At the midway point of the 2016-17 season, members of the Marist women’s swimming and diving team (5-2, 5-0 MAAC) own the top times in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 15 events. The Red Foxes extended their regular season conference dual meet win streak to 40 with their two victories at the H2ounds Invitational on Dec. 3.
Three Marist relay teams own the fastest times in the conference with the help of junior Sara Nestrowitz. She anchored the 400-yard medley relay squad following classmate Georgia Goldman, freshman Julia Solin, and freshman Jessica Miller to touch in 3:57.69. Senior Meredith Wurtz caps the fastest 400- (3:32.86) and 800-yard freestyle (7:37.05) relay teams. Goldman and junior Deirdre Connor complete the 400-yard foursome, while junior Melanie Newton replaces Goldman in the 800-yard event.
Individually, Nestrowitz has swam the fastest races in the MAAC in the 200- (1:54.54), 500- (5:00.13) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:38.84). Marist is 1-2-3 in the 500-yard event, as Newton and junior Shannon Gordon are right behind Nestrowitz among the conference’s best. Newton owns top five times in five events while Gordon has clocked in at the third fastest time in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:47.53) and is atop the MAAC in the 1,650-yard event (17:19.37). Wurtz and Goldman are no. 1 and 3 in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events respectively. Wurtz has marks of 23.85 seconds and 51.89 seconds and Goldman has posted times of 24.29 seconds and 53.56 seconds.
Senior Isabella Morreale has been the quickest in the breaststroke, coming in at 1:06.33 at 100 yards and 2:25.68 at 200 yards. At 2:05.77, junior Margaux Purvis has the fastest time in the 200-yard backstroke.
Junior Megan Berardelli has the top diving scores in the MAAC so far this season. The reigning MAAC Most Outstanding Diver, Berardelli scored 277.05 points at one meter and 293.10 points at three meters when Marist defeated Rider on Oct. 29. Sophomore Lauren Katz rounded out the top five on both boards with marks of 242.85 points and 250.05 points in the 1- and 3-meter events, respectively.
Marist will head to Orlando for its winter training trip from December 28 to January 3. Its first meet of 2017 is slated for Jan. 10 when it hosts Southern Connecticut State at 6 p.m.
The complete list of Red Foxes with top 15 performances in each event are listed below:
50 Free – 1. Meredith Wurtz (23.85 seconds), 3. Georgia Goldman (24.29 seconds)
100 Free – 1. Meredith Wurtz (51.89 seconds), 3. Georgia Goldman (53.56 seconds), 14. Margaux Purvis (54.97 seconds)
200 Free – 1. Sara Nestrowitz (1:54:54), 3. Melanie Newton (1:56.08), 5. Shannon Gordon (1:56.41), 6. Deirdre Connor (1:56.82), 7. Margaux Purvis (1:57.18), 9. Meredith Wurtz (1:58.37)
500 Free – 1. Sara Nestrowitz (5:00.13), 2. Melanie Newton (5:03.92), 3. Shannon Gordon (5:05.31), 11. Hannah Dougherty (5:17.78), 13. Deirdre Connor (5:19.71)
1,000 Free – 1. Sara Nestrowitz (10:38.84), 3. Shannon Gordon (10:47.53), 4. Melanie Newton (10:49.15), 7. Deirdre Connor (10:59.76), 9. Hannah Dougherty (11:01.17), 14. Aileen Fitzpatrick (11:13.79)
1,650 Free – 1. Shannon Gordon (17:19.37), 2. Sara Nestrowitz (17:33.14), 4. Melanie Newton (17:40.51), 6. Deirdre Connor (17:47.82), 10. Aileen Fitzpatrick (18:31.05), 13. Hannah Dougherty (18:38.80),
100 Back – 1. Georgia Goldman (58.40 seconds), 9. Isabella Biagioli (1:01.04), 11. Margaux Purvis (1:01.41)
200 Back – 1. Margaux Purvis (2:05.77), 8. Isabella Biagioli (2:12.38), 11. Breann Lydon (2:13.95)
100 Breast – 1. Isabella Morreale (1:06.33), 6. Courtney Levins (1:08.28), 15. Julia Solin (1:10.04)
200 Breast – 1. Isabella Morreale (2:25.68), 4. Courtney Levins (2:26.43), 10. Taylor Deubel (2:31.04), 11. Julia Solin (2:31.88)
100 Fly – 3. Jessica Miller (57.71 seconds), 4. Meredith Wurtz (58.11 seconds)
200 Fly – 2. Jessica Miller (2:08.14), 3. Sarah Mosca (2:08.78), 10. Kate Mosca (2:13.67), 12. Shannon Gordon (2:16.25)
200 IM – 2. Breann Lydon (2:09.87), 4. Sarah Mosca (2:11.74), 15. Kate Mosca (2:15.94)
400 IM – 2. Sarah Mosca (4:38.84), 9. Kate Mosca (4:48.54), 12. Taylor Deubel (4:49.30)
1-Meter Dive – 1. Megan Berardelli (277.05 points), 5. Lauren Katz (242.85 points), 14. Jessica Rieger (176.47 points)
3-Meter Dive – 1. Megan Berardelli (293.10 points), 5. Lauren Katz (250.05 points), 14. Jessica Rieger (183.60 points)
200-Yard Freestyle Relay – 2. Goldman, Nestrowitz, Connor, Wurtz (1:37.07)
200-Yard Medley Relay – 2. Goldman, Morreale, Miller, Wurtz (1:48.82)
400-Yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Goldman, Connor, Nestrowitz, Wurtz (3:32.86)
400-Yard Medley Relay – 1. Goldman, Solin, Miller, Nestrowitz (3:57.69)
800-Yard Freestyle Relay – 1. Connor, Newton, Nestrowitz, Wurtz (7:37.05)
News courtesy of Marist Athletics.