Seton Hall Men Wins Its First, Villanova Women’s Fourth Big East Title
Seton Hall captured its first men’s Big East Swimming & Diving Championship in school history Saturday night in East Meadow, New York. The Pirates had never finished higher than third at the Big East Championships and came away with the win this year winning by almost 200 points over second place Georgetown.
The Pirates got the night started with a win from Vadim Jacobson in the 1650 free at 15:36.71. Xavier’s Alex Wolfred trailed him the entire race and he was second at 15:40.79. Villanova’s John Paul Naughton had a monster last 100 to overtake Seton Hall’s Lior Grubert 15:49.91-15:50.13.
Event 29 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= BIGE: % 15:05.45 2013 BRYAN DRAGANOSKY, LOUISVILLE 14:44.43 D1A 15:30.39 D1B 16:54.42 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 16:54.42 Name Age School Seed Finals Points ========================================================================= 1 Jacobson, Vadim 20 Seton Hall-NJ 16:04.93 15:36.71 BEA 20 25.33 52.63 (27.30) 1:20.93 (28.30) 1:49.51 (28.58) 2:18.17 (28.66) 2:46.89 (28.72) 3:15.67 (28.78) 3:44.69 (29.02) 4:13.53 (28.84) 4:42.37 (28.84) 5:10.92 (28.55) 5:39.69 (28.77) 6:08.26 (28.57) 6:36.65 (28.39) 7:05.07 (28.42) 7:33.44 (28.37) 8:02.07 (28.63) 8:30.41 (28.34) 8:58.81 (28.40) 9:27.17 (28.36) 9:54.94 (27.77) 10:23.10 (28.16) 10:51.28 (28.18) 11:19.48 (28.20) 11:47.90 (28.42) 12:16.31 (28.41) 12:44.74 (28.43) 13:13.32 (28.58) 13:42.02 (28.70) 14:10.88 (28.86) 14:40.29 (29.41) 15:08.80 (28.51) 15:36.71 (27.91) 2 Wolfred, Alexan 21 Xavier-OH 16:06.54 15:40.79 BEA 17 25.17 52.99 (27.82) 1:21.10 (28.11) 1:49.36 (28.26) 2:17.92 (28.56) 2:46.63 (28.71) 3:15.31 (28.68) 3:43.95 (28.64) 4:12.79 (28.84) 4:41.43 (28.64) 5:10.37 (28.94) 5:39.26 (28.89) 6:08.10 (28.84) 6:37.00 (28.90) 7:05.86 (28.86) 7:34.73 (28.87) 8:03.54 (28.81) 8:32.15 (28.61) 9:00.88 (28.73) 9:29.41 (28.53) 9:58.15 (28.74) 10:26.94 (28.79) 10:55.88 (28.94) 11:24.73 (28.85) 11:53.41 (28.68) 12:22.22 (28.81) 12:51.15 (28.93) 13:19.71 (28.56) 13:48.32 (28.61) 14:16.86 (28.54) 14:45.25 (28.39) 15:13.49 (28.24) 15:40.79 (27.30) 3 Naughton, John 20 Villanova-MA 16:24.96 15:49.91 BEA 16 25.27 52.49 (27.22) 1:21.14 (28.65) 1:50.08 (28.94) 2:19.17 (29.09) 2:48.23 (29.06) 3:17.05 (28.82) 3:46.55 (29.50) 4:15.72 (29.17) 4:44.82 (29.10) 5:13.78 (28.96) 5:42.84 (29.06) 6:11.96 (29.12) 6:40.89 (28.93) 7:10.03 (29.14) 7:38.90 (28.87) 8:07.73 (28.83) 8:36.43 (28.70) 9:05.20 (28.77) 9:34.12 (28.92) 10:03.04 (28.92) 