AMHERST, Mass. – The Binghamton men's swimming & diving team closed out the fall semester with an impressive performance in a dual meet at UMass on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats won 172.5-127.5 in their first win over the Minutemen in 10 tries. In the women's competition, Binghamton was defeated by UMass 228-72 and Vermont 200-100.

Sophomore Elijah Lanfear was a triple winner for the Bearcats, winning the 100 back (50.12), 50 free (20.92) and the 100 fly (48.69). He was also part of the first-place 200 medley relay team that included freshman Max Kaback, junior Xiaoyu Lin and senior Ryan Maierle and clocked a winning time of 1:32.22. For the season, Lanfear has now won a team-best 13 individual events.

Senior Justin Meyn and freshman Liam Preston were each double winners. Meyn swept the 100 breast (57.85) and the 100 free (46.47) while Preston captured the 1000 free (9:43.99) and the 500 free (4:43.82). Preston and Meyn were also both on the first-place 200 free relay team that included Maierle and junior Liam Murphy and recorded a time of 1:23.76.

Other individual winners for the Binghamton men's team were Murphy in the 200 free (1:41.67), Lin – who tied for first - in the 200 breast (2:08.73) and junior Jake Vecchio, who won the 200 fly (1:54.10).

In the women's events, junior Courtney Moane was second in both the 100 breast (1:06.69) and the 200 breast (2:26.84). She was also part of the second-place 200 medley relay team that included freshmen Olivia Philbrick and Maria Pignatelli as well as junior Molly Greeley. The Bearcat quartet finished with a time of 1:48.64.

Binghamton now turns its attention to 2023, with its first meet at home against St. Bonaventure on Saturday, Jan. 21.