Wagner vs Iona vs Sacred Heart
- October 19, 2024
- New Rochelle, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Wagner Athletics
New Rochelle, NY – The Wagner College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams started the season at Iona on Saturday afternoon. On the women’s side, Wagner earned victories over Iona and Sacred Heart. On the men’s side, the Seahawks fell to Iona.
For the women’s team, sophomore Rebekka Luoto earned a first-place finish in the 200 IM in 2:07.57. Luoto also won the 500 Free in 5:12.24 and 200 Breast in 2:24.45. All three times marked meet records.
Freshman Mia Goodale won the 200 Free in 1:55.69 and the 100 Free in a meet-record time of 52.86, while freshman Lovisa Ramsten took first in the 50 Free in 24.67. Freshman Gaya Savran earned a first-place finish in the 200 Fly in 2:07.47, which is also the fastest mark ever recorded at the meet.
The Seahawks took first place in the 400 Free Relay, with Ramsten, Savran, Goodale, and graduate student Allie D’Allegro finishing in 3:36.54. In the 400 Medley Relay, Wagner earned a first-place finish in the 400 Medley Relay, with senior Shamiya Guirre, junior Lia Vendel, Ramsten, and freshman Kaylin Lila earning the win in 3:58.92.
On the men’s side, junior Ruben van Gool started his season with a win in the 1000 Free in 9:59.81, while graduate student Enrico Mancardo took took first in the 50 Free in 21.26, setting a meet record in the process. Sophomore Nikko Carrillo touched first in the 200 Fly in 1:53.50. Freshman Max Wameling won the 200 Breast in 2:09.52, a new meet record.
Wagner will return to the pool at Southern Connecticut State on November 1.
Courtesy: Iona Athletics
Before a loud and enthusiastic, near capacity crowd at the Hynes Pool on Homecoming Saturday, the Iona University Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Team each picked up a win.
MEET SUMMARY
The Iona women went down to the final race trailing by one-point and needing to take first and third in the 400-Free Relay and did exactly that to defeat the MAAC’s newest member, Sacred Heart University 123-118. The women went back and forth against the Seahawks of Wagner, before falling 128-99. The win and loss take the women to 3-1 on the season.
The Iona men rolled from the start with a pair of 1-2 diving efforts by Junior Dylan Riccio and freshmen Joel Picard to 9 of the 13 top spots to finish with a 136-98 win. The victory raises the Men’s record to 2-1 on the season
The Iona women were only able to take one overall individual gold medal on the day, where freshmen Raegan O’Brien touched first in the 200-Back at 2:09.83. “Overall the women were in every race today and every heat was extremely close. I have no complaints with the efforts today and think for the first back-to-back competitions, this was a great experience for later in the season.,” commented Coach Nick Cavataro.
Both the Iona men and women posted wins Friday at Hynes over Long Island University.
Picard was joined in the winner’s circle by Graduate Student Michael Faughnan, who posted outstanding early season efforts in the 200 and 500-yard Freestyle at 1:39.77 and 4:37.43, respectively. Other wins came from Kieran Egan in the 200-Backstroke at 1:52.96; Matthew Loftus in the 200m-Individual Medley at 1:58.67 and Nathaniel Wales in the 100m-Freestyle at 47.08.
The Iona 400-Freestyle Relays continued to impress with the women’s quarter of Megan Josephs (54.020; Julia Moser (54.15); Ashley Benkert (53.96) and Kate Kennedy (54.71) going 3:36.84 five seconds ahead of SHU.
The Iona men’s team of Egan (48.12); Wales (46.90), Harry Platt (47.06) and Faughnan (44.97) rolled to a 3:09.58 time.
UP NEXT
The teams repeat the back-to-back meets next weekend when they travel to Holy Cross on Friday at 4:00pm and face Providence College on Saturday at 1:00pm.
Courtesy: Sacred Heart Athletics
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The Sacred Heart University swim and dive team dropped double-dual to Wagner and Iona Saturday at Iona 129-110 and 123-118, respectively.
First year Sinclair Yadao improved on her scores and won both the 1M and 3M board with scores of 236.75 and 253.30, respectively.
First year Phifey Boyers placed second in the 1M and now is fourth all-time at SHU with a score of 235.05. Boyers also collected second in the 3M with a score of 244.50.
Senior Lola Barrett completed the SHU sweep securing third in the 1M and 3M boards.
Charlotte Kaduson got things started on the swimming portion of the meet securing third in the 1000-freestyle.
Sophia Velleco led the Pioneers collecting three second place finishes in the 200-freestyle, 200-butterfly and 500-freestyle.
Senior Melanie Sanchez was shortly behind Velleco placing third in the 200-butterfly with a time of 2:12.34.
Pacing the Pios in the 200 IM was Daniella Palamaro finishing third with a time of 2:16.24.
Meghan Hammarlund led SHU in the 200-backstroke finishing second with a time of 2:11.53.
Also finishing second was senior Rosemery Nieto in the 200-breaststroke in a time of 2:27.86.
SHU battled closely with the Gaels leaving the winner of the meet up to the result of the final relay.
Up Next:
SHU heads to Stony Brook next weekend, October 26, to face the Sea Wolves at noon.
