Seton Hall vs Rider
- October 5, 2024
- South Orange, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Swimming Results
- Diving Results
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletics
South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women’s swimming and diving team claimed a dominant victory in its home opener on Saturday afternoon, defeating Rider, 179-106, inside Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates claimed victory in all but one event, instead finishing second in the one-meter board.
Diving
Senior Nikki Pawar (Lawrenceville, N.J.) opened her 2024-2025 campaign in form, winning the 3-meter board and finishing second in the one-meter board. Her scores, 219.00 and 223.42 respectively, were over 20 points better than last season’s opening meet against Rider. In the one-meter board, freshman Sarah Behrman (Kennesaw, Ga.) landed herself a third-place finish with a score of 205.80 in her Pirates debut.
Swimming
The afternoon began in familiar fashion for the Pirates with a win in the 200 Medley Relay. Amelia Obszarny (Middletown, N.J.), Yosun Hacifazioglu (Istanbul, Turkey), Shun Qi Lim (Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia) and Lea Moeller (New Lennox, Ill) combined to go 1:49.29, nearly two-and-a-half seconds clear of the Broncs. Individually, this lineup would claim victory in five total events while the entire team held Rider winless.
Among those relay members, new addition Shun Qi Lim made her mark early in individual events. She claimed the 100 Butterfly in dominant fashion, securing victory by nearly three seconds with a 58.43. She completed the double by winning the 200 Butterfly by six seconds with a 2:12.81.
Outside of that quartet, plenty of familiar faces claimed victory throughout the meet. Senior Allie Waggoner (Moorestown, N.J.) posted that fastest time of the day in both the 1000 and 500 Freestyles, producing a 10:15.22 and a 5:03.48 respectively. She will look to repeat her BIG EAST title in the 500 Freestyle later this season.
2023 BIG EAST Champion Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) came into the meet ready to fight for another BIG EAST title this season. She would go on to claim her first win of the season in the 200 Freestyle with a 1:52.55. Not long after that, she followed that win with another victory, this time in the 100 Freestyle with a 51.76.
There were a few notable surprises from the Pirates, however. The most notable of which was Naima Hazell (Castries, St. Lucia) win in the 50 Freestyle from the outer lanes with a time of 24.45.
What’s Next
The Pirates are back in the pool on next Saturday as they travel to Towson, Md. to face Towson. Diving will begin at 10 a.m., while swimming will begin at 12 p.m.
South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall Men’s swimming and diving team claimed a dominant victory in its home opener on Saturday afternoon, defeating Rider, 183-107, inside Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates claimed victory in every event across the swimming and diving portions of the meet.
Diving
The opening day of the season for Seton Hall men’s diving was defined by the performance of freshman diver Nick Graham. In his Pirates debut, Graham claimed overall victory in the 1-meter board and 3-meter board with scores of 297.60 and 270.60, respectively.
Not far behind Graham was his teammate Trevor Post. Post opened his senior season by placing second in both diving events, scoring 182.67 in the 1-meter board and 261.75 in the 3-meter board. Both performances by post surpassed his point totals from last season’s opener against Rider.
Swimming
Success for the Pirates came in twos today. Chris Jackson (Maywood, N.J.), Ben Endersby (Caldwell, N.J.), Michael Klimaszewski (London, England) and Toma Adam (Bacau, Romania) opened the meet with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay, registering a 1:31.07 across the four swimmers. All four swimmers participated in the final relay of the meet and although split across two relay teams, both teams outraced Rider’s A relay to finish 1-2.
Clil Halevi (Kafar Hadranim, Israel) and Sean Vizzard (Mount Laurel, N.J.) proved to be a dominant duo in both the 500 and 1000 Freestyle today, finishing first and second, respectively, in both races. Halevi finished with a 4:43.92 in the 500 and a 9:36.83 in the 1000. Vizzard, the reigning BIG EAST Champion in 1650 Freestyle,
Junior Kevin Cary joined the pair party with dueling wins in the 100 Freestyle and 200 IM. Cary was dominant in the 100 Freestyle with a 46.21, putting him nearly one-and-a-half seconds clear of second place. He produced similar dominance in the 200 IM, finishing nearly four seconds ahead of second place with a time of 1:54.26.
