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Florida Atlantic Sweeps SUNY Geneseo

Braden Keith
by Braden Keith 0

January 13th, 2020 College

Florida Atlantic vs SUNY Geneseo

Courtesy: Florida Atlantic Athletics

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men’s and women’s swimming & diving team competed in dominant fashion on Senior Day over the Knights of SUNY Geneseo. The women’s team took the crown with a score of 222-77. On the men’s side, the Owls won 213-86.

QUICK HITS – WOMEN
  • The events started with a first place feat in the 200 medley relay from the team of Abby MarshallHaley O’MearaGrace Molinaro and Mackenzie Brown (1:48.75)
  • Spence Atkins captured first place in her two individual events today. The senior claimed top finishes in the 1000 free (10:28.86) and 200 fly (2:05.23)
  • Sharon Kok (1:55.25), Kirsten Hobson (1:55.28) and Sarah Martin (1:55.65) swept in the 200 free
  • Marshall (57.49) and Miranda Fellowes (1:00.15) took the top two spots in the women’s 100 back
  • Senior O’Meara tallied the top finish in the 100 breast (1:07.29). O’Meara would later capture second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:25.88 and was followed by Fellowes (2:27.04)
  • In the 50 free, Brown tallied first in the event with a time of 24.56. Kok finished third (25.17)
  • The women’s team completed their second sweep of the day in the 100 free. Senior Kelsey Witkay (54.47), Dominique Sauger (54.79) and Keely Radloff (56.29) had the top three finishes
  • In the 200 back, Marshall captured first (2:05.70), Kara Wilkins tallied second (2:12.07) and Molly Jordan took third (2:15.07) for the sweep
  • Hobson tallied first place in the 500 free with a time of 5:10.74
  • Brown recorded first in the 100 fly (54.89). Payton Remick (59.44) tallied second and Molinaro (59.89) finished third for another Owl sweep
  • In the last individual event of the day, the women swept with Shae Clifton (1:43.34), Fellowes (2:13.03) and O’Meara (2:14.12) claiming the top three spots in the 200 IM
  • In the 200 free relay, the senior team of Kok, Atkins, Holly Hopson and O’Meara tallied first (1:41.44)
  • Alicia Mora (300.35) finished first in the 1-meter with Malvina Catalano (296.90) following in second. Catalano took first in the 3-meter (307.55) and was followed by Taylor Downs in second (258.15)

 

QUICK HITS – MEN
  • Kyle DouglasQuinn LaCoursiereRateb Hussein and Connor Smoak captured first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:43.74
  • Will Smith took the top finish in the 1000 free by over 35 seconds, touching the wall at 9:41.51
  • Josh Fountain (1:46.73) and Jacob Thompson (1:48.57) finish first and second, respectively in the 200 free. Fountain would later take second in the 100 free with a time of 48.15
  • Douglas (51.65), Reilly Maguire (54.01) and Juan Imposimato (54.30) swept in the 100 back
  • LaCoursiere (59.81) recorded second in the 100 breast
  • The men would sweep once again, this time in the 200 fly. Hussein (1:52.79), Smith (1:56.03) and Skyler Hamilton (1:58.73) finished their way in the top three
  • Andrew Garcia (21.60) and Smoak (21.69) punched in at one and two, respectively in the 50 free
  • The third sweep of the day for the men came in the 200 back. Senior Alex Taber (1:56.66), Calvin Lillo (1:58.08) and Garrett Stanley (1:59.49) tallied the top three spots
  • Adan Diaz (2:06.81) and Carter Januzelli (2:13.15) finished first and second, respectively in the 200 breast
  • Jack Shapiro claimed first in the 500 free with a time of 4:47.28. He was followed by Clay Riemenschneider (4:50.08)
  • Hussein tallied first in the 100 fly (50.35), while Hamilton finished third (54.05)
  • The men ended individual events with Douglas capturing first (1:56.21) and Calvin Lillo taking third (1:59.19)
  • Jack Neeley, Garcia, Imposimato and Smoak ended the day with first in the 200 free relay (1:27.22)
  • Logan Downey captured first in the 1-meter with a score of 348.30, while Michael Cannatelli took third (224.70). In the 3-meter, Cannatelli captured the top score (323.50) with Logan Downey (293.30) and Charlie Greene (261.20) taking second and third, respectively

