Pirates Victorious Down The Shore Against Monmouth 114-90

Friday, October 18

West Long Branch, N.J.

3 PM (Swim Only)

Seton Hall University

114

Monmouth

Pirates Victorious Down The Shore Against Monmouth 114-90

10/18/2024 7:39:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's swimming and diving team rebounded from their narrow loss against Towson, defeating Monmouth 114-90 in an inter-state battle.

Swimming
The Pirates opened the meet with familiar success in the 200 Medley Relay. Balint Marosi, Ben Endersby , Michael Klimaszewski and Kevin Cary claimed victory to open the meet with a time 1:32.42.

After not competing last week, junior Clil Halevi performed on the same level he did during his 1000 Freestyle against Rider. However, this time it was much more of a challenge. Halevi won the 1000 Freestyle by less than two seconds with a 9:36.08.

Just like every other meet this season, Junior Kevin Cary continued his dominant run of form. In the 200 Freestyle, Cary dominated the competition by four seconds with 1:52.05. After the first 100, He held a two second lead. In the 100 Freestyle, Cary laid down the gauntlet and claimed victory by over one-and-a-half seconds with a 45.97.

One of this week's closest races was one by freshman Balint Marosi. Marosi won the 100 Backstroke in a tightly contested affair with a 51.30, 16 hundreds of a second ahead of the second-place finisher from Monmouth.

The final individual race winner of the day was Ben Endersby in the 100 Breaststroke. Endersby lead the entire race, touching the wall with a time of 58.34.

The Pirates secured the victory ahead of the final relay, but they did not stop there. The Pirates also claimed victory in the 200 Freestyle Relay to close the meet. The Team of Toma Adam, Bryant LaCroix, Chris Jackson and Jaden Bunt finished in first with a 1:25.28.

What's Next
The Pirates' swimmers are back in the pool on Saturday, October 26, when they travel to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Bucknell Fall Invitational.