Mahwah, NJ:  The Ramapo College men's swim team combined efforts today for 145 points, which was enough to defeat the Highlanders of Division I NJIT, who earned 117 points, at the Adele & Reuben Thomas Swimming Pool at Ramapo.  Ramapo improves to 3-1 overall with the 28-point victory.

Phil Sokoloff, RJ Carillo, Anthony Cusmano, and Philip Mathys started the day with a first place finish for Ramapo in the 200-yard medley, touching the pool side in 1:35.84.  The Roadrunners also took second place in the race with a combined effort from Jimmy Campbell, Frank Patierno, Evan Graziano, and Kevin Fries, who teamed up to finish the race in 2:15.98.

Sokoloff and Anthony Stanton placed first and second in the 100-yard backstroke in 54.32 and 55.55 respectively, while Sokoloff earned first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:00.77.  Stanton swam the same race in 2:05.95 for a second place finish, while Peter Kellner finished in third in 2:06.74. 

Kevin Guo and Fries took first and second place in the 200-yard IM, touching the pool side in 2:07.29 and 2:07.46 respectively, while Mathys, Kellner, Maciej Maj, and Sokoloff rounded out the top performers on the day earning first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay, clocking in at 3:17.46.

Ramapo takes on the University of Scranton on Saturday, November 16th when they return to action at 2:00pm in Mahwah.