NEWARK, N.J. --- Day two of the America East Swimming Championships concluded for the NJIT men's swimming and diving team Saturday evening with a number of outstanding performances, including four medal positions in three events.

The highlight of the evening for the Highlanders was junior Edward Madrigal's victory in the 100 Backstroke. Madrigal posted a time of 49.73, breaking his own school record of 50.33 (100 split from 400 Medley Relay, CCSA Championships, Feb.21, 2020) and giving NJIT its first-ever individual America East title to go along with Friday's two relay victories (200 Medley, 800 Free).

Madrigal picked up a second medal in the 100 Fly, taking third place with a mark of 49.45. That time bested his own school record of 49.50 from the 2020 CCSA Championships. However, Madrigal's teammate Ian Horstkamp-Vinekar performed even better, logging a 49.38 to claim the record and a silver medal in the event.

The relay team of Madrigal, Nicholas Lyons,  Horstkamp-Vinekar and Joshua Franco added a bronze medal in the 400 Medley Relay to close out the night. The Highlanders posted a time of 3:18.96, just .02 seconds off of second place Binghamton and .52 seconds shy of first place UMBC.