10:32.09 (29.05) 11:01.08 (28.99) 11:29.81 (28.73) 11:58.70 (28.89) 12:27.93 (29.23) 12:57.08 (29.15) 13:26.28 (29.20) 13:55.39 (29.11) 14:24.43 (29.04) 14:53.51 (29.08) 15:22.21 (28.70) 15:49.91 (27.70) 4 Grubert, Lior 23 Seton Hall-NJ 15:45.36 15:50.13 BEA 15 25.69 53.15 (27.46) 1:21.03 (27.88) 1:49.43 (28.40) 2:18.10 (28.67) 2:46.85 (28.75) 3:15.72 (28.87) 3:44.50 (28.78) 4:12.87 (28.37) 4:41.16 (28.29) 5:09.43 (28.27) 5:37.81 (28.38) 6:06.14 (28.33) 6:34.73 (28.59) 7:03.50 (28.77) 7:32.33 (28.83) 8:01.29 (28.96) 8:30.56 (29.27) 8:59.72 (29.16) 9:28.62 (28.90) 9:57.29 (28.67) 10:26.18 (28.89) 10:55.23 (29.05) 11:24.26 (29.03) 11:53.52 (29.26) 12:22.73 (29.21) 12:52.16 (29.43) 13:21.71 (29.55) 13:51.34 (29.63) 14:21.22 (29.88) 14:50.91 (29.69) 15:20.75 (29.84) 15:50.13 (29.38) 5 Wimmer, Cody J 20 Seton Hall-NJ 16:15.84 15:54.27 BEA 14 25.28 53.08 (27.80) 1:20.96 (27.88) 1:48.96 (28.00) 2:17.24 (28.28) 2:45.62 (28.38) 3:14.01 (28.39) 3:42.33 (28.32) 4:10.90 (28.57) 4:39.45 (28.55) 5:08.03 (28.58) 5:36.88 (28.85) 6:06.11 (29.23) 6:35.22 (29.11) 7:04.61 (29.39) 7:34.25 (29.64) 8:03.82 (29.57) 8:33.45 (29.63) 9:03.12 (29.67) 9:33.07 (29.95) 10:02.68 (29.61) 10:32.20 (29.52) 11:01.98 (29.78) 11:31.64 (29.66) 12:00.98 (29.34) 12:30.24 (29.26) 12:59.56 (29.32) 13:28.88 (29.32) 13:58.14 (29.26) 14:27.17 (29.03) 14:56.57 (29.40) 15:25.61 (29.04) 15:54.27 (28.66) 6 Michalovic, Iva 19 Seton Hall-NJ 15:56.72 15:58.90 BEA 13 25.58 53.48 (27.90) 1:21.65 (28.17) 1:50.05 (28.40) 2:18.52 (28.47) 2:47.12 (28.60) 3:15.82 (28.70) 3:44.70 (28.88) 4:13.51 (28.81) 4:42.19 (28.68) 5:10.91 (28.72) 5:39.74 (28.83) 6:08.61 (28.87) 6:37.62 (29.01) 7:06.77 (29.15) 7:35.89 (29.12) 8:05.01 (29.12) 8:34.16 (29.15) 9:03.28 (29.12) 9:32.54 (29.26) 10:01.70 (29.16) 10:31.11 (29.41) 11:00.36 (29.25) 11:29.90 (29.54) 11:59.32 (29.42) 12:28.98 (29.66) 12:59.06 (30.08) 13:29.38 (30.32) 13:59.64 (30.26) 14:30.08 (30.44) 15:00.37 (30.29) 15:30.40 (30.03) 15:58.90 (28.50) 7 Davidson, John 18 Villanova-MA 16:16.54 16:14.18 BEA 12 25.38 53.38 (28.00) 1:21.83 (28.45) 1:50.78 (28.95) 2:19.83 (29.05) 2:49.22 (29.39) 3:18.64 (29.42) 3:48.17 (29.53) 4:17.73 (29.56) 4:47.46 (29.73) 5:17.15 (29.69) 5:47.04 (29.89) 6:17.07 (30.03) 6:47.15 (30.08) 7:17.47 (30.32) 7:47.50 (30.03) 8:17.56 (30.06) 8:47.46 (29.90) 9:17.51 (30.05) 9:47.56 (30.05) 10:17.33 (29.77) 10:46.97 (29.64) 11:16.90 (29.93) 11:46.70 (29.80) 12:16.90 (30.20) 12:46.78 (29.88) 13:16.73 (29.95) 13:46.71 (29.98) 14:16.63 (29.92) 14:46.71 (30.08) 15:16.72 (30.01) 15:46.31 (29.59) 16:14.18 (27.87) 8 Prangley, Joant 18 Georgetown-AM 16:16.61 16:14.82 BEA 11 26.52 55.15 (28.63) 1:24.38 (29.23) 1:53.76 (29.38) 2:23.45 (29.69) 2:52.87 (29.42) 3:22.59 (29.72) 3:52.06 (29.47) 4:21.81 (29.75) 4:51.33 (29.52) 5:20.97 (29.64) 5:50.69 (29.72) 6:20.33 (29.64) 6:49.70 (29.37) 7:19.48 (29.78) 7:49.17 (29.69) 8:18.79 (29.62) 8:48.41 (29.62) 9:18.27 (29.86) 9:47.82 (29.55) 10:17.54 (29.72) 10:47.30 (29.76) 11:16.86 (29.56) 11:46.74 (29.88) 12:16.87 (30.13) 12:46.88 (30.01) 13:17.14 (30.26) 13:47.22 (30.08) 14:17.20 (29.98) 14:47.13 (29.93) 15:17.47 (30.34) 15:46.80 (29.33) 16:14.82 (28.02)
Villanova came back in the 200 back to get a 1-2 finish from Andrew Kelley (1:46.56) and Justin Cucchi (1:46.88). Henry Hollinshead of Georgetown finished in third at 1:48.12.
Event 31 Men 200 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= BIGE: % 1:42.73 2012 PEDRO OLIVEIRA, LOUISVILLE 1:39.87 D1A 1:46.39 D1B 2:03.56 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 2:03.56 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Kelley, Andrew 19 Villanova-MA 1:46.31 1:46.56 BEA 20 24.77 51.51 (26.74) 1:18.92 (27.41) 1:46.56 (27.64) 2 Cucchi, Justin 18 Villanova-MA 1:46.82 1:46.88 BEA 17 24.64 50.88 (26.24) 1:18.55 (27.67) 1:46.88 (28.33) 3 Hollinshead, He 19 Georgetown-AM 1:48.37 1:48.12 BEA 16 25.34 52.08 (26.74) 1:19.79 (27.71) 1:48.12 (28.33) 4 Runyon, Nathan 19 Xavier-OH 1:48.14 1:48.33 BEA 15 25.01 51.84 (26.83) 1:19.82 (27.98) 1:48.33 (28.51) 5 Kauth, Tyler L 18 Seton Hall-NJ 1:47.97 1:48.58 BEA 14 25.39 52.50 (27.11) 1:20.57 (28.07) 1:48.58 (28.01) 6 Suslovich, Zoha 25 Seton Hall-NJ 1:50.24 1:49.42 BEA 13 25.31 52.78 (27.47) 1:20.86 (28.08) 1:49.42 (28.56) 7 Baldwin, Chase 19 Xavier-OH 1:49.58 1:50.59 BEA 12 25.75 53.27 (27.52) 1:21.87 (28.60) 1:50.59 (28.72) 8 Tucker, Christo 20 Seton Hall-NJ 1:50.03 1:51.31 BEA 11 25.07 52.80 (27.73) 1:21.96 (29.16) 1:51.31 (29.35)
Seton Hall picked right back up with a dominant performance in the 100 free, placing three in the top four. Dakota Williams finished first for the Pirates at 44.86 with Noah Yanchulis and Connor Phillips finished third and fourth at 45.03 and 45.38 respectively. David Bunnell of Xavier split the trio with a second place finish at 44.95.
Xavier picked up its first win of the night on the men’s side with Matthew Dyer in the 200 breaststroke. Dyer was the only swimmer to break 2 minutes as he touched at 1:59.88 for the win. Josh Tosoni of Seton Hall was second at 2:00.45 and third was Xavier’s Robert Van Kirk a fair way back at 2:03.11.
