ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell men's swim and dive took care of business in the relays on Saturday, but ultimately fell to Columbia 172-128 in the home meet. The meet saw 20 top-three finishes by the Big Red, including five first-place finishes.

The Big Red kicked off the day with a first and third place finish in the 200 yard Medley Relay. Logan Holt, Sebastian Wolff, Jeremy Marcin, and Will Taner combined for a 1:29.14 first place finish. Jack Banks, Jack Casey, Joseph Gurski, and Daniel Simoes wrapped up third with a time of 1:30.47. Chris Kostelni kept up the momentum with a second place finish in the 1000 yard Freestyle with a time of 9:32.13. The 200 yard Freestyle followed and boasted a 2-3 finish for the Big Red. Reid Brophy took second with a time of 1:40.04, while Jack Banks took third at 1:41.08. The fifth event, the 100 yard Breaststroke, saw the next first place finish for the Big Red when Wolff finished at 55.14.

Joseph Gurski would earn a second place finish in the 200 yard Butterfly with a time of 1:48.37. Mac Marsh echoed with a second place finish in the 50 yard Freestyle at a perfect 21 seconds. Soodong Kim took third in the first diving event of the day, the 3 meter. He scored for a 313.28.

The Big Red would take a 1-2 finish in the 100 yard Freestyle, when Wolff touched the wall at 45.16, and Marsh finished just .5 seconds later. The next two events saw two Cornell third place finishes; Pietro Ubertalli in the 200 yard Backstroke, and Jacob Bass in the 200 yard Breaststroke. Kostelni began climbing the podium again with a second place finish in the 500 yard Freestyle at 4:39.97. Gurski finished with a time of 48.76 in the 100 yard Butterfly, good for second place. Kim wrapped up third in the 1 meter dive with 316.58 points. The Big Red would close out the day with back-to-back 1-2 finishes, first by Wolff and Brophy in the 200 yard IM, followed by Taner, Marcin, Marsh, and Simoes 1:22.69 finish in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay, with Pierce Bailey, Banks, Dominic Edwards, and Andrew Lin earned second in the same event with a time of 1:24.03.

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Cornell will return to the waters to next compete at the Ivy League tournament starting on February 22 in Providence, R.I.