Fordham vs La Salle vs Richmond
- Saturday, January 21, 2023
- Bronx, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Fordham 176, Richmond 121
- Women: Fordham 188, La Salle 111
- Women: Richmond 172, La Salle 122
- Men: Fordham 161, La Salle 129
Courtesy: Fordham Sports
Bronx, N.Y. – (January 21, 2023) – The Fordham swimming & diving teams got their second semester off to a great start, sending off their senior and graduate student classes with a tri-meet sweep on Senior Day over La Salle and Richmond at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.
The Fordham men defeated La Salle by a score of 161-129, while the women topped Richmond, 176-121, and La Salle, 188-111.
For the men, the meet began and ended with relay wins. In the 200 medley relay, Christian Taylor, Paris Raptis, Vitalis Onu, and Taras Zherebetskyy took first in 1:32.21, while Raptis, Taylor, Nicholas Chao, and Zherebetskyy took first in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:03.53.
Taylor followed with an individual event win in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 50.28, while Kevin Zahariev took the top spot in the 100-yard breaststroke in 58.64 seconds.
Raptis finished with a pair of individual wins, taking first in the 200 butterfly (1:49.27) and 100 butterfly (49.94) events.
Other event wins for the men came from Chao in the 50 freestyle (21.26), Daniel Langlois in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.50), and Alex Wilhelm in the 200 individual medley (1:53.09).
Like the men, the Fordham women kicked off the meet with a relay win, as Leire Martin, Emma Shaughnessy, Jessica Zebrowski, and Zoei Howard won the 200 medley relay in 1:44.90.
Then, Fordham had a stellar showing from Ainhoa Martin, who won three individual events. She placed first in the 100 (1:04.58) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.09), as well as in the 200 individual medley (2:04.59).
The Rams also had Zebrowski, L. Martin, and Millie Haffety earn two event wins each. Zebrowski swept the butterfly events in times of 56.12 seconds and 2:04.81, while Martin swept the backstroke events in 56.38 seconds and 2:01.76. Haffety also earned a sweep in the diving events, scoring 272.20 on the one-meter board and a school record mark of 313.08 on the three-meter board. That score bested her own school record mark of 311.70, set on October 21st.
The final event win for the Rams came from Clare Culver, who won the 500 freestyle event in 5:07.75.
The Rams will next be in action on Wednesday, January 25th, when they host Iona at 5:00 PM.
RAMSES CHALLENGE: As a part of a new fundraising challenge this season, fans can pledge support for the team in the Ramses Challenge for each event the swimming & diving team wins this season. Following today’s meet, the count is up to 106. Be a part of the challenge by clicking here.
Courtesy: La Salle Athletics
Bronx, N.Y. – La Salle swimming and diving lost against both schools in the Fordham dual meet this afternoon. The men lost 161-129 to Fordham, while the women came up short to Fordham (188-111) and Richmond (172-122). The women are now 3-5-1 overall this season, and then men are 3-5.
How the Swimmers Finished –
- Annie Moser came up big in the women’s 1000-yard freestyle taking first-place.
- On the men’s side, George Williamson secured the top spot for the Explorers in the 1000-yard free.
- In the 200-yard freestyle, freshman, Felix Jedbratt, swam to a first-place finish with a time of 1:41.78.
- Getting his second win of the meet, Jedbratt won the men’s 100-yard freestyle.
- Senior, Trent Burr added another win to his season in the men’s 200-yard backstroke.
- Williamson won another distance race with a 4:42.92 time in the men’s 500-yard freestyle.
How the Divers Finished –
- Sam Henninger swept in both the men’s one and three-meter dives scoring a 265.65 and a 289.20, respectively.
- Phoebe Shaya dove to a third-place finish in the women’s one-meter dive with a score of 261.95.
- Shaya also finished in third place in the three meter-dive with a 263.80 score.
Up Next –
- Both the men and women will travel to Villanova next Sunday, January 29th at 1:00 p.m. for the Nova SprintFest.
Courtesy: Richmond Athletics
Richmond, Va.- The University of Richmond swimming and diving team fell to Fordham on the road in Bronx, N.Y. by 121-176 as they competed in the Tri-Meet that included La Salle.
Lauren Medlin (Cary, N.C.) won both of her individual races including the 50 (24.20) and the 100 (50.96). Medlin took the fastest 100 time in the A-10 Conference this week as well as the fastest in the conference in the new calender year. To cap an impressive meet for Medlin, she anchored in the winning 400 free relay.
Caitlyn Hughes (Flemington, N.J.) took the win in the 200 free (1:54.68) and was a member of the winning 400 free relay (3:29.59).
The group of Abby Fuller (Charlottesville, Va.), Caitlyn Hughes (Flemington, N.J.), Katie Chignell (Raleigh, N.C.), and Lauren Medlin (Cary, N.C.) grabbed the win in the 400 freestyle relay (3:29.59).
The group of Katelyn Pennell (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Sara Greene (Tega Cay, S.C.), Abby Fuller (Charlottesville, Va.), and Lauren Medlin (Cary, N.C.) took second place in the 200 medley relay (1:45.52).
Katelyn Pennell (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Caroline Weldon (Denville, N.J.) both participated in the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke. Pennell took second place in both events (57.21 in the 100 and 2:03.17 in the 200) as Weldon took third in both (57.95 in the 100 and 2:04.81 in the 200).
Katie Chignell (Raleigh, N.C.) took an impressive second place finish in the 500 freestyle to finish her day off (5:08.01).
Up next, the Spiders head to Annapolis, Md. to take on Navy.
