FINAL DAY OF NE-10 SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
New Haven, CT - The Southern Connecticut State University men's and women's swim teams swept the Northeast-10 Conference meet, winning the meet with scores of 902 for the men and 1030 for the women.
The Southern Connecticut women were followed by Le Moyne with 857 points, Bentley with 609, Bryant with 379, St. Rose with 315, Pace with 238 and St. Michael's with 233 total points.
On the men's side, Southern Connecticut was followed by St. Rose with 708 and Bentley with 660.5 points. Le Moyne finished with 548.5 points and was followed by Bryant with 335.5, St. Michael's with 246 and Pace with 183.5 points.
Southern Connecticut kicked off the evening with first, second and third place finishes in the Women's 100 meter freestyle. Amy Browning was followed by teammates Katie Meleg and Crystal Turi as the Owls went 1-2-3. On the men's side, Ricky Chidsey finished with a time of 46.95 to edge out Southern's Dan Vitagliano and Bryant's Ray Savner to take the win.
Le Moyne junior Alison Lesher tied the NE-10 meet record with a time of 5:01 to take the victory in the women's 500 yard freestyle. She finished nearly 10 seconds ahead of second place finisher, Southern freshman Emily Sundel. St. Rose's Sean Molloy out touched Marcus Cantu of Southern Connecticut, at the wall, to win on the men's side with a time of 4:58.69.
Lesher, who finished with a time of 2:08.50, took first place in the women's 200 yard butterfly as well. She was followed by teammate Meghan Nugent (2:17.96) and Bentley's Kristen Thuerk (2:19.74).
In the women's 400 yard freestyle relay it was Southern Connecticut who came away with the win. Southern's team comprised of Katie Meleg, Rachel Heyer, Crystal Turi and Amy Browning set a new meet record with a time of 3:37.40.
Most Valuable Athletes of the meet were also named at the end of the night. Lescher and Chidsey, both of Le Moyne came away with the honors.
For Pace, Rebecca Mazzerrella finished 6th in the Women's 1 Meter Diving event. Erin Johanson finished 8th in the Women's 100-yard Freestyle, while Meghan Morley finished 4th in the Women's 100-yard Backstroke. The Women's team of Kristen Milano, Mazzerrella, Kimberly LaCroce and Jackie Pellicia finished 7th in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay.
On the men's side for Pace, Trevor Paugh ended the day with two top-10 finishes, placing 7th in the Men's 200-yard IM and 10th in the 100-yard Breaststroke. Craig McClintock finished 10th in the 500-yard Freestyle. The men's team of Peter Byrnes, Andrew Lanham, Larry DePrimo, and Chris Jankowski finished 7th in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay.
Northeast-10 Conference Men's and Women's Swim Championships
(at Hutchinson Natatorium - New Haven, Conn.)
Women's Scores: 1. Southern Conn. 1030; 2. Le Moyne 857; 3. Bentley 609; 4. Bryant 379; 5. St. Rose 315; 6. Pace 238; St. Michael's 233.
Event Winners - 100 Freestyle: Amy Browning (SCSU) 54.63; 500 Freestyle: Alison Lesher (Le Moyne) 5:01.05; 200 IM: Nicole Murphy (Le Moyne) 2:15.59; 200 Butterfly: Alison Lesher (Le Moyne) 2:10.06; 100 Backstroke: Katie Meleg (SCSU) 1:00.76*; 100 Breaststroke: Nicole Murphy (Le Moyne) 1:10.53; 400 Freestyle Relay: Southern Conn. (Katie Meleg, Rachel Heyer, Crystal Turi, Amy Browning) 3:37.40*.
* - New NE-10 Meet Record.
Men's Scores: 1. Southern Conn. 902; 2. St. Rose 708; 3. Bentley 660.5; 4. Le Moyne 548.5; 5.Bryant 335.5; 6. St. Michael's 246; 7. Pace 183.5.
Event Winners: 100 Freestyle: Ricky Chidsey (Le Moyne) 46.95; 500 Freestyle: Sean Molloy (St. Rose) 4:58.03; 200 IM: Andrew May (SCSU) 1:58.58; 200 Butterfly: Dan Vitagliano (SCSU) 1:58.47; 100 Backstroke: Ricky Chidsey (Le Moyne) 51.32; 100 Breaststroke: Samuel Laden (Bentley) 1:01.94; 400 Freestyle Relay: Le Moyne (Shawn Bankey, Ryan Lowrie, Ricky Chidsey, Will Clayton) 3:11.74
* - New NE-10 Meet Record.
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