WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's swimming and diving team (6-3) honored its seniors William Pike (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley), Thomas Haughey (Folsom, Pa./Ridley), and Valentine Perez (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West), while earning its fifth straight win as the Pioneers downed Bard (0-5), 90-76 on Jan. 22.

TOP PERFORMERS:

• Sophomore Andrew Colligan (Andover, N.J./Sussex County Tech) led the way for WP, earning wins in the 50 free (25.25) and the 100 free (56.16).
• Freshman Shane Apito (Lake Hiawatha, N.J./Parsippany) earned a first-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 2:02.99 and a second-place finish in the 100 fly with a time of 1:01.44.
• Perez contributed points to the Pioneer total, touching the wall second in both the 100 free (59.31) and the 200 IM (2:33.16).
• Haughey secured second place finishes in the 100 back with a time of 1:11.29 and the 1000 free with a time of 13:07.64.

UP NEXT:

• William Paterson returns to conference play as it hosts Ramapo Friday, January 28, at 6:00 p.m.

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