Binghamton vs Niagara vs Siena
- Saturday, October 9, 2021
- Binghamton, N.Y.
- Results
Courtesy: Niagara Athletics
BINGHAMTON, NY – The Niagara women’s swimming and diving program picked up team wins over Binghamton (160-140), and Siena (227-73) and the men had strong performances but fell in their dual meet with the Bearcats (219-79).
Women’s Recap
• Sydney Sarkis set a program record in the 1-meter dive with a score of 251.55.
• The Purple Eagles 400 free relay sealed the win over the Bearcats for Niagara. Nianna Thomas, Yvonne Schere, Moana Houde-Camirand, and Katrina Wardner defeated the Binghamton quartet by less than two seconds, with a time of 3:36.20.
• Avery Sanquist finished first in the women’s 1000 free, with a time of 10:41.30. The senior would later win the 500 free in 5:15.44.
• Paige South and Megan Smith finished one-two in the 100 back, with times of 59.28 and 1:00.83, respectively. Smith went on to win the 200 back with a time of 2:09.28.
• Zoe Gavin placed first in the 200 fly with a mark of 2:12.24, followed by teammate Maggie Marody in third with a time of 2:15.02. Gavin would also win the 100 fly with a time of 59.48.
• Wardner edged out Binghamton’s Molly Greeley in the 50 free, finishing in 24.52. The graduate student also won the 100 free with a time of 53.33. The Orchard Park, NY, native won her third individual event of the afternoon, the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.90.
Men’s Recap
• The Niagara men’s day was highlighted by wins in the 200 free and 200 fly. Reid Tichy won the free in 1:45.33, while Dalton Stier won the fly with a time of 1:57.34.
• Niagara placed third in the 200 medley relay as Gio Germano, Tanner Isaacs, Kevin Vu, and Levi Morgan finished the event in 1:36.28.
• Vu went on to place second in the 50 free, finishing the event in 21.48 and the 100 fly with a time of 51.72.
• In his collegiate debut Nathan Dragon placed third in the 1000 free with a time of 10:02.92.
• Germano finished second in the 100 back with a time of 54.24, followed by teammate Sean Finley in fourth with a time of 56.04.
• Benjamin Brkanovic finished third in the 200 breast with a time of 1:59.98, less than a second back of the leader.
• In the 200 IM, Finley placed third with a mark of 2:02.05.
• John Furner was the Purple Eagles’ top diver, scoring 245.63 in the 1-meter and 236.63 in the 3-meter.
Head Coach Eric Bugby‘s Post-Meet Comments
• “The women were spectacular today, chipping away at Binghamton’s lead event by event culminating in a 400 free relay win to seal the meet”, said Bugby. “The energy was on point from the start. Everyone contributed, including a new team record from Sydney Sarkis on 1-meter.”
“But they couldn’t have done it without the men’s team. They fought hard with a Binghamton team that won their conference last year, put up some solid victories in the 200 free and 200 fly, and drowned out the crowd before the women’s last event. It was a team win in every sense.”
Up Next
The Purple and White will host their annual Alumni Meet on Oct. 23 before returning to competition on Oct. 30 with a home meet against Nazareth.
Courtesy: Binghamton Athletics
VESTAL, N.Y. – Seniors Christopher Egan and Amanda McGraw qualified for NCAA Zones, highlighting Binghamton’s home-opening meet against Niagara and Siena on Saturday at the Saunders Aquatic Center. The Bearcat men beat the Purple Eagles 219-79 but the women were defeated 160-140. Against Siena, however, Binghamton’s women’s team was victorious 230-70.
McGraw swept the women’s one- and three-meter diving events with scores of 279.53 and 261.08 respectively. The NCAA Zone qualification in the one-meter event is 265.00. Egan, meanwhile, won the men’s one meter competition with a score of 312.3. The NCAA Zone qualification standard in the one-meter event is 300.00.
Freshman Elijah Lanfear was a triple winner in the men’s meet. He captured the 50 free (21.19), 100 free (47.57), and the 100 butterfly (50.37). In addition, he was also a part of the first-place 200 medley relay that included fellow freshman Keegan Chatham, sophomore Ziaoyu Lin, and junior Justin Meyn that clocked in at a time of 1:33.88.
Binghamton had four other double winners during the meet. On the men’s side, sophomore Jake Vecchio took the 100 backstroke (52.66) and the 200 backstroke (1:58.14) while Lin captured the 100 breaststroke (56.88) and the 200 breaststroke (2:07.10). For the women, sophomore Courtney Moane took top honors in the the 100 breaststroke (1:06.53) and the 200 breaststroke (2:25.17). She was also a part of the winning 200 medley relay team that consisted of sophomores Kandice Chandra, Lara Geelen, and Molly Greeley that came in with a time of 1:48.95.
Other winners on the men’s side included junior Zach Ciriaco in the 1000 free (9:50.74), sophomore Liam Murphy in the 500 free (4:48.35), Meyn in the 200 IM (1:58.48) and junior Ryan Cohn in the three-meter diving competition (297.00).
Also on the women’s side, sophomore Maddie Hoover took first in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.73.
The men also won the 400 free relay which can be accredited to Murphy, and sophomore Travis Phillips, junior Ryan Maierle, as well as senior Benjamin Beldner.
The Bearcats will be back in action on October 23 as they head to Bucknell.
Courtesy: Siena Athletics
VESTAL, NY – After waiting 615 days in-between regular season dual meets, Siena Swimming & Diving final took the pool again for action, competing in tri-meet action against Binghamton and MAAC foe Niagara on Saturday at the Saunders Aquatics Center in Vestal, New York.
The Saints dropped head-to-head matchups to the Bearcats by a score of 230-70 and to the Purple Eagles, 227-73. Niagara defeated Binghamton, 160-140. The dual meet against Niagara marked the first of four scheduled meetings against MAAC opponents for the Saints this year.
Siena saw all 23 members of its roster participate in the meet, with 10 underclassmen logging their first regular season dual meet action in Green and Gold. Among the top times that stood out for the Saints was the 50-yard butterfly split swam by sophomore Demi Bobarakis in the 200-medley relay (26.47), which led the field, and the 100 free split for junior Rory Kalac which led the field in the 400 free relay (53.49).
The Saints saw the debut of their five freshmen, with Kylie Carter taking second overall in the 200-yard free with a time of 2:00.02. Both divers took part in both the 1 and 3 meter diving events, with junior Lydia Delano placing fourth in both. School record holder Jessica Shine marked her return to the pool after no swimming during the 2020-21 season with a third place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.72).
Siena will be back in action next weekend at the Siena Swim Center in the first of two scheduled home meets during the 2021-22 season, The Saints are set to host Assumption on Saturday, October 16 at 1 PM.
