RESULTS

DANBURY, Conn. (January 5, 2019) - Sophomore Eric Bang won three events as the FDU-Florham men's swim team notched a 113-80 triumph over Western Connecticut Saturday.

In the Devils first event, Bang teamed up with classmate Josh Atkins, junior Michael Illick and senior Nicholas DiBenedetto to win the 200-medley relay. The quartet turned in a time of 1:55.97. The sophomore also took home first in the 200-yard freestyle, registering a time of 1:50.78. That time was nearly eight seconds better than second. Bang closed out his day with a dominating performance in the 500-freestyle. The Roxbury, N.J. native finished 23 seconds better than the runner-up, touching the wall in 5:01.57.

A pair of Devils also tallied qualifying times for next month's Middle Atlantic Conference Championship meet. DiBenedetto qualified with a time of 10:52.66 in the 1,000-freestyle, while Atkins hit a time of 1:03.37 in the 100-backstroke, which was good for second in the event. DiBenedetto also picked up a first place finish in the 200-IM, registering a mark of 2:17.8.

Atkins capped his afternoon off with a third place time of 2:00.84 in the 200-freestyle. Rookies Anthony Muschiatti and Victor Akoh went 1-2 in the 50-free, as Muschiatti claimed first with a time of 25.25. Illick was first in the 100-fly in 1:02.98, with Muschiatti notching his second first place time the 100-freestyle. The freshman was first with a mark of 56.7.

The team closed out the day by finishing second in the 200-freestyle, as Muschiatti, Akoh, sophomore Juan Melendez and freshman Chris Kunka touched the wall in 1:55.38.

UP NEXT
FDU hits the pool again next Saturday, taking on Lebanon Valley at 1 p.m.