Senior Kevin Sheridan led the way for the men. Sheridan won the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:49.65, and helped the 400 free relay team to a first-place finish with a time of 3:22.21. Sheridan rounded out his busy day with a second place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.71.

Junior Doug Totten was also successful for the men’s team. He won the 1- and 3-meter diving events with scores of 171.25 and 193.85, respectively.

For the women, senior Oya White performed well on the day. She won the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 57.90 and helped the 400 medley relay team to a first-place finish, combining for a time of 4:17.02. White also swam a 26.34, finishing second in the 50 freestyle event.

Sophomore Aimee Catroppa, who was also on the 400 medley relay team with White, earned a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:19.11.

The men’s team is 2-1 on the season while the women are 1-2. Both teams are back in action on Saturday in a dual meet with Vassar College, home at 1 pm.

Cross Country

On Saturday, the RPI cross country teams competed at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference meet, which they hosted at Saratoga Spa State Park. Both the men’s and women’s teams finished eighth out of 15 teams. SUNY Geneseo was the first-place finisher for both the men’s and women’s teams.

Junior Chris Donais led the way for the men, finishing 16th overall in the 8K event, running a time of 25:59. Freshman Chris Frank finished 50th with a time of 26:57 and sophomore Leo Pavlosky was right behind him, finishing 56th with a time of 27:01.

On the women’s side, senior Cathy Malloy had a strong performance, finishing 23rd in the 5K event with a time of 18:42. Sophomore Kathryn Markowitz finished 41st with a time of 19:09, and junior Nikki Kosina finished 44th with a time of 19:13.

Freshman Peter Kosgei of Hamilton won the men’s race, while junior Liz Montgomery of Geneseo won the women’s race.

The cross country teams will compete again on November 10th when they participate in the NCAA-Regionals held in the Bronx.

Men’s Soccer

The RPI men’s soccer team will see its season extend for at least one more week of play. The Red Hawks were selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament as the eighth-seeded team.

The men, whose record on the season is 7-6-4 overall and 2-3-2 in the Liberty League, will take on SUNY Oneonta on Wednesday at 1 pm. The Red Dragons are 14-5 overall, and 11-0 in the SUNYAC. The winner of the match will move on to play in the semifinals versus the winner of the 4-5 match-up between St. John Fisher College and Ithaca College. The ECAC Championship game will be held on Sunday at 12 pm.

In their only meeting this season, Oneonta State came away with a thrilling 2-1 victory in overtime over Rensselaer. It was a hard-fought game in which RPI battled to the wire. As a result, the Red Dragons are certainly aware of what Head Coach Adam Clinton and the Red Hawks are capable of.