Event 35 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= BIGE: % 1:54.85 2010 CARLOS ALMEIDA, LOUISVILLE 1:52.99 D1A 1:59.79 D1B 2:18.99 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 2:18.99 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Dyer, Matthew S 20 Xavier-OH 2:00.92 1:59.88 BEA 20 26.57 57.03 (30.46) 1:28.18 (31.15) 1:59.88 (31.70) 2 Tosoni, Josh R 18 Seton Hall-NJ 2:02.26 2:00.45 BEA 17 27.29 58.03 (30.74) 1:29.36 (31.33) 2:00.45 (31.09) 3 Van Kirk, Rober 23 Xavier-OH 2:03.00 2:03.11 BEA 16 27.90 59.08 (31.18) 1:30.96 (31.88) 2:03.11 (32.15) 4 Nussbaum, Tyler 20 Villanova-MA 2:03.08 2:03.20 BEA 15 27.48 58.48 (31.00) 1:30.60 (32.12) 2:03.20 (32.60) 5 Wang, Arthur Z 20 Georgetown-AM 2:04.47 2:03.30 BEA 14 27.82 58.65 (30.83) 1:30.46 (31.81) 2:03.30 (32.84) 6 Dougherty, Owen 20 Xavier-OH 2:05.79 2:04.74 BEA 13 27.69 59.50 (31.81) 1:32.00 (32.50) 2:04.74 (32.74) 7 Fissella, Tre D 19 Seton Hall-NJ 2:04.86 2:04.86 BEA 12 27.78 59.18 (31.40) 1:31.69 (32.51) 2:04.86 (33.17) 8 Sali, Sean 20 Seton Hall-NJ 2:06.07 2:06.32 BEA 11 27.67 59.92 (32.25) 1:33.06 (33.14) 2:06.32 (33.26)
Seton Hall’s Kyle Nash had a wire to wire win in the 200 butterfly with a 1:48.70 to win the race ahead of Georgetown’s Terry Johnson (1:49.74) and Villanova’s Jade Rice (1:49.79).
Event 37 Men 200 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= BIGE: % 1:43.51 2009 PEDRO OLIVEIRA, LOUISVILLE 1:41.86 D1A 1:47.99 D1B 2:01.29 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 2:01.29 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Nash, Kyle C 19 Seton Hall-NJ 1:49.99 1:48.70 BEA 20 24.10 52.09 (27.99) 1:20.41 (28.32) 1:48.70 (28.29) 2 Johnson, Terry 19 Georgetown-AM 1:50.20 1:49.74 BEA 17 24.91 52.39 (27.48) 1:20.84 (28.45) 1:49.74 (28.90) 3 Rice, Jade E 18 Villanova-MA 1:50.90 1:49.79 BEA 16 25.20 53.08 (27.88) 1:21.09 (28.01) 1:49.79 (28.70) 4 Clark, Charles 19 Xavier-OH 1:49.90 1:50.30 BEA 15 24.82 52.69 (27.87) 1:20.97 (28.28) 1:50.30 (29.33) 5 Michalovic, Iva 19 Seton Hall-NJ 1:50.87 1:50.74 BEA 14 24.88 52.90 (28.02) 1:21.69 (28.79) 1:50.74 (29.05) 6 Sabal, Luke T 20 Villanova-MA 1:50.21 1:51.35 BEA 13 24.16 52.26 (28.10) 1:21.21 (28.95) 1:51.35 (30.14) 7 Mitchell, Gage 21 Xavier-OH 1:51.37 1:52.42 BEA 12 25.29 54.19 (28.90) 1:23.16 (28.97) 1:52.42 (29.26) 8 Summers, Justin 19 Georgetown-AM 1:50.80 1:52.62 BEA 11 25.48 54.07 (28.59) 1:23.38 (29.31) 1:52.62 (29.24)
Seton Hall finished the meet with a big 400 free relay win at 2:58.14. Relay names are not available at the moment for that race. Xavier was second (2:59.12) and Villanova was third (3:01.50).
On the women’s side, Villanova captured it’s fourth straight Big East Conference crown. They got things started off with a 1-2 finish in the 1650 with Emily Mayo winning dominantly at 16:28.54. Her teammate, Caitlin Daday, was second at 16:47.00 and Seton Hall’s Jillian Calocino was third at 16:51.76.
