From Brandeis University Athletics
The Brandeis swimming and diving team traveled to western New York over the weekend to take on UAA rivals Rochester on Friday afternoon, then faced both the Yellowjackets and Division I Canisius on Saturday morning.
The Judges were defeated in all three meets, but had several big individual performances.
FRIDAY VS ROCHESTER
Men, L, 82-183
Top performances from Brandeis on Friday tallied 13 second-place finishes. Topping the list for the men was rookie Tamir Zitelny (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset). The New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Swimmer of the Week last week, Zitelny placed second three times: individually in the 100 fly (54.05 seconds) and 100 IM (56.88 seconds) and leading off the 200 medley relay. Along with rookie Jake Avery (Harwich Port, Mass./Nauset Regional), junior Eb Weber (Murray, Kentucky/Murray), and senior Cameron Braz (Monson, Mass./Monson), the team posted a time of 1:41.88.
Zitelny's older brother, Edan Zitelny (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset), a senior, also had a pair of second-place finishes, in the 100 Back (57.50 seconds) and the 50 fly (24.77 seconds).
Junior diver Sam Zucker (Omaha, Neb./Anderson) was 2nd on the one-meter board (209.47) and at three meters (220.28).
Rookie Noah Ayers (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines) was second in the 500 free (5:07.64), while junior Taku Harada (Henrico, Va./Mill E Godwin) was third in the 200 free (1:51.20).
SATURDAY
Scoring opportunities were harder to come by on Saturday when Division I Canisius was added to the mix.
Men vs Rochester, L, 87-194
Men vs Canisius, L, 58-238
Tamir Zitelny continued his terrific rookie season the next day with three more runner-up finishes. He touched second in the 100 butterfly (53.30 seconds), the 200 fly (2:00.86) and the 200 backstroke (2:01.30).
Harada added a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:52.70), while Ayers was fourth in the 500 free (5:07.60).
The 200 free relay team of rookie Junhan Lee (Peachtree City, Ga./Starrs Mill), Ayers, Weber and rookie Thomas Alger (Plymouth, Mass./Sacred Heart) came in fifth in 1:34.49, while the 400 medley relay of Tamir Zitelny, Avery, Edan Zitelny and Braz were fifth in 3:47.65.