Men’s Swimming & Diving wins fourth-straight Liberty League Championship

ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT men's swimming & diving team won its fourth-straight Liberty League Championship, Saturday.

Senior Drew Scheib was named the men's Swimmer of the Meet after winning three individual events and swimming legs in five winning relays. Senior diver Gellert Kish was named the men's Diver of the Meet for the fourth straight year. Kish swept both championship diving events for the first time since 2023 and third time in his career (2022, 2023, 2025).  
 
Saturday Highlights:

• First-year Josh Berty won the 1,650 freestyle with a Liberty League Championship and program-record 15:57.71 clocking.
• Ben Sippel won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:03.17.
• The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Drew Scheib, Eric Noga, Kai Louie, and Jake Sapp won with an NCAA B Cut time of 3:00.78.
• Kish and Scheib were named Diver and Swimmer of the Meet, respectively. 

 
Friday Highlights:

• The winning 200 medley relay team of Drew Scheib, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, and Ryan Clancy set Liberty League and program records while earning an NCAA B Cut qualifying time of 1:28.13.
• The 800-free relay team (Eric Noga, Miles Lim, Stephen Graver, and Josh Berty) set a program record with a time of 6:46.16.
• In the 200-butterfly finals, Scheib swam a Liberty League Championship meet and program record time of 1:47.55 to win the event while also earning an NCAA B Cut qualification.
• Diver Gellert Kish won the 1-meter event with a score of 544.85. In the prelims, Kish set a Liberty League Championship record with a score of 551.65.

 
Thursday Highlights:

• Scheib won the 100 butterfly with an NCAA B Cut and Liberty League Championship and Association record time of 47.60 seconds, which breaks his program record time of 47.84 that was set at last year's NCAA Division III Championships.
• In the 200-freestyle relay, Scheib teamed with Mike Atanasoff, Eric Noga, and Ryan Clancy to win the event at 1:20.83, which is an NCAA B Cut qualifying time as well as a Liberty League Championship and program record.

 
Wednesday Highlights:

• In the 400-medley relay, Drew Scheib, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, and Eric Noga teamed up to set a program and meet record with a time of 3:15.93. The previous meet record time of 3:18.16 was held by RIT. 
• Senior Drew Scheib also set a program record in the 200-individual medley, winning the event with a time of 1:48.84, breaking his previous record time of 1:50.09.
• Senior diver Gellert Kish won the 3-meter diving event with a score of 583.45 as sophomore Luke Albanese placed second with a score of 582.05.

 
Saturday Results
100 Free Finals
3. Kai Louie – 46.08
6. Eric Noga – 46.42
8. Mike Atanasoff – 48.25
9. Jake Sapp – 46.17

200 Back Finals
6. Ryan Clancy – 1:53.63
11. Finn Hilliard – 1:55.67
12. Connor Shriver​ – 2:01.05

200 Breast Finals
1. Ben Sippel – 2:03.17
7. Jackson Frazier – 2:06.71
10. Edrick Nguyen – 2:09.60

400 Free Relay Finals
3. RIT A – (Drew Scheib, Eric Noga, Kai Louie, Jake Sapp) – 3:00.78 (NCAA B CUT)
17. RIT B – (Stephen Graver, Kamden Keyes, Miles Lim, Finn Hilliard) – 3:03.76
 
1,650 Free Finals
1. Josh Berty – 15:57.71 – (PROGRAM RECORD)
7. Flynn Lundeen – 16:41.70
 
100 Free Prelims
2. Kai Louie – 45.94 – Advances to A Final
4. Eric Noga – 46.26 – Advances to A Final
8. Mike Atanasoff – 46.95 – Advances to A Final
10. Jake Sapp – 47.27 – Advances to B Final
-- Leonid Pozhenko – 46.99
-- Jack Dollyhigh – 47.59

200 Back Prelims
4. Ryan Clancy – 1:53.22 – Advances to A Final
11. Finn Hilliard – 1:55.67 – Advances to B Final
12. Connor Shriver​ – 1:55.82 – Advances to B Final

200 Breast Prelims
1. Ben Sippel – 2:04.76 – Advances to A Final
8. Jackson Frazier – 2:07.34 – Advances to A Final
10. Edrick Nguyen – 2:09.37 – Advances to B Final
-- Josiah Shaffer – X2:07.87