Event 28 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= BIGE: % 16:13.94 2012 RACHAEL BURNETT, WEST VIRGINIA 15:53.50 D1A 16:30.59 D1B 18:18.78 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 18:18.78 Name Age School Seed Finals Points ========================================================================= 1 Mayo, Emily A 22 Villanova-MA 16:44.84 16:28.54 D1B 20 26.80 56.12 (29.32) 1:26.04 (29.92) 1:55.99 (29.95) 2:26.37 (30.38) 2:56.50 (30.13) 3:26.91 (30.41) 3:57.53 (30.62) 4:28.17 (30.64) 4:58.35 (30.18) 5:28.32 (29.97) 5:58.54 (30.22) 6:28.60 (30.06) 6:58.79 (30.19) 7:29.08 (30.29) 7:59.20 (30.12) 8:29.45 (30.25) 8:59.85 (30.40) 9:29.98 (30.13) 9:59.95 (29.97) 10:29.87 (29.92) 11:00.02 (30.15) 11:30.05 (30.03) 11:59.95 (29.90) 12:30.15 (30.20) 13:00.05 (29.90) 13:30.34 (30.29) 14:00.40 (30.06) 14:30.47 (30.07) 15:00.25 (29.78) 15:30.20 (29.95) 16:00.18 (29.98) 16:28.54 (28.36) 2 Daday, Caitlin 21 Villanova-MA 16:41.76 16:47.00 BEA 17 28.06 58.12 (30.06) 1:27.89 (29.77) 1:57.88 (29.99) 2:28.28 (30.40) 2:58.72 (30.44) 3:29.18 (30.46) 3:59.51 (30.33) 4:29.77 (30.26) 5:00.35 (30.58) 5:30.55 (30.20) 6:00.92 (30.37) 6:31.16 (30.24) 7:01.52 (30.36) 7:32.04 (30.52) 8:02.48 (30.44) 8:33.15 (30.67) 9:03.61 (30.46) 9:34.20 (30.59) 10:05.21 (31.01) 10:35.98 (30.77) 11:06.89 (30.91) 11:37.85 (30.96) 12:08.44 (30.59) 12:38.97 (30.53) 13:09.88 (30.91) 13:40.89 (31.01) 14:12.05 (31.16) 14:43.14 (31.09) 15:14.44 (31.30) 15:45.47 (31.03) 16:16.86 (31.39) 16:47.00 (30.14) 3 Calocino, Jilli 18 Seton Hall-NJ 17:01.91 16:51.76 BEA 16 27.61 57.64 (30.03) 1:28.39 (30.75) 1:59.18 (30.79) 2:29.89 (30.71) 3:00.78 (30.89) 3:31.67 (30.89) 4:02.54 (30.87) 4:33.69 (31.15) 5:04.44 (30.75) 5:35.08 (30.64) 6:05.81 (30.73) 6:36.58 (30.77) 7:07.41 (30.83) 7:38.19 (30.78) 8:09.04 (30.85) 8:39.90 (30.86) 9:10.64 (30.74) 9:41.44 (30.80) 10:12.31 (30.87) 10:43.19 (30.88) 11:14.06 (30.87) 11:44.90 (30.84) 12:15.64 (30.74) 12:46.50 (30.86) 13:17.21 (30.71) 13:47.75 (30.54) 14:18.68 (30.93) 14:49.35 (30.67) 15:20.10 (30.75) 15:50.87 (30.77) 16:21.35 (30.48) 16:51.76 (30.41) 4 Barrett, Cristi 18 Georgetown-AM 17:01.70 16:53.72 BEA 15 28.21 58.23 (30.02) 1:28.59 (30.36) 1:59.26 (30.67) 2:30.27 (31.01) 3:01.22 (30.95) 3:32.15 (30.93) 4:02.99 (30.84) 4:34.07 (31.08) 5:05.06 (30.99) 5:35.89 (30.83) 6:06.86 (30.97) 6:37.69 (30.83) 7:08.67 (30.98) 7:39.51 (30.84) 8:10.23 (30.72) 8:40.93 (30.70) 9:11.61 (30.68) 9:42.38 (30.77) 10:13.27 (30.89) 10:44.19 (30.92) 11:15.02 (30.83) 11:46.00 (30.98) 12:16.84 (30.84) 12:47.72 (30.88) 13:18.76 (31.04) 13:49.64 (30.88) 14:20.57 (30.93) 14:51.44 (30.87) 15:22.46 (31.02) 