IONA VS ST. PETER’S
- November 15, 2025
- New Rochelle, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Iona Athletics
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – In the final dual meet of the semester, the Iona University Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Team posted a pair of convincing victories over MAAC rival St. Peter’s University at the Hynes Pool.
The Iona women ran their season record to 7-1 with a 184-102 score, touching first in 11 of the 16 events. The Iona men raised their mark to 4-3 with a 191-103 score, equaling the women’s tally of 11 of 16 race wins.
Leading the charge for the Iona women was freshmen Paige Fiorino, who touched first in the 50 and 100-Free with respective times of 25.00 and 54.85. Junior diver, Emma Todd, claimed the top spot on both the 1 and 3-meter Springboard events with tots of 227.02 and 220.80. Other events winners on the women’s side included Hailey Baker (100-Breaststroke); Francesca Fields 50-Breaststroke); Anabel Huffstutler (400-IM); Victoria Mordaunt (50-Butterfly); and, Raegan O’Brien (200-Free).
The Iona men got double wins from members, highlighted by Senior Diver Dylan Riccio’s school record and NCAA Zone Championship qualifying score of 337.95 and the 3-Meter Springboard. Dylan is the first Iona male diver to ever qualify for an NCAA Regional event. Riccio also took the 1-Meter event 284.93. Backing up Riccio was Sophomore Joel Picard, returning from injury and taking second on both boards. “The development of Joel, Emma and second year diver Neil Senhouse and Dylan has been awesome. I see them push each other every day and Coach Maureen Arnold has done a great job challenging them,” commented Head Coach Nick Cavataro.
The other double winners on the men’s side included Max Buchen who touched first in the 50-Breast (26.26) and 100-IM (52.69). Kieran Egan claimed the top spot in the 100-Back (50.83) and 100-Free (47.32). and, Nate Wales won the 50-Free (21.85) and 50-Back (25.08). Freshmen Wyatt Julian added a win in the 50-Fly (23.77).
The team next suits up for the ECAC Winter Championships at the Nassau County Aquatic Center on December 5-7, where the men are the defending champions and the women will look to improve on their third place in 2024.
Courtesy: St. Peter’s Athletics
NEW ROCHELLE, NY– The Saint Peter’s swimming and diving programs traveled to Iona on Saturday afternoon for their first road MAAC contest of the season, where both squads fell to the Gaels–the women 184-102 and the men 191-103. Despite the setback, the Peacocks put together an impressive slate of performances, combining for 12 event victories, highlighted by two wins each from Madison Petricevic and Patch Robinson, and three first-place finishes from Paige Austin-Burrows, who also added a silver to her day.
WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
Petricevic delivered the first two wins of the afternoon for the Peacocks, dominating the backstroke events with top times in both the 50-yard backstroke (27.52) and 100-yard backstroke (1:00.34).
Gwendolyn Mendez added a strong victory in the 500-yard freestyle, pulling away by more than seven seconds to post a new personal best of 5:25.07. Austin-Burrows continued the momentum with golds in the 100-yard butterfly (59.51), the only sub-minute swim of the field, and the 100-yard IM (1:01.80).
The women closed the meet by sweeping the top two spots in the 200-yard freestyle relay. SPU A–Maddie McKinney, Niela Dawlett, Eloise Schirtzinger, Austin-Burrows– took first in 1:43.84, with Austin-Burrows delivering the fastest anchor split of the event (25.26). SPU B–Mendez, Petricevic, Elettra Dalcerri, Francesca Solano Vargas–followed in 1:46.31.
MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
Juan Nunez kicked off the men’s scoring with a commanding win in the 400-yard IM, finishing more than eight seconds ahead of the field in 4:07.84.
Rookie Robinson then swept the mid-distance freestyle events, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.56) and the 500-yard freestyle (4:47.85). Jeff Thompson joined him on the podium in the 500, finishing third in 5:04.11.
Victor Fuentes recorded a season-best time in his victory in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.67), the only swimmer to break one minute. Tristan Raso added another event win in the 100-yard butterfly, touching first with a season-best 51.00.
The men’s squad swept the final event of the night, the 200-yard freestyle. SPU A–Fuentes, Raso, Thompson, and Ashton Smith– took first in 1:31.76. Followed by SPU B–Robinson, Nikita Kaminskas, Nunez, and Austin Carducci– in 1:32.66, and SPU C–Ean Vellescig, Dean Lliguicota, Taj Seton-Martin, and Emerson Tofel– in 1:36.51.
UP NEXT
The Peacocks return to action on Saturday, November 22, for their final meet of the month at a multi-team event hosted by Sacred Heart University at McCann Natatorium. The women will compete in a quad meet against Sacred Heart, Merrimack, and Bridgeport, while the men will face Bridgeport in a dual meet. First splash is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
