ITHACA, N.Y. – Cortland finished in seventh place out of nine schools at the three-day men's swimming and diving Ithaca College Invitational. The Red Dragons finished with 588 points. Division I Cornell won the meet with 1,996 points, easily ahead of runner-up Hartwick's 1,401.5 points.

Senior Travis Burke (Massapequa) finished in fifth place in both one-meter diving (414.85 pts.) and three-meter diving (449.80 pts.). Senior Judd Simon (Oneida) turned in Cortland's best finish in the swimming events with a sixth-place time of 2:00.28 in the 200-yard individual medley. Simon also tied for 10th in the 400-yard individual medley (4:24.66).

Junior Justin Nelson (Jamestown/Frewsburg) placed 10th in the 100-yard backstroke (55.43) and 11th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.10). Junior Ben Strickland (Stanfordville/HomeSchool) was 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.73) and 16th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.82), while senior Danny Salvatore (Clarence) finished 15th in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.28) and 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.19).

Sophomore Matt Distler (Glens Falls) earned a 12th-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:23.71) and junior Dan MacQuarrie (Vestal) tied for 13th place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.92).

The combination of Strickland, Salvatore, senior Dylan Scheemaker (Fairport) and junior Dan Maximowicz (Binghamton/Chenango Forks) finished eighth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.25). Strickland, Salvatore, Scheemaker and sophomore Luke Strothenke (New Paltz) teamed to finish 10th in the 400-yard medley relay (3:40.71).

Complete Results

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FINAL TEAM SCORES:

1) Cornell – 1,996
2) Hartwick – 1,401.5
3) Springfield – 1,209.5
4) Ithaca – 1,165.5
5) Geneseo – 1,028.5
6) Alfred – 654.5
7) Cortland – 588
8) Nazareth – 386.5
9) Le Moyne – 360