2025 MAAC Championships
After a lightning quick first session that included 4 for 4 in meet data, the primary particular person session of the 2025 MAAC Championships bought underway yesterday. With one other 5 data at present, the session didn’t disappoint. Niagara girls have a sizeable lead on the remainder of the sector within the workforce standings, whereas the Niagara males narrowly lead Marist.
Ladies’s 500 Free Remaining
Meet Document: 4:50.46 — Matea Samardzic (St Peters), 2015
2024 Champion: Mary Carl (Niagara) — 4:55.56
Natalie Killion (Niagara) — 4:48.18
Sophia Velleco (Sacred Coronary heart) — 4:52.89
Carmen Del Aguila Martin (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 4:54.38
Mary Carl (Niagara) — 4:54.45
Maria Mitova (Niagara) — 4:57.47
Erin Hoyland (Fairfield) — 4:57.96
Charlotte Lepis (Marist) — 4:59.84
Sofia Smerechniak (Fairfield) — 5:00.11
Mount St. Mary’s freshman Carmen del Aguila Martin bought out quick, flipping first on the 200. After that, nevertheless, Natalie Killion turned on the engines, getting progressively quicker every 50 from the 250 onwards to safe a four-second win and set up a brand new meet document.
Storming into second place was Sacred Coronary heart’s Sophia Velleco, bringing her lifetime finest from 4:57.20 right down to 4:52.89. Aguila Martin ended up in third, whereas Niagara defending champion touched 4th, each delivering a 4:54 time.
Males’s 500 free Remaining
Meet Document: 4:20.35 — Michael Faughnan (Iona), 2023
2024 Champion: 4:20.64 — Michael Faughnan, Iona
Michael Faughnan (Iona) — 4:19.62
Joseph Stewart (Fairfield) — 4:26.73
Adam Zaremba (Marist) — 4:28.13
Derek Fantano (Rider) — 4:28.21
Aidan Schnapf (Fairfield) — 4:29.32
Tim Regan (Fairfield) — 4:29.49
Jack LaBianca (Marist) — 4:30.53
Oscar Bjering (Marist) — 4:30.93
Graduate scholar Michael Faughnan ran away with the primary males’s particular person meet of the meet. This makes it three consecutive years and 4 years whole of Faughnan successful the convention title. His time, 4:19.62, narrowly misses his 4:19.35 finest time established this December.
Flipping 4th on the 450, Fairfield senior Joseph Stewart introduced it dwelling in a 25.39 to get runner-up by over a second.
Ladies’s 200 IM Remaining
Meet Document: 2:01.60 — Priscilla Modrov (Rider), 2009
2024 Champion: 2:02.24 — Alaina Pitton (Niagara)
Alaina Pitton (Niagara) — 2:02.03
Chloe Vlaeminck (Niagara) — 2:02.62
Erini Pappas (Fairfield) — 2:03.57
Daphne Mead (Canisius) — 2:03.76
Megan Smith (Niagara) — 2:04.60
Sabrina Conrad (Marist) — 2:04.65
Ola Bodyl (Niagara) — 2:05.40
Rae Dodson (Marist) — 2:06.30
Erini Pappas and Daphne Mead took it out the quickest, each splitting 57s on the 100. Within the breaststroke, nevertheless, Niagara teammates Alaina Pitton and Chloe Vlaeminck made up floor, turning first and second into freestyle and never wanting again.
For Pitton, a sophomore, this was a repeat win in addition to a lifetime finest. Her earlier finest stood at 2:02.24 from the convention meet final 12 months. Vlaeminck additionally scored a brand new finest time, dropping from 2:03.20 eventually 12 months’s convention to 2:02.62. Pappas and Mead held on for third and 4th respectively.
Males’s 200 IM Remaining
Meet Document: 1:46.58 — Micah Ornelas (Bryant), 2019
2024 Champion: Chris Dauser, Marist — 1:47.69
James Conable (Marist) — 1:46.42
Sean Finley (Niagara) — 1:48.18
Lance Cruz (Niagara) — 1:48.78
Thomas Latimer (Niagara) — 1:49.09
Holden Brock (Niagara) — 1:49.55
Michael Levine (Niagara) — 1:49.56
Caden Hardy (Marist) — 1:49.68
Noah Giunta (Iona) — 1:50.38
James Conable held his first seed from prelims to interrupt a meet document and produce dwelling Marist’s first win of the meet. His time, 1:46.42, marks a brand new finest, down from 1:47.13 on the 2024 Patriot Invitational.
Behind Conable was a sea of Niagara swimmers. Sean Finley, Lance Cruz, Thomas Latimer, Holden Brock, and Michael Levine picked up some critical factors for the Purple Eagles, all delivering 1:48s and 1:49s.
