2024 Fairfield Invite: Stags Men and Women Claim Top Spots At Home

2024 Fairfield Invite

• October 4-5, 2024
• Fairfield, Conn.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Fairfield Athletics

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took the top spot in the season-opening Fairfield Invitational with the men posting 756 points and the women registering 759 points to capture first place. The two teams combined for 26 first-place finishes out of the 28 swimming events raced today with the women securing 14 and the men recording 12 first place spots during the afternoon competition. The results were the first career victories for Head Coach Jake Lichter.

In the team competition, the Stags women’s team was followed by Southern Connecticut State University (407 points), Manhattan University (154 points), and Sacred Heart University (101 points). After the men’s team total, Southern Connecticut State University grabbed the runner up position with 497 points and Manhattan University garnering third place with 200 points.

Aidan Schnapf highlighted Fairfield’s success with his pool-record tying time of 2:07.84 in the 200 back. But that success came both in relay and individual events, starting with Fairfield sweeping the 200 medley relays to start the day. Erini Pappas, Tone Sandsjoe, Lara Kisakol, and Olivia Thompson combined for a time of 1:59.13 to take first place. Max McMillan, Enrique Garcia, Jay Parente, and Alex Sirkowa came together collectively touched the wall first in 1:46.54.

The Stags dominated throughout the two-day event which is illustrated by the fact that the teams swept the top three places in 11 events and put swimmers in the two of the top three places in 10 events. And, there were only two events in which the opposition touched the wall with the fastest time.

“Today was a great start to the season,” Coach Lichter said. “We had excellent performances across the board from our graduate students down to our first-year student-athletes. We are excited to build on this momentum as we prepare for four more weekends of dual meet racing.”

That run of four weekends begins with the first road date which sends the Stags to Bryant University on October 5 for a dual meet. The following two dates will bring Fairfield back home for a dual meet with Providence College on October 19 and Monmouth University on October 26.

Three-Place Sweeps
Women’s 100 Back – Lauren Patalano (1:05.78), Aimee Quinlan (1:08.10), Abbie DiGregorio (1:08.59)
Men’s 100 Back – Max McMillan (58.57), Jay Parente (1:00.78), Jack Behm (1:01.02)
Women’s 100 Breast – Tone Sandsjoe (1:13.19), Alison Sposoli (1:15.29), Cailey Stockwell (1:16.55)
Women’s 100 Fly – Olivia Glaser (2:28.30), Callie Gray (2:29.91), Brianna Racanello (2:30.18)
Women’s 100 Free – Olivia Thompson (1:00.77), Erini Pappas (1:01.26), Abbie Digregorio (1:01.73)
Women’s 200 Back – Aimee Quinlan (2:22.61), Lauren Patalano (2:27.16), Chloe Wukitch (2:29.39)
Men’s 200 Back – Aidan Schnapf (2:07.84), Jack Behm (2:09.00), Will Landon (2:13.12)
Women’s 200 Breast – Alison Sposili (2:41.59), Tone Sandsjoe (2:45.69), Cailey Stockwell (2:46.64)
Women’s 400 Free – Sofia Smerechniak (4:35.29), Erin Hoyland (4:40.58), Olivia Glaser (4:43.60)
Men’s 400 Free – Tim Regan (4:07.75), Joseph Stewart (4:12.11), Joey Nizzardo (4:13.90)
Women’s 200 IM – Erini Pappas (2:25.13), Alison Sposili (2:28.58), Cailey Stockwell (2:30.48)

