Newark, N.J. – The UMBC men's swimming and diving squad captured 13 of 20 events at the NJIT Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Fitness and Wellness Center.

The Retrievers won all four relays over two days and freshman diver Anders Logas won both diving events. In the pool, graduate student Tiago Asakawa and junior Dani Nicusan were double-winners.

The Retrievers produced a bid day on Friday, winning both relays and four other events. The 200 freestyle relay quartet of Gabe Laracuente, Asakawa, Niklas Weigelt and Bode Neal cruised to victory in a time of 1:23.63.  

Three Retriever veterans earned golds as junior Dani Nicusan captured the 200 freestyle, Weigelt earned gold in the 200 freestyle and Asakawa triumphed in the 50 freestyle.

Logas continued his outstanding early season form, winning the 3-meter diving event with a score of 249.80.

UMBC capped Friday's competition with a victory in the 400 medley relay. Junior Ryan Harding, Nicusan, sophomore Oliver Gassmann and Weigelt cruised to first with a mark of 3:26.22.  

On Saturday, Logas bested five other competitors on the 1-meter board with a mark of 258.85.

The 200 medley relay quartet of Harding, Nicusan, Gassmann and Neale edged NJIT's top squad at 1:33.51.

Sophomore JJ Chapman earned a victory in the 200 backstroke, touching first with a mark of 1:52.93.

Asakawa earned the double with a strong final 50 yards in the 100 freestyle, completing the four laps in 46.69.

Nicusan (1:54.16) led a UMBC 1-2-3 finish in the 200 IM, besting Chapman and Asakawa.

Laracuente edged classmate Zach Pavlou to win the 100 butterfly (51.42).

Asakawa led a come-from-behind victory in the finale, boosting teammates Neale, sophomore Christian Coleman and Weigelt in the 400 freestyle relay. Asakawa covered the final 100 yards in 45.72, more than two seconds better than St. Francis Brooklyn, which owned the lead after 300 yards.  

UMBC amassed 1,232 points, followed by NJIT (987.5) and St. Francis Brooklyn (652.5).

"NJIT and SFC both have great talent and speed," said Head Coach Matt Donovan. "They forced us to raise our efforts and helped us see where we can be this season. We have work to do and we are looking forward to all the challenges this season has to offer us."

The Retrievers open the home schedule on Saturday, Oct. 22 when they host the United States Naval Academy. The meet gets underway at 11:00 a.m.