400 Free Relay Prelims
3. RIT A – (Drew Scheib, Eric Noga, Kai Louie, Connor Shriver) – 3:15.06 – Advances to A Final
17. RIT B – (Stephen Graver, Kamden Keyes, Miles Lim, Finn Hilliard) – 3:11.69 – Advances to B Final
 
1,650 Free Prelims
1. Thomas Eppich – 16.28.07

Friday Results
200 IM Relay Finals
1. RIT A – (Finn Hilliard, Ben Sippel, Edrick Nguyen, Josh Berty) – 1:28.13 – (LIBERTY LEAGUE & PROGRAM RECORD / NCAA B CUT)
. RIT B – (Jake Sapp, Jackson Frazier, Thomas Eppich, Stephen Graver) – 1:32.13
 
200 Fly Finals
1. Drew Scheib – 1:47.55 (LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD / NCAA B CUT)
3. Miles Lim – 1:51.22
4. Kamden Keyes – 1:51.41
5. Ryan Clancy – 1:52.30

100 Back Finals
8. Finn Hilliard – 52.34
9. Jake Sapp – 52.05
10. Connor Shriver – 52.56

100 Breast Finals
2. Ben Sippel – 55.38
4. Jackson Frazier – 57.28
9. Stephen Graver – 58.09

1-Meter Dive Finals
1. Gellert Kish – 544.85
3. Luke Albanese – 526.50
7. Alex Beekman – 384.00

800 Free Relay Finals
1. RIT A – (Eric Noga, Miles Lim, Stephen Graver, Josh Berty) – 6:46.16 (LIBERTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP & PROGRAM RECORD)
 
200 IM Relay Prelims
2. RIT A – (Finn Hilliard, Ben Sippel, Edrick Nguyen, Josh Berty) – 1:34.16 – Advances to A Final
9. RIT B – (Jake Sapp, Jackson Frazier, Thomas Eppich, Stephen Graver) – 1:36.55 – Advances to B Final
 
200 Fly Prelims
1. Drew Scheib – 1:50.41 – Advances to A Final
3. Kamden Keyes – 1:52.51 – Advances to A Final
4. Ryan Clancy – 1:53.25 – Advances to A Final
6. Miles Lim – 1:53.63 – Advances to A Final
-- Jacob Winfield – X1:56.39

100 Back Prelims
6. Finn Hilliard – 51.84 – Advances to A Final
9. Jake Sapp – 52.53 – Advances to B Final
10. Connor Shriver – 52.63 – Advances to B Final
-- Josiah Shaffer – X52.75

100 Breast Prelims
2. Ben Sippel – 56.39 – Advances to A Final
7. Jackson Frazier – 57.84 – Advances to A Final
9. Stephen Graver – 58.48 – Advances to B Final
-- Leonid Pozhenko – X59.96

800 Free Relay Prelims
1. RIT B – (Edrick Nguyen, Thomas Eppich, Flynn Lundeen, Kai Louie) – 6:54.84 – Advances to A Final

Thursday Results
400 IM Finals
5. Edrick Nguyen – 4:09.31
9. Jackson Frazier – 4:12.94
10. Connor Shriver – 4:13.43

100 Fly Finals
1. Drew Scheib – 47.60 (LIBERTY LEAGUE & PROGRAM RECORD / NCAA B CUT)
2. Mike Atanasoff – 48.70
3. Ryan Clancy – 49.68
7. Jake Sapp – 50.27
9. Kamden Keyes – 50.69

200 Free Finals
5. Eric Noga – 1:41.38
6. Miles Lim – 1:41.99
8. Stephen Graver – 1:43.45
9. Josh Berty – 1:41.82
13. Kai Louie – 1:44.71
16. Thomas Eppich – 1:45.67
17. Flynn Lundeen – 1:45.55

200 Free Relay Finals
1. RIT A – (Drew Scheib, Finn Hilliard, Ryan Clancy, Stephen Graver) – 1:20.83 (LIBERTY LEAGUE & PROGRAM RECORD / NCAA B CUT)
17. RIT B – (Benn Sippel, Connor Shriver, Jake Sapp, Edrick Nguyen) – 1:24.42

