Marist Picks Up MAAC Sweep of Rider

Marist vs Rider

• October 26, 2024
• Lawrenceville, N.J.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Marist Athletics

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey- The Marist swim and dive team triumphed 178-109 in its MAAC win against Rider, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes were led by Anna Hoskovec with a win in the 1000-yard freestyle.

The Red Foxes improve to 2-1 overall on the 2024-25 season, and 2-0 in MAAC meets.

• “Today was a great day on both sides, top to bottom, it was a true team effort.”
  • The women took momentum early and that confidence carried them throughout the day. We were on the right side of a lot of close races which speaks to their commitment to the small details that are needed to be successful at MAACs. We’ll look to keep it rolling with a very deep Fairfield team coming to McCann.”
  • “I don’t know the last time the men were able to leave with a win down at Rider, but it’s been a while (2003-04 season). It was a tale of two halves, and we were able to show our depth to outlast a really talented Rider team. We know we need to get started earlier to have chances in close meets on the horizon.”

-Head Coach Anthony Randall

• Anna Hoskovec dominated in the distance swim of the 1000-yard freestyle in the Red Foxes win.
• Hoskovec swam to a first-place finish with a time of 10:37.79 in the distance swim.
• The win from Hoskovec marked her first win as a Red Fox.

• Maddie Healey swam her way to a first-place finish in 200-yard freestyle for the Red Foxes. Healey finished with a time of 1:57.87 enroute to her win.
• April Avila earned a win in the 100-yard breaststroke, her second win the 100-yard breaststroke. Avila swam to a time of 1:04.82 in the first-place finish.
• Sabrina Conrad dominated in the 200-yard butterfly in the Red Foxes win. Conrad swam to a time of 2:12.11, which placed her first in the swim.
• Eydis Kolbeinsdottir continued her impressive season for the Red Foxes in the 50-yard freestyle. Kolbeinsdottir placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.29.
• Rian Dickman placed first in the 100-yard freestyle in the Red Foxes win. Dickman swam her way to a first-place finish with a time of 54.98.
• Milena Judge swam her way to a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke for the Red Foxes. Judge finished with a time of 2:09.80 in the win.

• Kyra Cavicchi placed on the podium in the one-meter dive for the Red Foxes. Cavicchi placed second in the 1M with an impressive score of 217.43.
• Morgan Cassidy reached the podium in the three-meter dive in the win. Cassidy placed third in the dive and posted a score of 205.43 in the dive.

• The Red Foxes return to McCann Natatorium for their first home dual meet against Fairfield.
• The meet is slated for Nov. 2 with first swim at 1 p.m.

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey- The Marist men’s swim and dive team earned its second-straight MAAC win against Rider, Saturday afternoon. Oscar Bjering led the Red Foxes with two wins enroute to a 161-129 win.

The Red Foxes improved to 2-0 on the season, and 2-0 in MAAC meets during the early 2024-25 season.

• “Today was a great day on both sides, top to bottom, it was a true team effort.”
  • The women took momentum early and that confidence carried them throughout the day. We were on the right side of a lot of close races which speaks to their commitment to the small details that are needed to be successful at MAACs. We’ll look to keep it rolling with a very deep Fairfield team coming to McCann.”
  • “I don’t know the last time the men were able to leave with a win down at Rider, but it’s been a while (2003-04 season). It was a tale of two halves, and we were able to show our depth to outlast a really talented Rider team. We know we need to get started earlier to have chances in close meets on the horizon.”

-Head Coach Anthony Randall

• Oscar Bjering swam his way to two first-place finishes against the Broncs.
• Bjering started his dominant meet in the fourth event of the meet, the 1000-yard freestyle. Bjering dominated in the 1000-yard freestyle, swimming to a time of 9:52.63, finishing ahead of teammate Kevin McNamara who finished second with a time of 10:03.77.
• Bjering finished his two-win meet in the 500-yard freestyle for the Red Foxes. Bjering swam his way to a first-place finish with a time of 4:47.43.
• Bjering finished two impressive distance swims in the win against Rider.