15:53.25 (30.79) 16:24.13 (30.88) 16:53.72 (29.59) 5 Bonfield, Carol 20 Georgetown-AM 17:13.28 16:59.19 BEA 14 27.62 57.40 (29.78) 1:27.50 (30.10) 1:57.73 (30.23) 2:28.53 (30.80) 2:59.39 (30.86) 3:30.35 (30.96) 4:00.87 (30.52) 4:31.60 (30.73) 5:02.21 (30.61) 5:32.80 (30.59) 6:03.52 (30.72) 6:34.34 (30.82) 7:05.45 (31.11) 7:36.24 (30.79) 8:07.02 (30.78) 8:38.08 (31.06) 9:08.97 (30.89) 9:40.01 (31.04) 10:11.27 (31.26) 10:42.69 (31.42) 11:14.25 (31.56) 11:45.78 (31.53) 12:17.10 (31.32) 12:48.21 (31.11) 13:19.61 (31.40) 13:51.04 (31.43) 14:22.45 (31.41) 14:53.90 (31.45) 15:25.28 (31.38) 15:56.94 (31.66) 16:28.34 (31.40) 16:59.19 (30.85) 6 Van Tassell, Ga 18 Seton Hall-NJ 17:13.00 17:05.51 BEA 13 28.38 58.59 (30.21) 1:29.23 (30.64) 1:59.97 (30.74) 2:30.97 (31.00) 3:02.07 (31.10) 3:32.80 (30.73) 4:03.53 (30.73) 4:34.48 (30.95) 5:05.59 (31.11) 5:36.83 (31.24) 6:08.34 (31.51) 6:39.57 (31.23) 7:10.78 (31.21) 7:42.29 (31.51) 8:13.50 (31.21) 8:44.67 (31.17) 9:15.74 (31.07) 9:47.04 (31.30) 10:18.49 (31.45) 10:49.83 (31.34) 11:21.19 (31.36) 11:52.43 (31.24) 12:23.88 (31.45) 12:55.31 (31.43) 13:26.81 (31.50) 13:58.32 (31.51) 14:29.72 (31.40) 15:01.22 (31.50) 15:32.66 (31.44) 16:04.13 (31.47) 16:35.36 (31.23) 17:05.51 (30.15) 7 Carey, Grace E 18 Providence-NE 17:23.28 17:18.08 BEA 12 27.41 58.60 (31.19) 1:30.00 (31.40) 2:01.52 (31.52) 2:33.24 (31.72) 3:05.15 (31.91) 3:36.88 (31.73) 4:08.35 (31.47) 4:40.06 (31.71) 5:11.49 (31.43) 5:43.00 (31.51) 6:14.46 (31.46) 6:46.19 (31.73) 7:17.62 (31.43) 7:49.09 (31.47) 8:20.49 (31.40) 8:52.10 (31.61) 9:23.73 (31.63) 9:55.25 (31.52) 10:26.84 (31.59) 10:57.97 (31.13) 11:29.69 (31.72) 12:01.52 (31.83) 12:33.36 (31.84) 13:05.18 (31.82) 13:36.93 (31.75) 14:08.94 (32.01) 14:40.66 (31.72) 15:12.66 (32.00) 15:44.50 (31.84) 16:16.15 (31.65) 16:47.37 (31.22) 17:18.08 (30.71) 8 Kerr, Kathleen 19 Xavier-OH 17:33.20 17:28.51 BEA 11 28.00 58.61 (30.61) 1:29.77 (31.16) 2:01.44 (31.67) 2:33.01 (31.57) 3:04.98 (31.97) 3:36.88 (31.90) 4:08.69 (31.81) 4:40.53 (31.84) 5:12.08 (31.55) 5:43.45 (31.37) 6:15.15 (31.70) 6:47.13 (31.98) 7:19.00 (31.87) 7:51.18 (32.18) 8:23.44 (32.26) 8:55.76 (32.32) 9:27.94 (32.18) 10:00.14 (32.20) 10:32.40 (32.26) 11:04.52 (32.12) 11:36.93 (32.41) 12:09.03 (32.10) 12:41.12 (32.09) 13:13.21 (32.09) 13:45.53 (32.32) 14:17.73 (32.20) 14:50.02 (32.29) 15:22.20 (32.18) 15:54.18 (31.98) 16:25.99 (31.81) 16:57.71 (31.72) 17:28.51 (30.80)
The Wildcats continued their momentum into the 200 back where Darby Goodwin won the race at 1:55.02. Georgetown’s Kathleen Duncalf was second at 1:57.85, a good distance ahead of third place Paxtyn Drew of Xavier at 2:00.15.
