PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – On Sunday afternoon at the Goldstein Fitness Center pool, Pace University Men's Swimming and Diving turned in a strong overall showing, coming up just short in a 152.5-131.5 dual meet against Saint Michael's College. The Setters delivered several standout individual and relay performances throughout the day, continuing to showcase depth and early-season momentum.

The meet opened with an early statement from the Blue and Gold as Javier Cisternas-Gomez, Melo Meir, Aidan Tat, and Talis Veidis combined to win the 200 Medley Relay in 1:40.46.

From there, Cisternas-Gomez anchored the team's efforts with a trio of victories, sweeping the backstroke and individual medley events. The sophomore standout captured the 100 Back in 54.21, followed with a win in the 200 Back (2:03.36), and closed his day with a first-place finish in the 200 IM (2:02.20).

Meir continued his strong campaign with two wins of his own, sweeping the breaststroke races with times of 1:01.06 in the 100 and 2:18.57 in the 200. Tat also impressed, winning the 200 Free (1:52.13) and adding a runner-up finish in the 100 Fly (57.05).

Greg Farnum chipped in key points for the Setters, earning top-three placements in both the 200 Free (1:54.10) and 200 Fly (2:05.76).

Pace capped the meet on a high note with a second-place showing in the 200 Free Relay, as Jordyn Cristoff-Gonzalez, Michael Brace, Tat, and Santiago Domenech clocked in at 1:32.79. On the diving boards, Adem Ozkurt delivered 126.90 points in the 1-meter event to round out the team's strong day of competition.

Despite narrowly falling in the overall standings, the Setters' numerous event wins and personal bests underscored their continued growth early in the 2025-26 season. Pace will return to action next Saturday, November 1, with a road dual meet against the College of Staten Island.