2022 America East Champs: A Pair of Conference Records Fall on Day 3

2022 America East Championships

• February 10-13, 2022
• Worcester Polytechnical Institute
• SCY (25 Yards)
• Day 1 Results (PDF)
• Day 2 Results (PDF)
• Day 3 Results (PDF)

TEAM SCORES (THRU DAY 3)

WOMEN

1. New Hampshire – 536.5
2. UMBC – 532.5
3. Vermont – 477
4. Binghamton – 358
5. Maine – 275
6. VMI – 129

MEN

1. UMBC – 637.5
2. Binghamton – 611.5
3. NJIT – 454
4. VMI – 224
5. Maine – 219

Heading into the final day of the 2022 America East Championships, New Hampshire women and UMBC men are holding slim leads in the team standings. After a massive Day 3, UMBC bumped Vermont out of 2nd in the women’s standings, and nearly overtook UNH. UMBC maintained the top spot on the men’s side, but Binghamton made up a lot of ground, and now sits just 26 points behind the leaders.

UMBC closed out Saturday night’s action with electric style. In the men’s 400 medley relay, Luka Zuric (49.20), Daniel Nicusan (53.80), Oliver Gassmann (46.12), and Niklas Weigelt (43.64) teamed up for a 3:12.76. The performance was good to win the race by 2.4 seconds, and UMBC shattered the America East Conference Record with the swim. The previous record stood at 3:14.68, from the 2019 championships. The time also marks a new meet record, and a pool record as well.

Oliver Gassmann had previously won the men’s 100 fly earlier in the session, breaking the pool record in the process. Gassmann, a freshman, clocked a 47.32 to win the event by 1.01 seconds. He used a very quick 21.88 on the first 50, before splitting 25.44 coming home. He clipped the previous pool record, which stood at 47.43 from 2018.

UMBC broke the pool record in the women’s 400 medley relay as well. Caroline Sargent led the team off in 54.78, and was followed by Jenna Gwinn (1:00.22), Sierra Tosten (55.25), and Makaela Hill (51.09). The quartet combined for a final time of 3:41.34, touching first by 2.6 seconds. They dipped under the previous pool record of 3:41.88, which was held by New Hampshire from 2014.

Caroline Sargent also won the women’s 100 backstroke on Saturday, leading a 1-2 charge by UMBC. Sargent was a tick faster in the individual race than she was leading off the relay, winning the 100 back with a 54.61. Teammate Rola Hussein took 2nd with a 55.30.

Jenna Gwinn was also an individual event winner, taking the women’s 100 breast in 1:00.73. Gwinn established a lead of nearly a second on the first 50, and did the same on the 2nd lap.

Sierra Tosten won the women’s 100 fly, also leading a 1-2-3 charge by UMBC. Tosten posted a 55.41 to get the win, and was followed by teammates Natalija Marin (55.53) and Loujy Abdellatif (55.76).

Binghamton’s Ryan Board broke his own meet record in the men’s 100 breast, winning the race in 54.30. He dipped under his previous America East Champs record of 54.70 from 2021, and broke the pool record of 54.57 as well. UMBC’s Daniel Nicusan finished 2nd in 54.56, also under the previous meet and pool records. Binghamton picked up 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishes in the event as well, marking a huge haul of points for the team.

Niklas Weigelt was another 400 medley relay winner who won an individual event, touching first in the men’s 200 free with a 1:37.49. Weigelt used a 24.67 split on the final 50 of the race to open up a big lead on the field as he tore to the finish. UMBC teammate Bode Neale took 2nd with a 1:38.70.

Binghamton’s Henry Shemet won the men’s 400 IM in 3:53.14, clipping a 13-year-old Conference Record. The previous record of 3:53.16 was set by Boston University’s Tyson Slesnick in 2010.