Ithaca College senior Ryan Cooke tallied a pair of individual wins in the Bombers' season-opening meet wins over Scranton and Hartwick. Cooke won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.63, which was nearly two seconds faster than Scranton’s Jake Brunetti. He then won the 500-yard freestyle by over seven seconds with a time of 4:53.20. He also contributed to the Bombers' 200-yard freestyle relay winning team (1:34.21).