The men’s swimming and diving team wrapped up a successful weekend at the Upper New York State Collegiate State Association and Empire 8 Championship meet, finishing in third place overall behind Union College and Stevens Institute of Technology.

On the first day of competition Friday, sophomore Antoine Connors defended his state title in the 50-yard freestyle with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 21.05 seconds. Sophomore Jeff Rapp set a six-year old Ithaca College record in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing third in 1:55.71. Sophomore diver Derek Rand finished eighth overall on the 1-meter dive to earn all-state honors with a score of 382.55.

Rapp set a second school record on Saturday in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing fourth in 52.33 seconds.

Connors and Rapp met NCAA provisional qualifying standards Sunday in the 200-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle, respectively. Rand finished in sixth place on the 3-meter dive with a score of 414.75. The 400-yard freestyle relay team composed of Rapp, Connors, freshman Jake Robbins and junior Steve Croucher finished third in 3:07.91.

The Bombers scored 876.5 points over the weekend, narrowly edging Alfred University by half a point in the overall standings.