2019 PATRIOT INVITE
- November 21-23, 2019
- Fairfax, Va.
- Friday Final Results
- Friday Team Standings
Courtesy: FAU Athletics
FAIRFAX, Va. – Florida Atlantic University swimming and diving finished up day two of three of the Patriot Invitational hosted by George Mason University. The men jumped two places in the standings and are currently in second (505.5 points), after capturing two first place times, three second place finishes and a new school record and NCAA B-cut time claimed by Rateb Hussein in the 100 fly (47.31). On the women’s side, the team is now in second place (564 points) and finished the day with one first place, three second place and two third place titles.
Women
- In the women’s 1-meter final, Malvina Catalano (290.85) and Alicia Mora (284.55) finished in first and second, respectively
- The women’s team got finals started with a second place showing in the 200 medley relay. Abby Marshall, Fatimah Westbrook, Spence Atkins and Mackenzie Brown were behind the 1:42.21 finish
- Westbrook captured bronze in the 100 breaststroke with a lifetime best time of 1:03.05
- Marshall tallied third in the 100 back with a time of 55.50
- The 800 free relay team of Atkins, Sarah Martin, Kirsten Hobson and Sharon Kok captured silver in the event (7:32.54)
Men
- Michael Cannatelli scored second (309.80) in the men’s 3-meter finals with a new lifetime best score
- Jack Shapiro claimed the proverbial silver in the 400 IM with a new lifetime best time of 4:00.40
- Hussein broke the 100 fly school record in the prelims, capturing a time of 48.45. He would later best that time in finals, touching the wall at 47.31 for first place, a meet record and an NCAA B-Cut time. Hussein broke an eight-year-old record previously held by Mikolaj Czarnecki
- Braedan Leach came up big in the 100 back, claiming second with a new lifetime best time of 49.68
- The men’s team ended the night on a high note, capturing first place in the 800 free relay with Hussein, Connor Smoak, Clay Riemenschneider and Josh Fountain being behind the 6:38.18 finish
Lifetime Best Times/scores
- Cannatelli: 3-Meter Finals (313.30)
- Fountain: 200 Free Finals (1:39.48)
- Hussein: 100 Fly Finals (47.31)
- Juan Imposimato: 100 Fly Prelims (51.52) – tied with LTB, 100 Back Finals (50.49)
- Quinn LaCoursiere: 100 Breast Prelims (56.18)
- Leach: 100 Back Finals (49.68)
- Haley O’Meara: 100 Breast Prelims (1:03.70)
- Riemenschneider: 200 Free Finals (1:40.08)
- Dominique Sauger: 100 Back Prelims (57.34)
- Shapiro: 400 IM Finals (4:00.04)
- Smoak: 200 Free Prelims (1:40.08)
- Jacob Thompson: 100 Fly Finals (50.71)
- Brandon Turner: 100 Breast Finals (56.68)
- Westbrook: 100 Breast Finals (1:03.05)
FAU will hit the pool for the final day of competition tomorrow. Prelims will commence at 10 a.m., followed by finals at 6 p.m. For complete coverage from the invite and other FAU swimming and diving news, follow along on Twitter (@FAUSwimDive), Instagram (@FAUSwimDive) and Facebook.
Courtesy: UNCW Athletics
FAIRFAX, Va. – Records continued to fall on Friday as Will Countie, Gianmichael D’Alessandro and the men’s 200 medley relay of Countie, D’Alessandro, Henderson Louviere and Sean Cannon set program and meet records, respectively, at the Patriot Invitational at the McKay Natatorium.
The Seahawks continue to lead the men’s meet while the women remain in third. The men pushed their lead over Florida Atlantic to 91 points while the women stand behind leader Drexel and FAU.
Countie, a senior, fashioned a time of 47.42 seconds to break the previous mark of 48 seconds, set by current UNCW assistant coach Valtteri Halonen in 2013 and equaled one year later by Michael Baric. The time was also a meet record.
UNCW continued to see strong results from its men’s relays as the 200 Medley Relay clocked in with a time of 1:28.26, besting the meet record of 1:29.30 set by the Seahawks last season.
Rounding out the record-breaking swims for the Seahawks was D’Alessandro, whose time of 54.8 was a meet record. Josh Rigsbee, who finished second in the race, also bested the previous record time with a mark of 54.90.
Junior Evan Arsenault won the women’s 200 Freestyle when she posted a time of 1:50.31. Gracie Steelhammer and Hannah Copeland, both freshmen, gave the Seahawks a sweep of the top three spots in the race.
Nicole Costello and Kolbein Bjugan both finished third in the women’s 1-meter and the men’s 3-meterboards, respectively.
The meet concludes on Saturday with the preliminaries kicking off at 10 a.m. and the finals starting up at 6 p.m.