Seton Hall vs Rider
- Saturday, October 8, 2022
- South Orange, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results (PDF)
- Final Scores:
- Women: Seton Hall 197, Rider 94
- Men: Seton Hall 167, Rider 128
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletics
South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall women’s swimming and diving opened its season with a victory over Rider, 197-94, on Saturday afternoon at Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates won 13 events in total on the day.
The relay team of Julia Stampe (Allerod-Birkerod, Denmark), Nicole Bastian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) and Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) won the 200 Medley Relay, an event the Pirates took the top three spots in. The winning quartet finished with a time of 1:46.97.
The four swimmers on that relay team combined to win seven individual events on the day. Stampe claimed first in each of the backstroke events, winning the 100 Back in 58.22 and the 200 Back in 2:07.22. Bastian took the top spot in the 100 Breast (1:07.61) and the 200 Breast (2:27.16), while Cripps nabbed a pair of wins in the 200 Fly (2:07.40) and the 100 Fly (58.51). Heim took first place in the 100 Free, finishing in a time of 52.42.
Mandy Zajdzinski (Mesa, Ariz.) led the Pirates with three individual victories on the day. Zajdzinski’s first win came in the 1000 Free, touching the wall with a time of 10:27.15. She would follow that up immediately with another win in the very next event, winning the 200 Free in 1:54.61. Later, the junior won the 500 Free with a time of 5:08.68.
Also earning individual wins were Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) and Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.). Stavlia won the 3M dive with a score of 222.60, in the 1M dive while Jerresand claimed first in the 50 Free with a time of 24.41.
The Pirates return to action next weekend as they travel to take on Army. The meet is schedule to begin on Friday at 5 p.m.
South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall men’s swimming and diving team started its season on the right foot, taking down Rider, 167-128, on Saturday afternoon at Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates won 10 out of a possible 14 events.
Things got started with the 200 Medley Relay, as the Pirates claimed each of the top two spots. The quartet of Ross Pantano (Bennington, Neb.), Ben Endersby (Caldwell, N.J.), Justin Oosterwyk (Pequannock, N.J.) and Tommy Minar (Oxford, Conn.) combined to touch the wall in 1:31.61 to take first place.
Clil Halevi (Kafar Hadranim, Israel) followed by winning the 1000 Free in his first collegiate swim, finishing with a time of 9:34.49. This would be one of two wins on the day for Halevi, as he also claimed the top spot in the 500 Free. Fellow freshman Kevin Cary (West Chester, Pa.) also won his first race, taking first in the 200 Free with a time of 1:41.54.
Pantano added two individual wins to his relay victory which started the day. The senior took home first place in both the 100 Back (50.63) and the 200 Back (1:52.19). Joining him with a pair of individual victories on the afternoon was Michael Klimaszewski (London, England), who nabbed the top spot in the 200 Fly (1:51.59) and the 100 Fly (49.77).
Endersby and Quinn Murtha (Cumming, Ga.) also earned individual wins on the day for the Pirates. Murtha took home first in 3M dive with a score of 285.00, while Endersby won the 100 Back in 56.25. Endersby was also part of the 200 Free Relay squad which swam the fastest time of the event, finishing with a time of 1:24.80.
The Pirates return to action next weekend as they travel to take on Army. The meet is schedule to begin on Friday at 5 p.m.
Courtesy: Rider Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Rider University women’s swimming and diving team opened the 2022-23 season with a 197-94 dual-meet loss to Seton Hall Saturday afternoon.
The Bronc women won three events in the meet.
The Broncs divers earned the top three scoring positions in the 1-meter. Karyn Creelman (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) won the event in her Rider debut with a score of 177.68. Maddy Altieri (Schenectady, NY/Guilderland) finished second with a score of 174.98 and Adrianna Raymond (Southington, CT/St. Paul Catholic) took third with a score of 149.10 in her Rider debut.
Logan Wilson (Muskego, WI/Waukesha South) won the 200-IM for the first victory of her collegiate career. She touched the wall at 2:12.92. Gianna Farina (Easton, PA/Notre Dame Green Pond) took second and Meaghan Keegan (Jersey Shore, PA/Jersey Shore Area) was third in the event.
The Relay team of Connar Melcher (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin), Maddie McSorley (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy), Kylie McMahon (Annapolis, MD/St.Mary’s), and Giavanna Lupi (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) were the top scoring team in the 200-free relay with a time of 1:43.68.
NOTES & QUOTES
– Wilson also claimed third in the 200-free.
– Sarah Fondacaro (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) took third in the 100-breast.
– McMahon raced third in the 200-fly.
– Altieri was third in the 3-meter diving event.
– Farina was third in the 200-breast.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action in two weeks with the home opener on Oct. 22 against Lehigh at 1 p.m.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Rider University men’s swimming and diving team opened the 2022-23 season with a 167-128 dual-meet setback against Seton Hall Saturday afternoon.
The Bronc men won six events in the meet.
Rider started slow, but finally broke through with a win in the 50-free. Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional) earned the victory in his collegiate debut, touching the wall at 20.86.
Sean Binning (Annandale, VA/W.T. Woodson) then won the 1-meter with a score of 290.40.
Lucas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross) continued the momentum in the 100-free, winning in 46.15. He later led a Rider sweep in the 200-IM, winning in 1:55.11 ahead of David Rucci’s (Sewell, NJ/Gateway Regional) 1:57.85 and David Cooper’s (Spring, TX/Klein Oak) 2:01.26.
Cooper also won the 200-breast with a winning time of 2:08.00.
The Broncs ended the day by winning the 200-free relay, as the team of Joe Gewartowski (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin), Ruddy, Cesar Alvarez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/The Ashton School), and Bobby Irwin (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) combined for a time of 1:25.79.
NOTES & QUOTES
– The all-time series is now tied at 15-15.
– Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa) took third in the 1,000-free.
– Racevicius added a second-place finish in the 200-free.
– Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy) was third in the 100-back.
– Cooper placed third in the 100-breast.
– Irwin claimed third in both the 200-fly and 100-fly.
– Gewartowski was third in the 50-free.
– Ruddy took third in the 100-free.
– Rucci and Christian Overton swam two-three in the 200-back.
– Binning and Marcas Racevicius (Watertown, CT/Holy Cross) were second and third in the 3-meter respectively.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action in two weeks with the home opener on Oct. 22 against Lehigh at 1 p.m.
