Patriot League Championships
- Dates: Wednesday, February 19th – Saturday, February 22nd (Co-Ed)
- Times: Prelims 10:30 a.m. / Finals 6 p.m.
- Location: Lejeune Hall, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (Eastern Time Zone)
- Defending Champion: Navy (women x2), Navy (men x10) (results)
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Day Two Prelims
The Midshipmen and the Terriers loaded up the finals in the first day of individual competition at the 2014 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Ups/Downs
Women
| Team |
A Final |
B Final |
| American |
0 |
0 |
| Army |
4 |
2 |
| Boston U |
3 |
6 |
| Bucknell |
6 |
4 |
| Colgate |
2 |
4 |
| Holy Cross |
0 |
0 |
| Lafayette |
0 |
0 |
| Lehigh |
3 |
2 |
| Loyola |
0 |
1 |
| Navy |
6 |
5 |
Men
| Team |
A Final |
B Final |
| American |
0 |
1 |
| Army |
3 |
6 |
| Boston U |
6 |
6 |
| Bucknell |
2 |
4 |
| Colgate |
0 |
0 |
| Holy Cross |
0 |
0 |
| Lafayette |
0 |
1 |
| Lehigh |
3 |
3 |
| Loyola |
0 |
2 |
| Navy |
10 |
1 |
Boston University, Bucknell and Lehigh each placed two in the “A” final of the women’s 500 free, with the top qualifying spot going to BU’s Stephanie Nasson (4:48.84). Bucknell senior Kelly Pontecorvo is second seed and BU’s Sarah Hargrave is third. The League record is 4:43.44 (Tara Chapmon, Navy, 2010).
Half the lanes in the men’s 500 free “A” final will be filled with Midshipmen, including the top three qualifiers: Alex Nickell (4:25.83), Riley Mita, and Thomas Duvall. The League record for the men is 4:17.27 (Tom Duvall, Navy, 2013).
Bucknell women loaded up the 200 IM final, garnering four of the top eight spots. The fastest qualifiers are Charlotte Meyer (2:02.56) and Anna Brooks (2:02.98) of Navy and Amber McDonnell of Bucknell. The League record is 1:59.95 (Laura Gorinski, Navy, 2012).
The top qualifiers in the men’s 200 IM are fairly tightly bunched, with the four fastest all at 1:49. Mike Nicholson of Bucknell leads with 1:49.13, then come Conor Campbell (Navy), Mun Hon Lee (BU), and Samuel Mo (Army). The League record is 1:44.49 (Adam Meyer, Navy, 2009).
Army women placed three in the “A” final of the 50 free, which bodes well for the Black Knights’ 200 free relay. The top qualifier is Molly Mucciarone of Army (22.85). Kaitlyn Ruffing of Lehigh and Sami Wary of Colgate qualified second and third. The League record is 22.36 (Thuy-Mi Dinh, Navy, 2009).
The Midshipmen took two of the top three qualifying spots, including number one, Dain Bomberger (20.11) and number three, Daniel Bowden. The second-fastest time to come from the morning belonged to Jamal Willis of Lehigh. The League record is 19.74 (Noah White, Navy, 2004).
Finals begin at 6:00 p.m.
