La Salle Earns Senior Day Sweep Over Monmouth

La Salle vs Monmouth

• Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023
• Philadelphia, Pa.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results
• Team Scores
  • Women: La Salle 165, Monmouth 123
  • Men: La Salle 230, Monmouth 61

Courtesy: La Salle Athletics

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Both the men and women Explorers won in the final home and regular season meet of the 2022-23 season.

The men won 230-61 and the women won 165-123. This brings the men’s overall record to 4-5 and the women to 4-5-1. This was the last meet until the team travels to Ohio for the A-10 Championships starting on February 15^th.

How the Swimmers Finished –

• La Salle took the top spot on the men and women’s side of the 200-yard medley relay to start the meet, which was a common theme throughout.
• Anwyn Byrne and George Williamson swept in the 1000-yard distance races for the women and men, respectively.
• La Salle’s Gabby Herbreder, Annie Moser, and Maren Schermerhorn touched the wall first, second, and third in that order in the women’s 200-yard freestyle.
• In the 100-yard backstroke Rosalia Marin-Martinez earned first with a time of 58.19 seconds.
• Freshman, Carlota Ungo, swam a 1:06.20 in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke, enough for the top spot.
• Senior, Jason Rosales, finished his last home meet in victory as he won the men’s 100-yard breaststroke.
• In the 200-butterfly with a time of 2:07.20, Letizia Baldessari earned first-place.
• Toni Rafferty, Tori Fenn, and Emma van Selm respectively swam to the top three spots in the 50-yard freestyle for the women.
•  La Salle touched the wall first in the men’s 50-yard free as Felix Jedbratt won the event.
• Rafferty, Fenn, and senior, Brynn Peterson, swam one, two, and three in the women’s 100-yard freestyle.
• Zack Miller won the men’s 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.50 seconds.
• Marin-Martinez won her second event in the 200-yard backstroke.
• Carlota Ungo swam to a first-place finish in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke.
• Zack Wolbert won the men’s 200-yard breaststroke.
• Annie Moser and George Williamson each got the top spot in the 500-yard freestyle.
• Herbreder and Jedbratt won in the women and men’s 100-butterfly.
• Felicia Rogell took first in the women’s 200-yard IM.
• La Salle relay teams swept in the men and women’s 400-yard free relays.

How the Divers Finished –

• Phoebe Shaya broke a pool and school record in the women’s one-meter dive today with a score of 313.28.
• Sam Henninger scored a 310.35 in the one meter on his senior day.
• In the three-meter dive, Shaya dove to a score of 321.90 and Henninger dove a 321.75.

Up Next –

• Both teams will travel to Geneva, Ohio for the A-10 Conference Championships starting on Wednesday, February 15^th through the 18^th.
• Follow along on social media for updates during the Championships.

Courtesy: Monmouth Athletics

PHILADELPHIA – The Monmouth University men’s and women’s swimming teams closed their 2022-23 regular season schedule on Saturday afternoon at La Salle’s Kirk Pool.

The men’s team dropped a 165-123 decision, while the women fell 230-61. La Salle claimed points in diving events on both sides.

Callan Smith and Cole Dyson paced Monmouth with a pair of individual victories, while Dylan Edge took first in one race.

MEET NOTES
– Cole Dyson placed first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.00) and the 200-yard IM (1:59.46). Dyson now has eight wins on the year and 20 in his career.

– Callan Smith touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke (50.78) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.43). Smith now has 18 wins on the season and 91 in his career.

– Dylan Edge won the 200-yard butterfly with his time of 1:56.39. It was his first win of the year and the 17^th of his career.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will turn its attention to the CAA Championships beginning on February 22 at the Hampton Aquaplex in Hampton, VA.