Niagara vs Youngstown State vs Saint Francis
- Saturday, October 29, 2022
- Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Niagara 167, Youngstown State 133
- Women: Niagara 195, Saint Francis 96
- Women: Youngstown State 170, Saint Francis 124
- Men: Youngstown State 173.5, Niagara 126.5
Courtesy: Niagara Athletics
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Purple and White continued their fast start to the season as the women’s team picked up wins against Youngstown State (167.00-133.00) and Saint Francis (195.00-96.00) and the men’s team broke two pool records despite falling to YSU (173.50-126.50).
Women’s Recap
• The women’s team started the day with a Oxy Aquatic Center record in the 400 medley relay as the quartet of Maddie Hudson, Kathryn Brady, Lila Maddux and Nia Thomas recorded a first place time of 4:02.67.
• Avery King placed second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:59.79. She also finished sixth in the 200 free and fifth in the 500 free.
• Long-time Purple Eagle, Moana Haude-Camirand started her day with a time of 1:56.62 to win the 200 free. She later placed fifth in the 50 free (25.22), second in the 100 free (54.35), and was a anchor of the 200 free relay that capped the day with a third place finish.
• Sophomore Megan Smith finished third in the 200 back with a time of 2:28.58, while also finishing fifth in the 200 free (2:02.48), and winning the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.44.
• Ania Boydl picked up a pair of second place finishes, the first in the 100 back (1:00.33) and the in the 200 back (2:08.93).
• Amanda Silva won the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.17 and picked up a fourth place finish in the 200 breast. She was also a member of the 200 free relay that took third.
• Niagara’s Zoe Gavin picked up two top-3 finishes. She placed second in the 200 fly (2:13.47), third in the 100 fly (1:00.00) and
• Sophomore Paige South won the 50 free with a time of 24.51, followed by a fifth-place finish in the 100 fly.
• Sydney Sarkis led the Purple Eagle divers with a score of 229.13 on the 3 meter board and a score of 240.38 on the 1 meter board, good enough for second place.
• Brady, who was a member of the 400 medley relay that set a pool record picked up a win in the 200 breast with a time of 2:26.73.
• Hudson also won the 200 back with a time of 2:08.31 and finished fourth in the 100 back.
• Maddux finished the 100 fly with a time of 59.78, beating out a trio of Purple Eagles for second place.
Men’s Recap
• The men broke two records on the day, the first came in the 50 free when Kevin Vu set a new pool benchmark with a time of 20.97. Vu then helped NU set a new Oxy Aquatic Center best time in the 200 free relay when he teamed up with Levi Morgan, Gio Germano, and Nathan Dragon to finish first with a time of 1:23.58.
• Vu also placed second in the 100 free and 100 fly with times of 47.62 and 50.34, respectively.
• Morgan finished behind Vu in the 100 free with a time of 48.16 for third place.
• Dragon placed third in the 500 free with a time of 4:51.79, shortly behind teammate Riley Dafoe who completed the event in 4:42.31 for second place.
• Dafoe was a member of the Niagara 400 medley relay team that finished second with a time of 3:29.33. He capped off his day with a third place finish in the 1000 free, where Dragon edged him out for second with a mark of 9:54.40.
• Germano added to his win total in the 100 back with a time of 52.24. The junior also picked up a third place finish in the 100 fly.
• Sophomore Reid Tichy won the 200 free with a mark of 1:45.25.
• Sean Finley placed second in the 100 breast with a time of 59.53, two spots ahead of Tanner Isaacs who finished fourth. Finley would later finish second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:11.65.
• Jacob Ruffolo completed the 200 fly in 1:59.22 for second place before picking up a win in the 100 free with a time of 47.59, an event Niagara swept the top-3. The first-year Purple Eagle then capped off his afternoon with a second place finish in the 200 IM (1:57.35).
• John Furner picked up a score of 236.63 on the 1-meter board and a 280.80 on the 3-meter board.
Up Next
Niagara will head to Cleveland State for the Magnus Cup Nov. 17-20.
Courtesy: YSU Athletics
Niagara Falls, N.Y. – Highlighted by the men’s victory over Niagara and the women’s win over Saint Francis (Pa.), the Youngstown State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had a strong performance at the Oxy Aquatic Center in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Freshman standout James Slessor won three individual events for the Penguins. He finished first in the 100 and 200 breast with times of 57.66 and 2:08.85, respectively. He also earned a victory in the 200 IM, swimming a 1:57.20.
Cody Thill won both the diving events for the men. His score of 325.13 in the three-meter dive is a school record. He also finished first in the one-meter dive with a score of 268.28.
Aleksa Radneovic and Gavin Webb also had multiple individual event victories. Radenovic won both the 100 and 200 fly. He swam a time of 1:51.14 in the 200 fly and 48.85 in the 100 fly. Webb finished first in the 500 free and 100 free with times of 4:41.58 and 9:48.53, respectively.
Soma Albert came in first in the 200 back, swimming a 1:52.20. He also placed second in the 100 back with a time of 52:25.
Karan Raju finished second in the 200 free, swimming a 1:47.31, and Rares Druga swam a 21:47 to place second in the 50 free.
Jasper Liekens was third in the 200 fly with a time of 1:59.48, and Brenden Reeves finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.25.
Simon Iwanonkiw was second in the one-meter dive with a score of 266.25 and placed third in the three-meter dive, scoring a 271.05. Freshman Brooks Adams was third in the one-meter dive with a score of 247.65.
The men earned a first-place finish in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:25.87. The winning squad was Albert, Slessor, Radenovic, and Gavin Redden.
For the women, freshman Miriam Frass swam the fifth-fastest time in YSU history in the 1000 free, finishing first with a time of 10:31.32, beating the competition by almost 30 seconds. Frass also won the 500 free with a time of 5:09.14 and swam a 1:08.21 in the 100 breast to finish third.
Freshman Anna Kozinska earned a victory in the 100 back, swimming a 59.03.
Oliwia Kaniak finished second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:28.50 and was third in the 200 IM, swimming a 2:13.68. Hailey Clark placed third in the 1000 free with a time of 11:01.60. Hannah Olger was third in the 50 free, swimming a 25:05.
Kayla Wrasman swept both the diving events with scores of 264.90 in the three-meter and 274.35 in the one-meter.
Dasha Toth was second in the three-meter dive, scoring a 240.45. Freshman Emma Schum scored a 239.33 in the one-meter dive to finish third.
In team scores, the YSU men defeated Niagara 173.50 to 126.50. The women beat Saint Francis (Pa.) 170 to 124 but lost to Niagara 167 to 133.
The Penguins return to action on Saturday, November 5 as they host Cleveland State at the Beeghly Natatorium in their sole home swimming and diving meet of the season. The meet is set to begin with diving events at 9 a.m., and swimming is slated to follow at 11 a.m.