Cornell v. Binghamton
- Tuesday, November 26, 2019
- Ithaca, N.Y.
- MEET RESULTS
Courtesy: Cornell Athletics
ITHACA, N.Y. – In a mid-week non-conference dual, the Cornell men’s swimming and diving team (3-3) defeated Binghamton, 147-91, on Tuesday afternoon at Ithaca College’s Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium in Ithaca, N.Y. for its third victory of the 2019-20 campaign.
Similar to when the Big Red hosted St. Bonaventure to open the season, Cornell won a vast majority of the events on Tuesday, posting 11 individual event wins out of a possible 13 events.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Dylan Curtis, Ryan Brown, John Mahoney, and Cyrus Morrison got the Big Red off to a hot start, as the team won the race in 1:33.89. Curtis has really heated up over the last two meets, and after winning the 100-yard backstroke against Penn and Princeton over the weekend, Curtis switched it up and won the 100-yard butterfly (50.85) yesterday.
Min Zhi Chua finished just behind Curtis in the 100-yard butterfly, placing second in 51.19, but this was not even his best race of the day. Chua emerged victorious in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:44.28.
In addition to swimming a leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay team, Brown found success in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing first with a time of 4:49.53.
The Big Red totally dominated in the 100-yard freestyle and 400-yard IM, sweeping the top-three spots and finishing 1-2-3-4 in both events. In the 100-yard freestyle, Jacob Mullin paced the Big Red, winning the race in 48.53. Pierson Ohr (48.89), Jeremy Marcin (49.00) and Morrison (49.45) rounded out the top-four, placing second, third, and fourth, respectively.
Ricardo Martinez was Cornell’s top finisher in the 400-yard IM, placing first in 4:08.12. Ryan Pirrung was not far behind, finishing second with a time of 4:08.48. Paige daCosta (4:13.65) and Owen Downs (4:15.25) completed the top-four, coming in third and fourth, respectively.
In the diving events, Brett Hébert and Jameson Crandell were a dynamic duo, claiming the top-two spots in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. Crandell finished first in the 1-meter (273.90), while Hébert followed in second (262.27). In the 3-meter, it was Hébert’s turn to shine, as he won the competition with a point total of 293.40. Crandell placed second with 283.81 points.
Back in the pool, James Huang and daCosta each picked up an individual event win of their own. Huang won the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:55.48, while daCosta got the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a mark of 51.65. Mahoney also put up a strong race in the 100-yard backstroke, placing second in 53.26.
The 200-yard freestyle relay finished the meet out strong, as the team of Mahoney, Martinez, Mullin, and Curtis posted the Big Red’s 11th victory of the day with a time of 1:25.32.
The Big Red men’s swimming and diving team will return to the pool when it competes in Akron’s Zippy Invitational from Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8 in Akron, Ohio.
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell women’s swimming and diving team found great success in its non-conference matchup against Binghamton on Tuesday afternoon, winning 10 of the possible 13 events and taking down the Bearcats, 154-84, at Ithaca College’s Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium in Ithaca, N.Y.
The Big Red excelled across the board, feeding off of each other’s energy and building momentum over the course of the meet. A large portion of the Cornell roster had its turn in the spotlight, as the Big Red had at least two people place in the top-three in eight of the 13 individual events.
Freshman Aviva Muñoz had a breakout day on Tuesday, winning the 200-yard IM (2:10.90) and finishing second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.17). She had company in both races, as Cape Murch Elliot placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:12.66) and the Big Red went 1-2-3 in the 500-yard freestyle.
It was Sophia Cherkez who paced Cornell in the 500-yard freestyle, picking up one of her two individual event wins of the day with a time of 5:09.75. Lavona Harper rounded out the all-Cornell top-three, touching the wall third in 5:16.23.
Cherkez recorded her second victory of the day in the 400-yard IM, once again leading a Big Red group that swept the top-three spots. Cherkez posted a winning time of 4:34.41, while Annaklara Doel (4:39.53) and Claire McNeary (4:49.61) finished second and third, respectively.
The Big Red was even more dominant in the diving events, as Cornell secured the top-three places in the 1-meter and the top-four finishes in the 3-meter. Demetra Williams got the win in both events, recording a point total of 267.30 in the 1-meter and 256.36 in the 3-meter. Elise Jendritz finished as the runner-up in both competitions, tallying 253.12 points in the 1-meter and 253.43 points in the 3-meter. Erika Lacasse recorded a pair of top-three finishes, placing third in both the 1-meter (240.82) and 3-meter (250.05). Jessica Leipman rounded out the top-four for Cornell in the 3-meter, finishing fourth with a point total of 234.90.
Back in the swimming events, Vanessa Ruiz, Melissa Parker, Gillian Caverly, and Chloe Mikles swam solid races in their respective freestyle events. Ruiz was the first to touch the wall in the 50-yard freestyle, winning the event in 24.39. Parker emerged victorious in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.79), while Caverly finished just behind in second (1:57.05). Parker also notched a second place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.05), but it was Mikles who stole the show, winning the race in 53.76.
Maegan Rudolph (57.43) and Allison Chang (58.65) represented the Big Red well in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing first and second, respectively.
The Cornell relays cannot be overlooked, as the Big Red posted the top time in both events. The 200-yard medley relay team of Muñoz, Murch Elliot, Rudolph, and Claire Liu notched the fastest time among the field, finishing the race in 1:47.90. The 200-yard freestyle relay composed of Ruiz, Cherkez, Mikles, and Liu posted a win of its own with a time of 1:38.00.
The Big Red women’s swimming and diving team will return to the pool when it competes in Akron’s Zippy Invitational from Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8 in Akron, Ohio.
Courtesy: Binghamton Athletics
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Binghamton swimming & diving teams concluded the fall portion of their 2019-20 schedule at Cornell on Tuesday afternoon. Competing on just two days rest following their weekend at the Rhode Island Invitational, the Bearcats were defeated 147-91 in the men’s meet and 154-84 in the women’s meet.
Senior Tyler Meyers won the men’s 50 free with a time of 21.65. He then led off the first-place 200 free relay team which also included fellow senior Dylan Van Manen, junior Shane Morris and freshman Ryan Maierle and clocked a time of 1:27.49.
Also winning on the men’s side was sophomore Ryan Board in the 100 breaststroke (58.09). Earlier in the day, he was named the America East Men’s Swimmer of the Week.
On the women’s side, first-place finishes were recorded by senior Sydney Atendido in the 100 breast (1:06.85) and freshman Audrey Pesek in the 100 back (58.75). In addition, the 200 free relay team of seniors Rebecca Nelson and Kaitlyn Lange, junior Kaitlyn Smolar and sophomore Belen Marriaga won in a time of 1:41.25.
“I thought we had some good swims tonight and did a good job of getting up and racing after coming off a long weekend,” head coach Jerry Cummiskey said. “Cornell is a very talented team so obviously it was a tall task tonight.”
Binghamton regroups for the stretch run of the season during its winter training trip, which features the FIU Sprint Invite on Jan 4.
“Overall, we had a very strong fall semester,” Cummiskey said. “We have a month and a half before we compete again and will look to get back to work and set our site on the America East Championship Meet.”
