Mahwah, NJ:  The Ramapo College men's swim team defeated Widener University this afternoon in non-conference action 174-88. The Roadrunners improve to 4-2 overall while Widener drops to 4-6 overall.
 
The 200-yard medley relay team placed first overall when they clocked in at 1:39.96. The team was made up of Tomer Bachar, Sam Cossaboon, Josh Templeton and Benjamin Kern.
 
Emile Eeckhout and Spencer Hughes went 1-2 in the 1,000-yard freestyle event with times of 10:33.11 and 10:33.25 respectively. Templeton won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:50.91 while Hughes was third in 1:53.30. Bachar and Noah Callahan went 1-2 in the 100-yard backstroke with times of 56.12 and 57.50 while Eeckhout (59.15) and Cossaboon (1:00.87) placed 1-2 in the 100-yard breast stroke. Matt Lieedtka placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (23.02) while Daniel Adjedj placed third with a time of 23.05. Chris Lee grabbed a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (50.46) while Templton finished in second with a time of 51.31. Bachar also grabbed a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:01.30 while Eeckhout and Cossaboon went 1-2 in the 200-yard breaststroke with times of 2:12.77 and 2:14.22. Hughes grabbed a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle when he clocked in at 5:05.19 while Callahan and Nicholas Bates went 1-2 in the 400-yard IM in 4:36.50 and 4:40.83.
 
The Roadrunners honored their senior class in a pre-meet ceremony. Congratulations and good luck to senior Tomer Bachar, Patrick Herrera and Benjamin Kern.
 
Ramapo will host their final home meet of the season on Tuesday, January 28th when they take on William Paterson University in NJAC action at 6pm.