Gabriel Yanez, a 2011 CUNYAC Men’s Swimming All-Star claimed two first-place finishes in a close 120-111 season opening loss to William Paterson. The junior finished first in both the 200-yard Medley Relay (1:42.42) and the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:06.30). The Hunter High School alum later set a new school record in the 800-meter Freestyle with a time of 9:44.52 in a 81-59 win over SUNY FIT and added on a first place finish in the 100-meter Butterfly (1:02.40). Yanez continued to dominate, claiming five more first place finishes in wins versus College of Staten Island (200-yard Medley Relay, 200-yard IM and 100-yard Backstroke) and Brooklyn College (200-meter Freestyle and 200-meter Backstroke). The Elmont, NY native went a perfect 9-0 in all entered individual and relay events to start off the 2011-12 season. The Bearcats are set to face off against Division I Manhattan College on Friday, November 18th.