2024 BIG EAST 100 Butterfly Champion Michael Klimaszewski continued his dominance in the event to start the year, clearing the 50 second and finishing with a 49.81. While not as dominant of a performance, Klimaszewski also won the 200 Fly by one-and-a-half seconds with a 1:53.69.
The most exciting race of the day, however, came from Ben Endersby. He opened his individual program with a dominant victory in the 100 Breaststroke, finishing over two second clear of second place with a 57.52. In the 200 Breaststroke, however, Endersby battled Billy Ruddy from Rider hard. Despite being behind for the majority of the race, he erased over a second gap to win the event by a quarter of a second.
What’s Next
The Pirates are back in the pool on next Saturday as they travel to Towson, Md. to face Towson. Diving will begin at 10 a.m., while swimming will begin at 12 p.m.
Courtesy: Rider Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Rider University women’s swimming and diving team opened the 2024-25 season with a 179-106 dual-meet setback at Seton Hall Saturday afternoon.
The Bronc women won three events in the meet.
Maiti O’Connor (South Plainfield, NJ/The Wardlaw-Hartridge School) kicked off the day with a victory on the 1-meter, scoring 230.02.
In the 200-IM, Casey McLaughlin (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) led a one-two-three finish for the Broncs. She posted a time of 2:18.61. Suriya Pathammavong (Rochester, NY/Churchville Chili) took second in 2:21.89 with Ava Repetti (Wall Township, NJ/Marine Academy of Science & Technology) finishing third in 2:22.27.
Casey Morgan (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.), Megan Smith (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy), Chastity Ruatos (Lodi, NJ/Immaculate Conception), and McLaughlin touched the wall at 3:50.00 to earn first-place points in the 400-free relay.
NOTES & QUOTES
– McLaughlin also claimed second in the 1,000-free with Smith finishing third. McLaughlin later took third in the 200-fly.
– Morgan and Ruatos swam two-three in the 100- and 200-back.
– Allison Stewart placed second in the 100-breast.
– Hannah Yemec (Bluffton, SC/May River) took second in the 100-fly.
– On the 3-meter, Karyn Creelman earned second place with O’Connor taking third.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action Oct. 18 for the home opener against Lehigh at 5 p.m.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Rider University men’s swimming and diving team opened the 2024-25 season with a 183-107 dual-meet loss against Seton Hall Saturday afternoon.
The Bronc men won three events in the meet.
Tivon Benjamin (Palm Bay, FL/St. Anthony’s Secondary School), Nicholas Lane (Hackettstown, NJ/Lane Academy), and Nelson Paraison (Newark, NJ/Hackensack) swept the 100-fly in 51.58, 52.93, and 54.65 respectively.
The Broncs earned a one-two-three finish in the 200-IM. Riley Rowan (Simpsonville, SC/Clonlara) took the event in 2:03.23, Zach McKatten (West Milford, NJ/Passaic County Technical Vocational School) was second in 2:07.69 and Filippo Sala (Davie, FL/Nova Southeastern University School) was third in 2:09.81.
In the 400-free relay Ethan Rogowski (Waterford, NY/Shenendehowa), Billy Ruddy (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional), Dawid Turos (Riverwoods, IL/Deerfield), and Alex Boeckx (Folsom, PA/Ridley) earned the win, stopping the clock at 3:11.54
NOTES & QUOTES
– Seton Hall now leads the all-time series 17-15.
– Sala took third in the 1,000-free.
– Turos was third in the 200-free and 100-free.
– Boeckx took second in the 100-breast.
– Ruddy was second in the 50-free and 200-breast.
– Rogowski added a third-place finish in the 500-free.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action Oct. 18 when the Broncs host Lehigh at 5 p.m.