Additional Winners
Women’s 800 Free – Erin Hoyland (9:23.58)
Men’s 800 Free – Joey Nizzardo (8:41.94)
Women’s 200 Free – Erini Pappas (2:13.81)
Men’s 200 Free – Tim Regan (1:53.83)
Men’s 200 Fly – Ed Hunt (2:08.61)
Women’s 50 Free – Olivia Thompson (27.48)
Men’s 50 Free – Cormac Rouse (24.41)
Men’s 100 Free – Cormac Rouse (53.11)
Men’s 200 Breast – Jeffrey Vlass (2:27.91)
Women’s 100 Fly – Lara Kisakol (1:05.79)
Men’s 100 Fly – Jay Parente (59.19)
Women’s 200 Medley Relay – 1:59.13 (Pappas, Sandsjoe, Kisakol, Thompson)
Men’s 200 Medley Relay – 1:46.54 (McMillan, Garcia, Parente, Sirkowa)
Women’s 400 Free Relay – 4:02.38 (Digregorio, Thompson, Rahurahu, Scalise)
Men’s 400 Free Relay – 3:33.18 (Regan, Rouse, Besgen, Stewart)

Courtesy: SCSU Athletics

FAIRFIELD, Conn.-The Southern Connecticut women’s swimming and diving team placed second, scoring 407 points in a quad-meet against Fairfield (759), Manhattan (154) and Sacred Heart (101).

200 SC Meter Relay 

The Owls 200 Meter Medley Relay team Aralyn Vogel, Emma St. Hilaire, Ella Marzec and Justice Glasgow came in third with a time of 2:09.74. Southern’s team of Abby Lions, Lindsay McCawley, Paola Castillo and Reina Loiacano finished with a time of 2:13.90 for fifth.

800 SC Meter Freestyle 

Jasmine Uricchio was the top finisher for the Owls coming in third with a time of 9:48.55 in the 800 Meter Free. Natalie Weier finished fifth with a time of 10:18.86.

200 SC Meter Freestyle 

Arianna Arturi was the Owls top finisher coming in third with a time of 2:16.68 in the 200 Meter Free. McCawley came in fifth with a time of 2:19.89 and St. Hilaire finished behind McCawley with a time of 2:21.75 for sixth.

100 SC Meter Backstroke 

In the 100 Meter Back, Vogel took fifth with a time of 1:10.41.

100 SC Meter Breaststroke 

Marzec finished in sixth place with a time of 1:22.44 in the 100 Meter Breast.

200 SC Meter Butterfly 

Finishing in fifth place for the 200 Meter Fly was McCawley with a time of 2:39.46. Sierra DuCharme finished in sixth with a time of 2:42.56.

50 SC Meter Freestyle 

Molly Kennedy was the top finisher for the Owls, coming in second for the 50 Meter Free with a time of 28.15. Hailey Nyquist finished fifth with a time of 28.69. Zoe McNeill came in seventh with a time of 30.21.

100 SC Meter Freestyle 

Arturi finished the 100 Meter Free with a time of 1:01.93 for seventh place.

200 SC Meter Backstroke 

Marzec came in fifth in the 200 Meter Back with a time of 38.73. Loiacano finished in seventh with a time of 2:39.47.

200 SC Meter Breaststroke 

Brooke Keeney finished with a time of 3:03.31 to come in sixth in the 200 Meter Breast.

400 SC Meter Freestyle 

Kennedy finished the 400 Meter Free with a time of 4:49.89 for fifth place. Castillo came in sixth with a time of 4:50.56.

100 SC Meter Butterfly 

Nyquist was the top finisher for the Owls in the 100 Meter Fly, finishing in third with a time of 1:08.11. Sara Roney finished with a time of 1:11.51 for fifth place. Uricchio finished in sixth with a time of 1:11.61.

200 SC Meter Individual Medley 

Castillo finished in fifth for the Owls with a time of 2:35.97 in the 200 Meter IM. St. Hilaire finished in sixth with a time of 2:36.02 and Keeney finished in seventh with a time of 2:36.59.

400 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

In the 400 Meter Free Relay, the team of Nyquist, Arturi, Castillo, and Loiacano came in fourth with a time of 4:15.80. Keeney, Vogel, DuCharme, and Kennedy’s team came in fifth with a time of 4:19.40.

