Courtesy: Siena Athletics
STONY BROOK, NY – Siena Swimming & Diving saw its first school record of the season fall Saturday morning, as the Saints trekked to Long Island for dual meet action at Stony Brook. Despite falling, 133-108, the program’s one-meter diving mark was set amid a flurry of best times and season bests.
Both Siena divers shared the spotlight during the meet, with junior Lydia Delano winning the three-meter diving event (302.47) and placing second in one-meter (295.27), while sophomore Talia Spenziero finished second in three-meter (294.97) and third in one-meter (282.87). Both one-meter marks surpassed the previous program record of 272.00 held by program diving great Hailey Beers since 2015, while all four marks were good for personal bests. Both divers also became the first Saints since Beers in 2015 to qualify for the NCAA Zone Diving Regionals, which will be held in Annapolis, Maryland in March.
The four diving collegiate bests highlighted 11 total best times swam by the Saints in their final dual meet action of the 2021 calendar year. Freshmen Maddie Buck and Kylie Carter continued to improve in mid-distance races, with Buck swimming new bests in the 200 free (2:00.59) and 500 free (5:25.92) with a second-place finish in the latter, while Carter finished second in the 200 free (1:58. 74) and also swam a personal mark in the 100 free (55.22). Sophomores Natalie Colaizzo and Emily Sulik swam best times in the 50 free (26.50) and 1000 free (11:30.63), respectively, while senior Isabel Harms swam a time of 11:38.79 in her first collegiate 1000 free time.
Siena also received top swims from upperclassmen Reilly King and Rory Kalac, with King winning the 500 free (5:17.36) and 1000 free (10:53.54) races and Kalac taking first in the 50 free (24.58) and second in the 100 free (53.77). Sophomore Demi Bobarakis finished second in the 100 butterfly (1:00.89), while the team of freshman Shaylea Triller, King, Carter, and Kalac won the 400 free relay to end the meet.
The Saints will take a week off before concluding the fall leg of their 2021-22 season by competing at the Blue Devil Invite in New Britain, Connecticut December 3-5.