Patriot League Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 19th – Saturday, February 22nd (Co-Ed)
- Times: Prelims 10:30 a.m. / Finals 6 p.m.
- Location: Lejeune Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champion: Navy (women x2), Navy (men x10) (results)
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Day Two Finals
The Navy men’s and women’s teams continued to rack up the points on Day Two of the 2014 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships in Annapolis, Maryland.
Boston University began the evening session by taking the top two spots of the podium in the women’s 500 free. Stephanie Nasson won in an NCAA “B” time of 4:47.42, nearly two seconds ahead of her teammate Sarah Hargrave. Kelly Pontecorvo of Bucknell took third.
Navy’s Thomas Duvall just crushed the pool, meet and League records with a 4:15.86 win in the men’s 500. He missed the NCAA “A” cut by .57. Seven seconds back a battle was going on for second place between Duvall’s teammates Alex Nickell (4:22.59) and Riley Mita (4:22.88). They traded stroke for stroke, with Nickell ahead by about a half-second the entire race. Mita kicked it into gear but Nickell had some gas left in his tank, too; even Mita’s 25.3 last 50 couldn’t overtake his teammate. Both men were under the “B” standard.
Freshman Anna Brooks of Navy won the 200 IM with a “B” cut of 2:01.12. Amber McDonnell and Diana Hanson, both freshmen from Bucknell, finished second and third, respectively. McDonnell’s 2:02.14 was also under the “B” standard.
Senior Mike Nicholson of Bucknell ended his Patriot League 200 IM career with a well-fought victory over Midshipman Conor Campbell. Behind by .05 at the 100, Nicholson split a 30.8 breaststroke leg and led by .8 going into the final 50. Campbell answered with a 25-mid free, but it wasn’t enough to catch Nicholson, who won 1:48.16 to 1:48.22. Both men achieved the “B” standard. Mun Hon Lee of Boston University was third.
Army’s Molly Mucciarone won the women’s 50 free in 22.98, the only sprinter to make a “B” cut. Kaitlyn Ruffing of Lehigh touched second, while Navy’s Maddie Thompson was third.
Dain Bomberger (20.11) of Navy won the men’s race with a pool, meet, and League record time of 19.73, well under the NCAA “B” standard. Freshman Jamal Willis of Lehigh was second. Christopher Szekely of Army and Daniel Bowden of Navy tied for third.
In the men’s one-meter diving, Midshipmen William Mayo (325.40) and Ben Freedman took first and third, respectively, while Zachary Woods of Army finished second.
Although it wasn’t a surprise to us, The Black Knights pulled off an upset in the women’s 200 free relay. Molly Mucciarone (23.03), Grace Hamilton (23.25), Ariana Bullard (22.95), and Kelly Hamilton (23.18) combined to give Army a 1:32.41 to 1:32.52 victory over Navy. Lehigh and Loyola each dropped 3 seconds and finished third and fourth, respectively.
Navy’s Bomberger (20.08), Bowden (20.05), Riley Weber (19.76), and Hugh Davison (19.65) broke the meet record with their 1:19.54 victory. Boston University came in second; Lehigh was third.
Standings After Day Two
Women
1 U.S. Naval Academy 260
2 Boston University 211
3 Bucknell University 203
4 U.S. Military Academy 192
5 Colgate University 137
6 Lehigh University 116
7 Loyola University 99
8 American University 69
9 Lafayette College 66
10 College of the Holy Cross 46
Men
1 U.S. Naval Academy 356.5
2 Boston University 207
3 U.S. Military Academy 203
4 Bucknell University 174
5 Lehigh University 148
6 Loyola University 83.5
7 Lafayette College 78
8 American University 69
9 College of the Holy Cross 47
10 Colgate University 44