Event 30 Women 200 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= BIGE: % 1:53.86 2013 KELLY RYAN, NOTRE DAME 1:51.95 D1A 1:59.19 D1B 2:14.72 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 2:14.72 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Goodwin, Darby 20 Villanova-MA 1:57.15 1:55.02 D1B 20 26.87 55.76 (28.89) 1:25.18 (29.42) 1:55.02 (29.84) 2 Duncalf, Kathle 22 Georgetown-AM 1:59.16 1:57.85 D1B 17 27.34 56.87 (29.53) 1:27.42 (30.55) 1:57.85 (30.43) 3 Drew, Paxtyn D 21 Xavier-OH 2:00.50 2:00.15 BEA 16 27.18 57.33 (30.15) 1:28.70 (31.37) 2:00.15 (31.45) 4 Daigneault, Gab 21 Villanova-MA 2:00.84 2:00.83 BEA 15 28.36 58.46 (30.10) 1:29.31 (30.85) 2:00.83 (31.52) 5 Grzybek, Grace 19 Butler-IN 2:03.54 2:02.13 BEA 14 28.95 1:00.24 (31.29) 1:31.72 (31.48) 2:02.13 (30.41) 6 Ouellette, Sara 18 Seton Hall-NJ 2:03.70 2:02.15 BEA 13 29.04 59.70 (30.66) 1:30.98 (31.28) 2:02.15 (31.17) 7 Smith, Helen M 21 Providence-NE 2:04.36 2:03.26 BEA 12 28.76 1:00.01 (31.25) 1:31.82 (31.81) 2:03.26 (31.44) 8 Ronayne, Kylene 20 Seton Hall-NJ 2:04.95 2:04.37 BEA 11 29.34 1:00.37 (31.03) 1:32.03 (31.66) 2:04.37 (32.34)
In the 100 free, the Wildcats picked up their second 1-2 finish of the night with Alexandra Fabbri winning it at 49.70 and her teammate Taylor Wilson coming in second at 50.19. Xavier’s Emily Connors finished in third place at 50.40.
Event 32 Women 100 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= BIGE: % 48.33 2008 KAYLA ANDREWS, WEST VIRGINIA 47.69 D1A 49.99 D1B 55.99 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 55.99 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Fabbri, Alexand 20 Villanova-MA 49.79 49.70 D1B 20 23.74 49.70 (25.96) 2 Wilson, Taylor 20 Villanova-MA 50.23 50.19 BEA 17 24.13 50.19 (26.06) 3 Conners, Emily 19 Xavier-OH 50.84 50.40 BEA 16 23.98 50.40 (26.42) 4 Randolph, Jessi 22 Villanova-MA 51.09 50.84 BEA 15 24.77 50.84 (26.07) 5 Capone, Clara J 19 Seton Hall-NJ 51.94 51.12 BEA 14 24.37 51.12 (26.75) 6 Snyder, Mary C 21 Villanova-MA 51.91 51.21 BEA 13 24.70 51.21 (26.51) 7 McCardle, Court 19 Seton Hall-NJ 51.40 51.46 BEA 12 24.40 51.46 (27.06) 8 Conley, Morgan 19 Georgetown-AM 51.79 51.68 BEA 11 24.62 51.68 (27.06)
The first non-Villanova winner of the night was Molly Fitzpatrick of Georgetown in the 200 breast. Fitzpatrick went 2:11.16 for the win, a good distance ahead of Heather Farley of Villanova at 2:14.50. The Wildcats picked up the second, third and fourth place finishes with Farley, Brooke Bruno (2:16.83) and Olivia Cacciatore (2:18.03).
