RESULTS

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Connor Mergler (E. Amherst/Williamsville North) set a Kissinger Pool record in the 100 free, but Buffalo State's men's team dropped a dual meet to visiting Cortland by just nine points, 154-145, while the women's team fell, 185-91.
 
THE BASICS
MEN: Cortland def. Buffalo State, 154-145
WOMEN: Cortland def. Buffalo State, 185-91
LOCATION: Kissinger Pool - Buffalo, N.Y.
 
MEN'S NOTABLES:

• Mergler set the pool mark by winning the 100 free with a time of 46.65 seconds, and also touched first in the 100 back, clocking 54.33 seconds.
• Cody Wittmeyer (Hamburg/Hamburg) also won a pair of individual events, winning the 200 free (1:50.48), and claimed the 100 fly (53.81).
• Justin Moser (Tonawanda/Kenmore East) swept the diving events, winning on the 1-meter board with a score of 251.10 and on the 3-meter with a mark of 261.80.
• Kyle Callan (Henrietta/Rush-Henrietta) added a victory in the 50 free (22.80), while Josh Bartel (Kenmore/Cherry Hill East) won the 200 back (2:06.62).
• The Bengals also won both relay events.  Bartel, Tanner Rees (Gasport/Roy-Hart), Wittmeyer and Mergler won the 400 medley relay (3:40.58), and Mergler, Wittmeyer, Alec Siskar (E. Amherst/Williamsville North) and Callan teamed up to claim the 200 free relay (1:28.91).

 
WOMEN'S NOTABLES:

• Angela McCauley (Schenectady/Home School) was the lone winner for Buffalo State on the women's side, racing to a first-place finish in the 100 back, clocking 1:05.12.

 
QUOTABLE:

• "The team is doing great as we head into the middle of season," said head coach Nick Stone. "We have a lot of new members, and they are beginning to embrace what it means to be a Bengal. For example, this was the first time in many years the men's meet was this close. It really shows the progress of the team and what they are capable of. I am looking forward to the second half of the season, and pushing the limits of what this team can do."

 
UP NEXT:
Buffalo State will next compete at the Hamilton Invitational on Dec. 1 and 2.