PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Matthew McCaffrey earned two individual victories to help lead the Pace University Men's Swimming and Diving to a 169–89 win over the College of Staten Island on Saturday.
McCaffrey swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:39.96 before capturing the 500-yard freestyle in 5:09.21. He led a one-two finish with Colton Roberts in the 1,000, where Roberts touched in 10:48.59. In the 500, McCaffrey paced a Setter sweep of the top three spots, followed by Roberts in 5:13.92 and Aidan Tat in 5:17.97.
Three other Setters joined McCaffrey as double-event winners. Morgon Washington-Patterson captured the 200 freestyle in 1:50.55 and the 100 freestyle in 48.68. Melo Meir swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 59.54 and the 200 in 2:19.21. Gregory Farnum added victories in the 200 butterfly in 2:00.58 and the 100 butterfly in 54.49.
Pace also swept the relay events. Farnum, Meir, Christian Woods and Jordyn Cristoff-Gonzalez combined to win the 200 medley relay in 1:39.88. Washington-Patterson, Woods, Tat and Cristoff-Gonzalez closed the meet with a winning time of 3:23.23 in the 400 freestyle relay.
The Setters return to action on Sunday, Nov. 15, when they welcome Saint Peter's University for a 4:00 p.m. meet at home.