PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The William Paterson men's swimming and diving team concluded its four-day competition at the Metropolitan Championships, earning a total of 343 points which placed ninth place out of 11 Division III teams, Sunday, Feb. 19.
TOP PERFORMERS:

• Junior Brandon Arias (North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Tech) scored seven points for the Pioneers, finishing 18^th in the 1,650 free with a final time of 18:54.86.
• Junior Jason Peralta (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) added an additional five points for WP, finishing 20^th in the 1,650 free with an overall time of 25:36.03.
• The 400 free relay team consisted of freshman Nicky Byrd (Purchase, N.Y./Harrison), sophomore Shane Apito (Lake Hiawatha, N.J./Parsippany), junior Andrew Colligan (Andover, N.J./Sussex County Tech) and junior Brandon Arias (North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Tech). The group finished 12th with a time of 3:32.11.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Byrd posted a personal best in the 200 back (2:06.57) and in his opening 50 free of the 400 medley relay (24.89).
• Apito secured a personal record in the 200 fly (2:16.84).
• Peralta's 20^th-place finish in the 1,650 free was a personal best (25:36.03).

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