Fairfield Women, Marist Men Earn Narrow Wins In Split Dual

Fairfield vs Marist

• November 2, 2024
• Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Fairfield Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Fairfield University swimming and diving teams split today’s meet with Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) foe Marist College this afternoon. The women’s team edged the home team by a 152-148 score while the men’s team came up a few point short against the Red Foxes by a 151.5-142.5 margin.

Two Fairfield swimmers garnered a triple win this afternoon, namely Erin Hoyland and Erini Pappas. Hoyland took care of the distance events for the Stags, touching the wall first in the 1000 free (10:39.92), the 500 free (5:12.11), and the 400 free (4:39.52). Pappas secured a pair of wins in the backstroke and added a victory in the butterfly, posting best times in the 100 back (58.02), the 200 back (2:05.29), and the 100 fly (57.67).

Fairfield handled the diving competitions this afternoon with Andrew Cataldo, Lillian Tonole, and Elizabeth Beaulieu each taking home first place finishes. Cataldo swept the men’s 1-meter (247.95) and the 3-meter (277.65) while the women split the two diving events. Tonole scored a win in the 1-meter with 235.93 points while Beaulieu tallied a victory in the 3-meter dive with 209.93 points).

The Stags also performed well in the relay races as the women’s captured first place in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.37 and the men secured the 400 free relay by taking the distance in 3:08.52. The women were represented by Erini Pappas, Tone Sandsjoe, Lara Kisakol, and Oliva Thompson. The men’s team was comprised by Cormac Rouse, Chris Dauser, Aidan Schnapf, and Tim Regan.

All in all, the Stags picked up 16 first-place finishes during the dual meet against Marist College with the women grabbing nine top times and the men securing seven top times.

Fairfield will return to the pool when it competes in the Terrier Invitational hosted by Boston University on November 22-24.

First Place Finishes
Women’s 200 Medley Relay – 1:46.37 (Pappas, Sandsjoe, Kisakol, Thompson)
Men’s 400 Free Relay – 3:08.52 (Rouse, Dauser, Schnapf, Regan)
Erin Hoyland – 1000 free (10:39.92); 500 free (5:12.11); 400 free (4:39.52)
Joseph Stewart – 1000 free (9:53.29)
Erini Pappas – 100 back (58.02); 200 back (2:05.29); 100 fly (57.67)
Oliver McLaughlin 100 back (52.41)
Ed Hunt – 200 fly (1:54.16)
Elizabeth Beaulieu – 3 meter dive (209.93)
Andrew Cataldo – 1 meter dive (247.95); 3 meter dive (277.65)
Tim Regan – 500 free (4:44.92)
Lilliam Tonole – 1 meter dive (235.93)

Courtesy: Marist Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist women’s swim & dive team fell in its third MAAC meet of the season, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes dropped their home meet against Fairfield 152-148 in a thrilling meet.

The Red Foxes move to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in MAAC play to begin the 2024-25 season.

• “Today felt like a MAAC Championship evening session, with both teams bringing a ton of energy. The Men continue to find a way to fight and claw without diving which I couldn’t be prouder of that effort. The women went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the MAAC. While we didn’t come out with the victory, we had many best times and high scores that gives us the confidence to build off of the rest of the way.” 

-Head coach, Anthony Randall

• Charlotte Lepis swam to a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle. Lepis finished with a first-place time of 1:55.83.
• Sabrina Conrad placed first in the 200-yard butterfly for the Red Foxes in the 11^th event. Conrad swam her way to a first-place finish with a time of 2:08.69.
• Eydis Kolbeinsdottir continued her successful 2024-25 campaign with a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle. Kolbeinsdottir swam her way to a win with a time of 24.64.
  • Kolbeinsdottir also swam to a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Kolbeinsdottir finished the race with a time of 53.67.
• Rae Dodson swam to a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. Dodson finished with a time of 2:22.40, earning the win for the Red Foxes.
• April Avila continued to shine for the women’s team with a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. Avila swam her way to a time of 1:03.94 for the win.

• Morgan Cassidy placed second in the three-meter dive in the meet. Cassidy posted an impressive scored of 208.65, one point behind the first-place diver.
• Cassidy continued her impressive meet with a second podium finish against Fairfield. Cassidy posted an impressive score of 217.95 in the one-meter dive, enroute to a second-place finish.

• The women’s team is set for a dual meet against Colgate at the McCann Natatorium.
• The meet is slated for Nov. 9 with first swim at 3 p.m.

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men’s swim and dive team earned its third-straight MAAC victory to begin the season, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes defeated the Fairfield Stags 151.5-142.5, remaining undefeated in MAAC meets.

The Red Foxes improve to 3-0 overall and 3-0 in MAAC play to begin the 2024-25 season.

• “Today felt like a MAAC Championship evening session, with both teams bringing a ton of energy. The Men continue to find a way to fight and claw without diving which I couldn’t be prouder of that effort. The women went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the MAAC. While we didn’t come out with the victory, we had many best times and high scores that gives us the confidence to build off of the rest of the way.” 

-Head coach, Anthony Randall

• James Conable swam his way to three first-place finishes enroute to the Red Foxes win.
• In the sixth event of the meet, Conable placed first in the 200-yard freestyle for the Red Foxes. Conable swam his way to a win with a time of 1:40.82.
• Conable continued his dominant meet in the 200-yard backstroke. Conable swam to a first-place finish with a time of 1:52.03.
• In his last swim of the meet, Conable placed first in the 400-yard IM. Conable placed first in the race with a time of 4:02.81.

• Caden Hardy finished the meet with two first-place finishes in the Red Foxes win.
  • Hardy swam his way to a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. Hardy finished the race with a time of 58.31.
  • Hardy also finished with a first-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke. Hardy swam his way to a win with a time of 2:07.79.
• Mason DeLisio earned a win in the 50-yard freestyle for the Red Foxes. DeLisio’s time of 21.50 gave him a first-place finish.
• Adrian Bankowski swam to a first-place finish in a second consecutive meet in the 100-yard freestyle. Bankowski finished first in the race with a time of 47.24.
• Kellen Fletcher earned a first-place finish in the Red Foxes win. Fletcher raced to a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.69.

• The men’s team competes in a solo meet against NJIT.
• The meet is slated for Nov. 8 with first swim at 5 p.m.