From Brandeis University Athletics

Brandeis swimming and diving rookie Tamir Zitelny (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) won the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association title in the 200-yard backstroke on the second day of competition at the meet held at the University of Rhode Island.

Zitelny lowered his own school record in the event with a time of 1:51.70, winning the race by more than three seconds. The Judges had three other top scorers in the event, with rookie Daniel Haid (Robbins, N.C. / International School of Lausanne) coming in fourth (1:58.46), junior Taku Harada (Henrico, Va./Mills E Godwin) placing sixth (2:02.20) and rookie Thomas Alger (Plymouth, Mass./Sacred Heart) taking eighth (2:03.11).

Zitelny's older brother Edan was the runner up in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.34 seconds.

Junior Richard Avrutsky (Needham, Mass. / Needham) turned in a second-place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke with a mark of 27.39 seconds.

First-year Noah Ayers (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines) was fifth in the 500 free in 4:54.11, lowering his time from the prelims by three seconds.

In the men's 200 individual medley, rookie Matt Arcemont (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) finished fifth in 1:59.93, while Harada was seventh in 2:04.79.

In relay action, Tamir Zitelny, Avrtusky, Edan Zitelny and senior Cameron Braz (Monson, Mass./Monson) placed third overall in the 400 medley with a time of 3:32.40, while Haid, Arcemont, Tamir Zitelny and Braz were fourth in the 200 free relay in 1:28.33.