• Kellen Fletcher also posted a dominant meet with two-first place finishes in the win.
  • Fletcher swam his way to a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:55.88.
  • Fletcher also recorded a second first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Fletcher finished in first with a time of 50.59 in the win.
• James Conable earned three wins for the Red Foxes in their win against Rider.
  • James Conable earned consecutive wins in the 200-yard freestyle in the Red Foxes win. Conable swam to a time of 1:41.66, which placed first in the win against Rider.
  • Conable swam to a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:51.50.
  • Conable finished his dominant meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard IM. Conable swam to a time of 1:53.44 in the win.
• Adrian Bankowski placed first in the 100-yard freestyle for the Red Foxes, his first win of the 2024-25 season. Bankowski finished with a time of 46.56 enroute to the win.
• The men’s A relay team placed first in the 400-yard freestyle relay in the win. The team consisting of Adrian Bankowski, Tim Engel, Dane Dillenback, and Mason DeLisio swam to a time of 3:06.55.

• The Red Foxes return to McCann Natatorium for their first home dual meet against Fairfield.
• The meet is slated for Nov. 2 with first swim at 1 p.m.

Courtesy: Rider Athletics

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women’s swimming and diving team was defeated by Marist, 178-109, Saturday afternoon. The Broncs fall to 0-3 on the season, while the Red Foxes improve to 2-1.

The Bronc women won five events in the meet.

Karyn Creelman (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) won the 1-meter with a score of 224.93. Creelman then went one-two with Maiti O’Connor (South Plainfield, NJ/The Wardlaw-Hartridge School) on the 3-meter, posting scores of 225.83 and 225.08.

Hannah Yemec (Bluffton, SC/May River) won the 100-fly with a winning swim of 59.59.

In the 200-IM, Suriya Pathammavong (Rochester, NY/Churchville Chili) and Ava Repetti (Wall Township, NJ/Marine Academy of Science & Technology) earned first and second-place points with swims of 2:20.20 and 2:25.48.

In the 400-free relay, Rider claimed first-place points with Casey Morgan (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.), Yemec, Casey McLaughlin (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey), and Lea Opdyke (Ocala, FL/West Port) swimming 3:42.81.

NOTES & QUOTES
– McLaughlin claimed second in the 500- and 1,000-free.
– Opdyke took second in the 200-free.
– Morgan and Chastity Ruatos (Lodi, NJ/Immaculate Conception) finished two-three in the 100-back.
– Allison Stewart (Newtown Square, PA/Lower Merion) was third in the 100- and 200-breast.
– Morgan also took third in the 50-free.
– O’Connor took third on the 1-meter.

UP NEXT
Rider returns to action on Nov. 9 when the Broncs hit the road for a tri-meet against Siena and Sacred Heart.

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men’s swimming and diving team was defeated by Marist Saturday afternoon, falling 161.5-129.5. The Broncs drop to 0-3 on the season, while the Red Foxes improve to 2-0.

The Bronc men won six events in the meet.

Rider started quick when Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy), Maxwell Connelly (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon), Tivon Benjamin (Palm Bay, FL/St. Anthony’s Secondary School), and Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional) earned a win in the 200-medley relay with a combined time of 1:32.19.

Lane got the first individual win of the day for the Broncs with a win in the 100-back, swimming 53.00.

In the 100-breast, the Broncs got a one-two-three finish when Connelly, Borovik, and Alex Boeckx (Folsom, PA/Ridley) swam 57.62, 57.87, and 58.17 for the event sweep.

The Broncs got a one-two finish in the 50-free with Ruddy and Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa) stopping the clock at 20.96 and 21.45, respectively.

In the diving well, Stavros Xantheas (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) and Steven Figueroa (Whittier, CA/La Serna) were one-two on the 3-meter, scoring 263.03 and 2232.50, respectively. The pair also went one-two on the 1-meter with scores of 251.25 and 235.35.

NOTES & QUOTES
– Matthew Borovik (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) was third in the 1,000-free.
– Dawid Turos (Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield), finished second in the 200-free.
– Riley Rowan (Simpsonville, SC/Clonlara) was third in the 100-back.
– Luke Mesco (Mullica Hill, NJ/Mother of Divine Grace) was third in the 200-fly.
– Ruddy took second in the 100-free.
– Connelly added a second-place finish in the 200-breast.
– Benjamin was second in the 100-fly.

UP NEXT
Rider returns to action Tuesday for diving and Wednesday for swimming as part of a dual meet against Villanova. Action in the pool begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:00 p.m.Wednesday.