 

ON DECK

The women’s team will be back at FAU Aquatic Center for one final time this season next Friday at 3:30 p.m. to face Florida Gulf Coast. For complete coverage of FAU swimming & diving, follow along on Twitter (@fauswimdive), Instagram (@fauswimdive) and Facebook.

Courtesy: SUNY Geneseo Athletics

BOCA RATON, Fla. – SUNY Geneseo senior Kaz Sampson took first place in the men’s 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 59.10 as Geneseo fell short to FAU Saturday afternoon, 213-86.

Matthew Mattera finished second in the 1000 Freestyle with a time of 10:18.87 and third in the 500 Freestyle at 4:59.08. Harry Harkins took third in the 200 Freestyle finishing at 1:48.63 and first in the 100 Freestyle 48.08. Jack Cimorelli placed seventh in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.08 and second in the 200 IM at 1:58.63.

The Knights travel to Case Western, Saturday, Jan. 18 at 1:00 PM

GENESEO TOP FINISHERS

200 Yard Medley Relay
3. Phelps, Sampson, Matthews, Harkins (1:37.35)

1000 Yard Freestyle
2. Matthew Mattera (10:18.87)

200 Yard Freestyle
3. Harry Harkins (1:48.63)

100 Yard Backstroke
7. Jack Cimorelli (55.08)

100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Kaz Sampson (59.10)

200 Yard Butterfly
4. Sean McClellan (2:01.58)

50 Yard Freestyle
3. Will Eng (22.32)

1 Meter Diving
2. Corey Wirth (236.25)

100 Yard Freestyle
1. Harry Harkins (48.08)

200 Yard Backstroke
4. Mitchell Phelps 2:00.68

200 Yard Breaststroke
3. James Wun (2:13.90)

500 Yard Freestyle
3. Matthew Mattera (4:59.08)

100 Yard Butterfly
2. Sam Matthews (52.67)

3 Meter Diving
4. Ben Wilcox (229.25)

200 Yard IM
2. Jack Cimorelli (1:58.63)

BOCA RATON, FLA. – SUNY Geneseo junior Paige Turcotte notched first and second place finishes as the Knights fell to hosts Florida Atlantic, 222-77, Saturday afternoon.

Turcotte placed first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:25.75 and added a second place finish in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:15.33. First-year Lauren Sposili contributed a pair of second place finishes in the 1000 freestyle and 500 freestyle, with times of 10:57.58 and 5:23.84, respectively. Sophomore Megan Palmer clinched a third place finish in the 100 yard back (1:01.55) and teamed with Junior Noelle Staso, Junior Olivia Hilt, and Junior Deidra Osula to place second in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:52.16. Senior Samantha Reichman finished the afternoon with two third-place finishes with a score of 224.45 from the one-meter board and a 256.70 score from the three-meter board.

The Knights fall to 1-1 opposite NCAA Division I competition this season and will compete on the road at Case Western on Saturday, Jan. 18th at 1:00 PM.

GENESEO TOP PERFORMERS

200 Medley Relay
2. Palmer, Staso, Hilt, Osula (1:52.16)

1000 Freestyle
2. Sposili (10:57.58)

100 Backstroke
3. Palmer (1:01.55)

200 Butterfly
2. Turcotte (2:15.33)

50 Freestyle
2. Osula (24.75)

One-Meter Diving
3. Reichman (224.45)

100 Freestyle
4. Osula (56.69)

200 Breaststroke
1. Turcotte (2:25.75)

500 Freestyle
2. Sposili (5:23.84)

Three-Meter Diving
3. Reichman (256.70)

200 Freestyle Relay
3. Staso, Knight, Lennon, Osula (1:41.71)

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Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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