Up next for the Owls is a Tri-Meet with Wagner and CCSU on Friday, Nov. 1 at Hutchinson Natatorium.

Courtesy: Manhattan Athletics

Fairfield, CT — For the first time in 7 months, the Manhattan Men’s and Women’s Swim teams returned to a competitive pool on Saturday at Fairfield University. Senior Joe Brennan delivered the squad’s brightest performance with a first-place finish in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke, posting a time of 1:06.39 in the finals. Brennan’s unrivaled performance was the latest chapter authored by Manhattan’s record holder in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke.

Manhattan’s exploits were further illustrated by a 5th-place showing from Tristan Ehrhardt in the Men’s 200m Freestyle and Gavin Harding rising to the occasion with a third-place effort in the Men’s 100m Butterfly.

On the women’s side, Elle Feneide took fifth place in the Women’s 100m Freestyle race which represented the squad’s top individual performance. In the relay category, the Jaspers copped third place in the Women’s 400m Freestyle race led by the cohort of Feneide, Shayna Millard, Jaila Williamson, and Sophia Leber.

The Jaspers finished third in the 3-team field with a total of 200 points while the host Stags claimed victory.

The Fairfield Men’s and Women’s Swimming programs produced the first-place winner in all but two of the 32 events. The only two races in which Fairfield was denied first-place honors was the Men’s 200m IM and the Men’s 100m Breaststroke which Brennan won.

Next Time Out

Manhattan will return to the pool on Friday, Oct. 11 for a meet with Fordham. The meet will be held at Fordham’s Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center.

Courtesy: Sacred Heart Athletics

STORRS, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University swim and dive team defeated Southern Connecticut State University and fell to the University of Connecticut in a double dual meet on Thursday evening 209-84 and 154-129, respectively. 
 
The Pioneers opened their season strong in Storrs facing the Huskies and Owls for the first time in program history with multiple Pios securing top five finishes. 
 
First year Sinclair Yadao cracked the SHU top five all-time records with her 1M performance in her first collegiate meet with a score of 229.60 finishing fourth.
 
Diving also swept at 3M with Yadao in first, Phifey Boyers in second, Lola Barrett in third, and Kara Leahy in fourth.
 
Senior Rosemery Nieto paced the Pioneers in the 200-breaststroke securing the first-place finish with a time of 2:32.38. The Stratford native also finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:20.19. Nieto also finished fifth in the 100-breastroke in 1:09.21.
 
Also with a strong showing, sophomore Sophia Velleco finished first in the 500-freestyle in 5:20.49. Velleco also had a strong showing in the 200- and 100-freestyle finishing third and fourth, respectively.
 
Melanie Sanchez paced SHU in the butterfly events finishing second and third in the 100 and 200, respectively. She finished the 100 in 1:00.80 and the 200 in 2:13.45.
 
Emma Haas led the Pios in the 50 free finishing fourth with a time of 25.31. The sophomore was just behind S. Velleco in the 100 freestyle finishing fifth with a time of 59.09
 
First year Meredith Lubelczyk won the 200 IM with at time of 2:18.93. Lubelczyk also finished third in the 200-breaststroke.
 
Daniella Palamaro assisted in the sweep of the 200 IM with a strong second place finish with a time of 2:19.24.
 
Senior Meghan Hammarlund finished fifth in the 200-backstroke with at time of 2:13.59.
 
In distance events, Charlotte Kaduson secured fourth-place finish in the 1000-freestyle with a time of 11:11.37. In the 500-freestyle Julia Freshour placed third with a time of 5:23.80.
 
The 400 freestyle relay consisting of Maeve English, Hammarlund, Brooke Labarge and Haas secured the win in just 3:45.07.
 
Up Next:
The Pioneers continue their busy week tomorrow evening as the diving team travels to Fairfield for the Diving Invite at 6:00 p.m.