IONA VS MANHATTAN
- January 24, 2026
- New Rochelle, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Iona Athletics
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Before a capacity crowd on Senior Day at the Hynes Pool, the Iona University Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Team closed out their regular season with a pair of victories.
The Iona women closed out their 25-26 dual meet season with a 181-57 win to finish with 8-2 dual meet record. The Iona men rolled to a 190-96 win to close out the dual meet season at 5-4.
Iona dominated the meet from start to finish, touching first in all 26 individual swim races as well as taking the 4 springboard diving events and relay races.
“Today was about our 14 seniors. They have consistently demonstrated great dedication and effort,” commented Coach Nick Cavataro “and it was great to see them win at home on their day.”
On the women’s side seven seniors: Kylie McCue, Erin McKinney, Katherine Sarnes, Elisa Vaher, Brennyn Veit, Meeya Yan and Morgan Yuengling all scored in the top 3 in races vs. Manhattan.
The men had Jovannie Avila, Robert Heim, JP Maroney, Ajdin Methoxha, Mikel Palaj, Dylan Riccio and Matthew Woyksnar all score Top 3 in their last events at Hynes.
Individual women winning events included: Hailey Baker (100-Breast); Sydney Cronin (200-Breast); Marissa Hengesbach (200-Butterfly); Anabel Huffstutler (200-Free and 200-Back); Kylie McCue (500-Free); Raegan O’Brien (100-Back); Katherine Sarnes (1000-Free); Emma Todd (1 & 3-Meter Diving); and Mary Grace Waring (50-Free).
Also winning the 100-Indiviudal medley for the Iona women was Victoria Mordaunt, who lowered the iona school record by 1.06 to 57.99, lowering the mark set in 2023 by Julia Moser.
The men’s side saw individual event wins by Max Buchen (200-Breast); Elijah Decasseres (50-Free); Kieran Egan (100-Back and 100-Free); Noah Giunta (200-Back); Tomek Oakes (1000-Free); Harry Platt (500-Free); Dylan Riccio (1 and 3-Meter Diving); Jonathan Rielly (100-Breast); Harry Summers (200-Fly) and Matthew Woyksnar (200-Free).
Both teams return to the practice pool next week as the countdown to the Feb. 11-14 MAAC Championships continues.
Courtesy: Manhattan Athletics
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Manhattan Men’s and Women’s Swimming continued its 2025-26 season competing against Iona over the weekend, held at the Hynes Center Pool. The men fell 190-96, while the women dropped 184-102.
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE MEN
- The trio of Matt Rogliano, Abelardo Cartagena, and Campbell Heiz finished one, two, and three in the 100 Yard Butterfly, with Rogliano’s 57.00 time leading the way.
- Heiz joined Ryan Carsen and Mark Haynes on the podium for the 100 Yard Individual Medley, with Haynes’ winning at 1:02.16.
- Winning the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay were Myles Brown, Jonathan Carsen, Tristan Ehrhardt, and Gavin Harding with a time of 1:29.59.
- During the 100 Yard Backstroke, Sean Garvey finished with a finals time of 1:03.16, good enough for second place.
- J. Carsen secured second place in the 50 Yard Freestyle, losing by only .01 seconds to the Gael victor.
HOW IT HAPPENED FOR THE WOMEN
- The quartet of Elle Feneide, Mary Haley, Shayna Millard, and Jaila Williamson won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, with a finals time of 1:43.77.
- Sophia Leber won the 100 Yard Butterfly, doing so in 1:09.14.
- In the 200 Yard Backstroke, Shayna Millard took home second place out of seven finalists with a finals time of 1:04.71.
- Williamson grabbed third in the 50 Yard Freestyle, finishing within one tenth of a second of the champion at 25.20.
UP NEXT
The Green and White will now rest until the start of the 2026 MAAC Championships, held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio starting on Wednesday, February 11.
