ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell men's swimming and diving team fell 181.5-118.5 to the Yale Bulldogs this weekend in a two-day meet at Teagle Pool.

"Our guys fought tough today, but couldn't match Yale in the end.  We knew they had a talented roster, but we were hoping to get our hand on the wall first a few more times than we did.  Big wins from Pietro Ubertalli, Joey Gurski and Connor Brown kept us close for the first half of the meet, however Yale pulled ahead towards the end.  We'll learn from small mistakes and continue to get better as we approach Ivies.", Wes Newman, the Philip H. Bartels '71 Head Coach of Men's Swimming mentioned.

Pietro Ubertalli (48.53 seconds) and Blake Conway (48.62 seconds) led all swimmers respectfully in the 100 yard backstroke. Connor Brown bested the field in the 100 yard breaststroke (55.07 seconds). Joseph Gurski earned first-place in the 200 yard butterfly with his time of 1:47.53.

Ubertalli, Sebastian Wolf, Gurski, and Josh Toothman took second in the 200 yard medley relay (1:29.17). Julian Correa was the runner-up in the 100 yard freestyle with his time of 9:26.23. Dominic Edwards swam a 200 yard freestyle time of 1:40.31 to clinch second-place.

Toothman claimed second-place in the 50 yard freestyle (20.31 seconds). Ubertalli was the runner-up in the 200 yard backstroke (1:44.76). Gurski was second to touch the wall in the 100 yard butterfly (48.72 seconds). Wolff managed a second-place time of 1:51.88 in the 200 yard IM. Ubertalli, Will Taner, Jacques Grove, and Edwards closed out the day for the Big Red with a second-place result of 3:04.75 in the 400 yard freestyle relay.

Next Up
The Cornell men's swimming and diving team will return to action on Saturday, January 25 against Ivy League foe Brown. The meet is set to begin at 12:00 noon at Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center.