NEW YORK -- Junior Jonathan Suckow and first-year Demirkan Demir picked up two wins a piece as Columbia fell to Navy 131-169, in Morningside Heights. Suckow extended his undefeated streak yet another meet after collecting the highest marks off both the one and three meter springboards. Classmate Casey Fellows took second in the three meter with a season-best score of 310.13 while fellow Lion, Nick Leavell, followed Suckow in the one meter (309.23).

"This was a great day for all the divers," noted Head Dive Coach Scott Donnie. "A season-best performance for Casey on three meter as he continues to close in on an NCAA Zone Qualifying score. We are excited to get back to work as we prepare for Cornell next week."

Demir continued to dominate in the breaststroke, winning both the 100 and 200 yard events. The rookie was victorious in the 100 with a score of 56.35, fractions of a second ahead of Navy's Jackson Schultz in second (56.45). In the 200, Demir recorded a time of 2:02.28 ahead of Navy's James Lee (2:02.82) in second and Schultz in third (2:03.01).

Columbia's rookies proved the Lions will be in good hands for years to come as Kyle Won, Joshua Cho, and Tristan Pragnell went swept the 200 back. Won claimed in the event in 1:49.10 follow by Cho (1:51.27) and Pragnell (1:51.79). In the 100 back, Columbia came in second (Andy Huang, 50.66), third (Cho, 51.15), and fourth (Hayden Liu, 51.17).

"Both Army and Navy are good teams, we knew we had to be close to perfect for a chance at beating them," reflected Head Coach Jim Bolster of the Patriot League weekend. "From a physiological standpoint we're fitter now than in November, but unfortunately there are kids who were swimming faster in November than now. We're seeing the importance of rest. Nevertheless it's frustrating, we want to win, but we have some weaknesses. Every team has exploited that, especially in the freestyle events. The importance of recruiting will be evident in the off-season to fill these gaps. All in all it's really hard going into a meet knowing you will need to be almost perfect and it's so rare that anyone is perfect, but the guys put forth a good effort."

Senior Jonas Kistorp was victorious in the 50 free, earning nine points for the Lions in 20.73. Classmate Albert Gwo followed close behind in 20.77.

Columbia will return to Uris Natatorium next Saturday, January 29, to host Ivy League rival Cornell.

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