Iona vs Wagner vs Sacred Heart
- Saturday, October 16, 2021
- New Rochelle, NY
- Results (PDF)
Courtesy: Wagner Athletics
New Rochelle, NY – The Wagner women’s swimming & diving team opened up the 2021-22 season with a pair of victories against Iona and fellow Northeast Conference (NEC) foe, Sacred Heart.
The Seahawks picked up a 140-97 victory over the Pioneers and a 113-92 win over the Gaels.
Juju Desforges took top honors in the 50 and 100 Free with times of 24.66 and 55.29, respectively. Abbie Hassell took third at 25.06 in the 50 Free.
Bree Anderson and Allie D’Allegro finished first and second in the 200 Back, with Anderson edging out her teammate 2:10.60 to 2:10.65. Ellie Eastwood finished first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.27 and Anderson placed third at 2:13.94. Eastwood continued her impressive showing on Saturday, as she took first in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:26.14, while Anderson recorded a time of 2:29.00 to finish third overall.
Taylor Marjamaa continued Wagner’s successes in the pool, as she collected first-place honors in the 500 Free with a time of 5:21.44.
The 400 Freestyle Relay team, composed of Annabella Jencova, Muro, Hassell, and D’Allegro added to the first-place finishes for the Seahawks, as the quartet recorded a time of 3:38.49. The quartet of Emma White, Maddy Delore, Kate Wilkerson, and Muro placed fourth overall in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 4:13.74.
Sophomores Raquel Rubalcava and Marjamaa finished second and third, respectively, in the 1000 Free with times of 11:00.58 and 11:06.89.
The Seahawks took second and third in the 200 Free as D’Allegro clocked in at 2:00.77 while Muro was third in 2:00.87. Wilkerson turned in a fifth-place performance with a time of 2:01.29.
Wagner will have two weeks to prepare for their first home meet of the season when the Green & White welcomes Northeast Conference (NEC) foe, Mount St. Mary’s on October 30.
Courtesy: Iona Athletics
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – With a large Homecoming crowd in the Hynes Center Pool cheering on the Gaels, the Iona men’s swimming and diving team rolled to their its consecutive victory with a 167-28 win over the first-year team from Wagner College.
The Iona women competed against both Sacred Heart and Wagner. They fell short against the Seahawks 113-92, and defeated the Pioneers 135-102. The split brings the women’s record to 3-1 on the season while the men improved to 3-0.
MEN’S MEET
The Iona men claimed 11 of the 13 events, with Michael Faughnan and Conor Mullin each with a pair of wins. Both Faughnan and Mullin remain undefeated on the season with Faughnan taking the 1000- and 500-yard freestyle events with respective times of 9:35.36 and 4:37.76. Mullin touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle at 21.92 and the 200-yard butterfly at 1:54.08.
Emil Bajramovic (200-yard breaststroke), Daniel Hadary (200-yard freestyle), Aidan Holbrook (100-yard free), Jackson Madonia (200-yard individual medley) and Spencer Moran (200-yard backstroke), each won one race each.
WOMEN’S MEET
The women’s meet featured double-dual meet scoring with every race action packed. At the end Isabella Nicholson and Tristan Urso, were the lone gold medalists. Nicholson took the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:55.42 and Urso was first in the 1000-yard freestyle at 10:56.22.
Runner-up spots went to Katherine Lee in the 50-yard freestyle, Meghan Josephs in the 200-yard breaststroke and Urso in the 500-yard freestyle.
COACH’S COMMENTS
“Today was a good test for our teams,” said head coach Nick Cavataro. “We are in a heavy training period and to race in back-to-back days for the first time in a couple of years (due to COVID-19 limitations) was very demanding. I do think we weathered the challenge well despite falling to a very talented Wagner team. Back-to-back meets allow swimmers and coaches to evaluate where they are in the season.”
UP NEXT
The Gaels are back in action on October 29 as the host Providence at the Hynes Pool.