400 IM Prelims
5. Edrick Nguyen – 4:11.17 – Advances to A Final
10. Jackson Frazier – 4:14.38 – Advances to B Final
12. Connor Shriver – 4:16.02 – Advances to B Final

100 Fly Prelims
1. Mike Atanasoff – 48.73 – Advances to A final
2. Drew Scheib – 49.24 – Advances to A Final
3. Ryan Clancy – 49.79 – Advances to A Final
5. Jake Sapp – 50.08 – Advances to A Final
10. Kamden Keyes – 50.52 – Advances to B Final
-- Jacob Winfield – 51.51
-- Jack Dollyhigh – 51.96

200 Free Prelims
4. Eric Noga – 1:41.49 – Advances to A Final
8. Stephen Graver – 1:42.55 – Advances to A Final
9. Miles Lim – 1:42.86 – Advances to A Final
10. Josh Berty – 1:43.27 – Advances to B Final
12. Kai Louie – 1:43.32 – Advances to B Final
18. Thomas Eppich – 1:46.12 – Advances to B Final
22. Flynn Lundeen – 1:47.23 – Advances to C Final

200 Free Relay Prelims
2. RIT A – (Drew Scheib, Finn Hilliard, Ryan Clancy, Stephen Graver) – 1:23.00 – Advances to A Final
9. RIT B – (Ben Sippel, Connor Shriver, Jake Sapp, Edrick Nguyen) – 1:26.72 – Advances to C Final 1:24.42

Wednesday Results
500 Free Finals
4. Josh Berty – 4:36.86
15. Flynn Lundeen – 4:44.79
12. Thomas Eppich – 4:4405
16. Stephen Graver – 4:48.61
17. Miles Lim – 4:43.08

200 IM Finals
1. Drew Scheib – 1:48.84 (PROGRAM RECORD)
2. Ben Sippel – 1:53.93
3. Edrick Nguyen – 1:54.44
13. Kamden Keyes – 1:57.69

50 Free Finals
3. Mike Atanasoff – 20.53
6. Eric Noga – 20.89
9. Kai Louie 21.05
12. Finn Hilliard – 21.43

3-Meter Dive Final
1. Gellert Kish – 583.45
2. Luke Albanese – 582.05
7. Alex Beekman – 373.40

400 Medley Relay Final
1. RIT A – 3:15.93 (Drew Scheib, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, Eric Noga) (LIBERTY LEAGUE & PROGRAM RECORD)
. RIT B – 3:23.92 (Jake Sapp, Jackson Frazier, Kamden Keyes, Finn Hilliard)

500 Free Prelim
1. Josh Berty – 4:34.96 – Advances to A Final
12. Flynn Lundeen – 4:44.08 – Advances to B Final
11. Thomas Eppich – 4:43.91 – Advances to B Final
18. Stephen Graver – 4:50.49 – Advances to B Final
23. Miles Lim – 4:54.35 – Advances to C Final

200 IM Prelim
1. Drew Scheib – 1:52.95 – Advances to A Final
4. Ben Sippel – 1:54.58 – Advances to A Final
5. Edrick Nguyen – 1:54.70 – Advances to A Final
14. Kamden Keyes – 1:58.08 – Advances to B Final
-- Jacob Winfield – X1:56.85
-- Josiah Shaffer – X1:57.40

50 Free Prelim
1. Mike Atanasoff – 20.35 – Advances to A Final
7. Eric Noga – 20.89 – Advances to A Final
10. Kai Louie 21.14 – Advances to B Final
15. Finn Hilliard – 21.57 – Advances to B Final
-- Jack Dollyhigh – X21:31
-- Leonid Pozhenko – X21.67

3-Meter Dive Prelim
1. Gellert Kish – 574.95 – Advances to Final
2. Luke Albanese – 543.70 – Advances to Final
3. Neko Ferrara – 508.90 – Advances to Final

400 Medley Relay Prelim
2. RIT A – 3:26.31 (Eric Noga, Ben Sippel, Ryan Clancy, Connor Shriver) – Advances to A Final
12. RIT B – 3:25.65 (Jake Sapp, Jackson Frazier, Kamden Keyes, Finn Hilliard) – Advances to B Final