BUFFALO, N.Y. – Senior Lee Wade (Holtsville/Sachem East) set school records in 1-meter diving for both 11 and six dives and was one of three Red Dragons to post third-place finishes as Cortland opened competition at the SUNYAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at Erie Community College's Flickinger Center.
 
The competition began Wednesday with just men's 1-meter diving, and the first full day of competition was held Thursday. The meet will continue on Friday and Saturday.
 
Cortland is in fourth place in the meet standings with 122.5 points. Geneseo leads the meet with 299 points, followed by Fredonia (156), New Paltz (136.5), Cortland, and Oswego (108) in the top five of the nine-team event.
 
Wade's final 11-dive score of 500.55 points on the 1-meter board broke the previous school record of 499.85 points set by Kevin Stuttle in 2008. Wade also recorded a six-dive score of 321.90 points during the competition to eclipse the school record of 319.90 points established by Jeff Holden in 1984.
 
Senior Dylan Burns (Cornwall) finished third in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.17 seconds. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of sophomore Bailey Eigbrett (Avon), senior Jamie Miller (Eden), junior Luke Rutigliano (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley Demarest) and Burns placed third in 1:25.85, while the 400-yard medley relay of freshman Nick Galeto (West Islip), freshman Noah Farmer (New Hartford), sophomore Adam Kirchgessner (West Irondequoit) and Burns finished third in 3:32.47.
 
Five other Red Dragons scored points during Thursday's action. Eigbrett was 10th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.81), Galeto finished 10th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.25), Kirchgessner tied for 11th in the 500 freestyle (4:52.46), freshman Tim Rokos (Duanesburg) placed 12th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.02, 1:59.54 prelims), and freshman John Severs (Suffern) was 13th in the 500 freestyle (4:54.13).
 
2017 SUNYAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships

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STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1  (Feb. 16)

1) Geneseo – 299
2) Fredonia – 156
3) New Paltz – 136.5
4) Cortland – 122.5
5) Oswego – 108
6) Buffalo St. – 97
7) Brockport – 94
8) Oneonta – 76
9) Potsdam - 39