Event 34 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= BIGE: % 2:07.69 2012 GISSELLE KOHOYDA, LOUISVILLE 2:07.33 D1A 2:15.99 D1B 2:33.42 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 2:33.42 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Fitzpatrick, Mo 20 Georgetown-AM 2:13.14 2:11.16 D1B 20 30.57 1:03.87 (33.30) 1:37.12 (33.25) 2:11.16 (34.04) 2 Farley, Heather 20 Villanova-MA 2:14.60 2:14.50 D1B 17 30.54 1:04.75 (34.21) 1:39.25 (34.50) 2:14.50 (35.25) 3 Bruno, Brooke M 19 Villanova-MA 2:19.23 2:16.83 BEA 16 31.62 1:05.56 (33.94) 1:40.32 (34.76) 2:16.83 (36.51) 4 Cacciatore, Oli 20 Villanova-MA 2:18.99 2:18.03 BEA 15 31.37 1:06.54 (35.17) 1:42.00 (35.46) 2:18.03 (36.03) 5 Simpson, Sydney 20 Seton Hall-NJ 2:20.09 2:18.68 BEA 14 30.95 1:06.04 (35.09) 1:42.04 (36.00) 2:18.68 (36.64) 6 Endersby, Grace 19 Seton Hall-NJ 2:21.70 2:21.09 BEA 13 30.90 1:06.20 (35.30) 1:43.09 (36.89) 2:21.09 (38.00) 7 Regan, Courtney 20 Seton Hall-NJ 2:22.38 2:21.52 BEA 12 32.42 1:08.03 (35.61) 1:44.38 (36.35) 2:21.52 (37.14) 8 King, Katie M 19 Georgetown-AM 2:22.62 2:24.06 BEA 11 31.23 1:06.48 (35.25) 1:43.92 (37.44) 2:24.06 (40.14)
Villanova picked up right where they left off with a win in the 200 butterfly from Christine Sullivan at 2:00.74. Her teammate, Mackenzie Niness, finished second at 2:02.04 and Georgetown’s Kelleigh Haley was third at 2:04.56.
Event 36 Women 200 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= BIGE: % 1:54.53 2012 AMANDA NUGENT, WEST VIRGINIA 1:54.01 D1A 1:59.59 D1B 2:15.54 BEA A Qualifying Meet Qualifying: 2:15.54 Name Age School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Sullivan, Chris 20 Villanova-MA 2:01.80 2:00.74 BEA 20 27.23 57.95 (30.72) 1:29.38 (31.43) 2:00.74 (31.36) 2 Niness, Mackenz 21 Villanova-MA 2:02.39 2:02.04 BEA 17 27.51 58.00 (30.49) 1:29.80 (31.80) 2:02.04 (32.24) 3 Haley, Kelleigh 19 Georgetown-AM 2:05.65 2:04.56 BEA 16 27.50 58.75 (31.25) 1:31.28 (32.53) 2:04.56 (33.28) 4 Els, Tarryn C 19 Villanova-MA 2:04.43 2:04.71 BEA 15 27.49 58.56 (31.07) 1:30.80 (32.24) 2:04.71 (33.91) 5 Henasey, Lauren 18 Georgetown-AM 2:06.20 2:04.82 BEA 14 27.79 59.57 (31.78) 1:31.62 (32.05) 2:04.82 (33.20) 6 Cummins, Anne M 19 Xavier-OH 2:05.09 2:05.16 BEA 13 28.25 1:00.41 (32.16) 1:32.78 (32.37) 2:05.16 (32.38) 7 Nicolosi, Sara 20 Villanova-MA 2:06.28 2:05.30 BEA 12 27.60 59.02 (31.42) 1:31.82 (32.80) 2:05.30 (33.48) 8 Merkle, Erin S 21 Villanova-MA 2:06.91 2:06.56 BEA 11 28.01 59.70 (31.69) 1:32.82 (33.12) 2:06.56 (33.74)
Villanova ended their night victorious in the 400 free relay with a 3:20.10 for the win. Wilson (50.20), Jessica Randolph (50.19), Goodwin (50.42) and Fabbri (49.29) were on the victorious last relay. Xavier was second (3:22.44) and Seton Hall was third (3:25.34).
The Wildcats have now won four straight women’s championships. This is the first time they’ve won four in a row since winning five straight from 1992-1996. The Pirates are first time winners on the men’s side after never placing higher than third.