CCSU Blue Devils Top Sacred Heart In Nutmeg Classic On Friday, Pioneers’ Senior Day Saturday

The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team opened its two-day dual meet with Sacred Heart University Friday night. The Blue Devils won eight of the opening night events, highlighted by a sweep in the 200 freestyle and wins in both relays 

The two squads finish the meet on Saturday in Milford at McCann Natatorium. 

CCSU – SHU TWO-DAY DUAL | RESULTS 

Score: CCSU 112, SHU 74 

Location: Suydam Natatorium| New Britain, CT 

RELAYS 

• Grace M. Young (24.58) pulled the Blue Devils in front on the third leg of the 200-freestyle relay, and Addison Kenney (24.16) extended the lead on the final leg as the Blue Devils captured first place in a time of 1:39.38. Megan Dunnigan led off the relay at 25.38 and Gabby Spaciano split 25.26 on the second leg 

• Sophie Milhomens opened the 400-medley relay with a swim of 59.31 and Grace Young extended the advantage with 1:07.09 breaststroke leg. Francesca Fusco (1:01.04) and Grace M. Young (53.33) closed out the wire-to-wire win in a time of 4:00.77 

• Loretta Santora, Veronica Okurowski, Kyla Behrle and Katie Suchowiecki finished third in the mdley relay with a swim if 4:16.01 

DIVING 

• Jewelle Maziarz finished third in a strong 3-meter field, tallying 278.33 points 

• Kaitlyn Carroll placed fourth on the 3-meter, scoring 259.35 

STROKES 

• Kenney won the 100 back, taking over on the second 50 and winning in a time of 58.82, while Fusco finished fourth in 1:01.14 

• Grace Young led from start to finish to take the top spot in the 100-breaststroke, with a swim of 1:07.42 while Okurowski placed fourth at 1:10.56 

• Dunnigan swam to first place in the 200 IM with a start-to-finish victory, in a time of 2:09.52 and Kenney was third with a swim of 2:14.86 

• Milhomens as second in the 200-butterfly, swimming 2:10.68, while Behrle surged on the final 50 to place fourth at 2:15.07 

FREESTYLE 

• The Blue Devils swept the top three spots in the 200-freestyle, led by Gabby Spaciano who closed in 29.63 to take the top spot. 

• Grace M. Young gave Central the top spot in the 50-freestyle, clocking 25.15 with Suchowiecki claiming fourth place at 25.84 

• Maggie Rutledge won the 1,650 in convincing fashion, winning in a time of 17:43.21, with Izzy Vega third in a time of 18:16.24, and Hannah Kretkowski fourth in 18:27.59 

• Milhomens finished second in the 200-freestyle, going 1:56.68 and Rutledge was third in 1:58.79 

NEXT UP 

• CCSU is at SHU on Saturday at noon. 

The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team completed its two-day dual meet with Sacred Heart University on Saturday. The Blue Devils earned the victory, 190-163 

The Blue Devils took the top spot in four events on Saturday, giving them a dozen victories in the two-day meet. 

CCSU – SHU TWO-DAY DUAL | RESULTS 

Score: CCSU 190, SHU 163 

Location: McCann Natatorium| Milford, CT 

RELAYS 

• Grace M. Young, Megan Dunnigan, Gabby Spaciano and Addison Kenney closed the meet with a convincing win in the 400-freestyle relay, going 3:36.91 for the top spot. 

• The Blue Devils were also third in the final relay, with Hannah Kretkowski, Maggie Rutledge, Sophie Milhomens and Lauren Lord clocking 3:41.86 

• Kenney, Grace Young, Francesca Fusco and Dunnigan took second in the 200-medley relay, with a swim of 1:52.53, while Mackenzie Talbot, Veronica Okurowski, Kretkowski, and Katie Suchowiecki were fourth in a time of 1:57.84 

DIVING 

• Jewelle Maziarz scored 260.93 on the 10meter board to place third for the Blue Devils 

STROKES 

• Milhomens led a 1-2 sweep of the 200backstroke, going 2:06.64, with Fusco finishing second at 2:11.74 

• Grace Young won the final individual event of the meet, going 2:26.43 in the 200 breaststroke, with Okurowski in third with a time of 2:33.03 

• Dunningan swam to a second-place finish in the 100-butterfly, with a 59.50 effort 

• Loretta Santora gave the Blue Devils the third spot in the 400 IM, touching in a time of 4:49.09 

FREESTYLE 

• Grace M. Young was the runner-up in the 100-freestyle, finishing at 54.25, while Spaciano touched in fourth place in 55.00 

• Rutledge led the Blue Devils to the top three places, and top-four times, in the 500-freestyle, with a swim of 5:15.87. Spaciano placed second at 5:19.15, Kretkowski was third at 5:22.32 and Lord posted the fourth fastest time at 5:25.56.  

NEXT UP 

• The Blue Devils are in action next Saturday when they close the dual meet portion of their season at URI. That meet is set to begin at 1:00 pm.