with a team time of 1:24.55.
Salvatori had placed sixth in the preliminary round and ended up shaving off more than four seconds to earn his spot on the podium with his third-place finish of 3:59.06. Joining him in the finals was JARED GAYNOR, who competed in the bonus finals and clocked a 4:18.64 for 19^th place.
In the 100 fly, Jarzab earned himself a spot in the championship finals and ended up finishing sixth with a time of 49.45. MASON WOODS and Gonzalez each swam in the bonus finals with Woods placing 19^th (51.61) and Gonzalez nabbing 21^st (51.79).
Freece led the way in the 200 free, competing in the consolation finals, where he took 15^th with a time of 1:42.44. MAX SMILEVSKI and VINCENT TERZO qualified for the bonus finals. Smilevski took 18^th place (1:42.41), and Terzo finished in 21^st place (1:42.41).
MATT DETTLINGER was the lone representative for Montclair in the 100 breast finals. He competed in the bonus finals, where he clocked a 56.95 to win his heat and placed 17^th overall.
In the 100 back, ANDREW PEARCE represented Montclair in the consolation finals. He touched the wall at 51.95 for 13^th place and wrapped up the night for the Red Hawks.