Southern Connecticut State vs. UConn
- Storrs, Connecticut
- Oct. 5, 2019
- Men: UConn 156-121; Women 153-107
- Results
Courtesy: UConn Athletics
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn swimming and diving team opened its 2019-20 campaign with a pair of dual meet wins against Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday afternoon at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium.
The women captured a 153-107 victory while the men scored a 156-121 triumph.
“Today was a great way to start the dual meet season, said head coach Chris Maiello. “Our team has been training at a high level and it was good to see them execute at a high level today. We have a long way to go, and a lot of aspects of racing to improve on, but today was an encouraging start. Up and down the lineup everyone contributed. Including our divers, they did a great job today. Now we have a few weeks to get back to training and I am looking forward to continuing our student athlete development.”
Sophomore Alex Chernysh had a solid meet with first place finishes in the 100 and 200 Back while fellow sophomores Katelyn Walsh and Linnea Anderson notched a pair of victories. Walsh took the 100 and 200 Breaststroke and Anderson took the 50 Free and 100 Butterfly.
On the boards, Erin Clifford, Elizabeth Drab and Alyssa Annenberg captured the top three spots in both the 1M and 3M events. Justin Corres won the 1M and 3M men’s events with Kyle Kennedy garnering second and third place marks.
“I am incredibly pleased with our performance today, said head diving coach Josh Arndt. “The energy of the entire team drove us to a fantastic start for the season. The divers have been hard at work making some big changes in their diving and it all came together for our first meet. We have a lot more work to do, but I’m excited about where we’re at and where we’re going.”
Numerous Huskies registered first place races in their first collegiate meet with freshmen Gabrielle Low (100 Back), Caitlin Spencer (200 Back), Mia Galat (200 Fly), Billy Regan (100 & 200 Breast), Jason Lee (200 Fly) and Milne McAllistar (200 IM) all earning wins.
The Huskies return to the pool for their annual Blue vs. White Alumni meet on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
Courtesy: Southern Connecticut State Athletics
STORRS, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut women’s swimming and diving team completed its head-to-head meet at UConn on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Cecilia Vess won the 1 Meter Diving event while Avery Fornaciari led the Owls in a pair of events.
400 Yard Medley Relay
- The 400 yard Medley Relay team of Lauren Spencer, Nicole Cislo, Lindsey Fitzgerald and Alina Tucker finished fourth with a time of 4:22.76.
1000 Yard Freestyle
- Avery Fornaciari was third in the 1000 Yard Freestyle event with a time of 10:56.78.
200 Yard Freestyle
- Faith Littleton finished fourth in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 2:04.12.
100 Yard Backstroke
- Hannah Nyquist finished fourth in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:04.20.
100 Yard Breaststroke
- Rebekah Lockery was fourth with a time of 1:15.03.
200 Yard Butterfly
- Avery Fornaciari was the Owls’ top finisher again with a fourth place finish with a time of 2:16.93 in the 200 Yard Butterfly.
50 Yard Freestyle
- Alina Tucker was Southern’s top finisher in the 50 Yard Freestyle event with a time of 25.22 while Morgan Fernald was close behind at 26.37 followed by Megan Garner at 26.44.
1 Meter Diving
- Cecilia Vess won the 1 Meter Diving event with a score of 169.20.
100 Yard Freestyle
- Emily Darroch finished fourth in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 57.83.
200 Yard Backstroke
- Hannah Morse finished third in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 2:18.62.
200 Yard Breaststroke
- Nicole Cislo led Southern in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:38.80.
500 Yard Freestyle
- Faith Littleton won the 500 Yard Freestyle event with a time of 5:29.25 while Lauren Spencer finished second with a time of 5:35.80.
100 Yard Butterfly
- Hannah Nyquist took the 100 Yard Butterfly event with a time of 1:04.13 followed by Olivia Strelevitz in second at 1:04.53.
200 Yard IM
Lindsey Fitzgerald posted a time of 2:25.87 while Hannah Morse finished second with a time of 2:26.18 in the 200 Yard IM.
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Avery Fornaciari, Alina Tucker, Megan Garner and Morgan Fernald picked up 11 points in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:44.82.
- Emily Darroch, Lauren Spencer, Jordan Thompson and Hannah Nyquist completed the event at 1:48.91.