Ladies’s 50 Free Remaining
Convention Document: Rahcel Wuko (St. Peters) — 22.97. 2015
2024 Champion: 23.41 — Nora Segurola Larrinaga (Fairfield)
Paige South (Niagara) — 23.22
Eydis Kolbeinsdottir (Marist) — 23.46
Christine Lazari (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 23.51
Meghan Speicher (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 23.53
Olivia Thompson (Fairfield) — 23.59
Claire Gorton (Niagara) — 23.64
Theodora Kanellopoulou (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 23.83
Megan Jackson (Niagara) — 23.86
That’s 3 for 3 particular person wins for Niagara Ladies. Senior Paige South took care of enterprise, swimming 23.22 to narrowly miss her finest time of 23.20 from the 2024 Magnus Cup invite. Marist fifth 12 months swam her final ever particular person 50 in a brand new finest time of 23.46 to put second. Her earlier finest from the 2024 Patriot Invite was 23.61. Mount St Marys’ Christine Lazari and Meghan Speicher rounded out the highest 4 in 23.51 and 23.53.
Males’s 50 Free Remaining
Meet Document: 19.66 — Nachary Molloy (Rider), 2018
2024 Champion: Christian Overton (Rider) — 20.04
Nathan Dragon (Niagara) — 19.78
Kieran Egan (Iona) — 20.13
Lucas Hancock (Mt St Mary’s) — 20.20
Levi Morgan (Niagara) — 20.22
Parker Koenig (Mt St Mary’s) — 20.34
Billy Ruddy (Rider) — 20.34
Nick Patino (Iona) — 20.58
Niagara senior Nathan Dragon was the lone sub-20 swimmer tonight. He had a giant morning swim, breaking 20 for the primary time and incomes the highest seed in 19.80. He adopted it up with a win tonight and one other .02 drop.
The morning’s different sub-20 swim, Mount St Mary’s Austin Toland, was disqualified tonight on a false begin. Third seed Kieran Egan stepped up and touched second in 20.13, whereas Toland’s teammates Lucas Hancock and Parker Koenig nonetheless scored large factors for Mt St Mary’s with third and fifth locations.
Ladies’s 200 Free Relay Remaining
Meet Document: Niagara — 1:33.94, 2024
2024 Champion: 1:33.94 — Niagara
Niagara — 1:32.90
Mt St Mary’s — 1:33.62
(T-3)Iona — 1:35.05
(T-3)Fairfield — 1:35.05
Marist — 1:35.78
Siena — 1:36.16
CANC — 1:37.17
Sacred Coronary heart — 1:37.42
The Girl Purple Eagles made it 4 for 4 at present by successful and downing their meet document from final 12 months. They led from begin to end, kicking it off with the quickest lead-off in Paige South (23.30). Sophomores Megan Jackson and Claire Gorton constructed up their lead on the sector with 23.32 and 23.25 splits respectively. Lastly, 200 IM champion Alaina Pitton confirmed off her versatility by anchoring in 23.03, the quickest cut up of the pool.
Mount St. Mary’s touched in 2nd in 1:33.62, additionally beneath the outdated meet document. They’d a very sturdy again half due to 23.13 and 23.20 splits from Theodora Kanellopolou and Meghan Speicher.
Iona and Fairfield shared the third place spot on the rostrum after they each turned in 1:35.05.
Males’s 200 Free Relay Remaining
Meet Document: Niagara — 1:19.79, 2023
2024 Champion: 1:20.19 — Niagara
Niagara — 1:19.64
Mt St Mary’s — 1:20.03
Iona — 1:20.75
Rider — 1:21.29
Fairfield — 1:21.96
Marist — 1:22.25
CANC — 1:23.88
St Peters — 1:28.05
Niagara continued to point out their dash prowess with yet one more meet document and win. The workforce of Levi Morgan (20.11), Reid Tichy (20.05), Jake Wade (20.08), and Nathan Dragon (19.40) made it 4 consecutive years of wins on this occasion for Niagara.
Mount St. Mary’s put up a great combat for second. Swimming in opposition to Dragon on the anchor leg, sophomore Parker Koenig threw down a 19.43 cut up to place a long way between them and third place Iona.
Workforce Scores After Day 2 – Males
Niagara College — 232.5
Marist Faculty — 219.5
Iona College — 207.5
Fairfield College — 204.5
Rider College — 157.5
Mount Saint Mary’s — 121.5
Canisius College — 96
Manhattan College — 62
Saint Peters College — 60
Workforce Scores After Day 2 – Ladies
Niagara College — 289
Fairfield College — 184
Marist Faculty — 184
Sacred Coronary heart College — 165
Mount Saint Mary’s — 153
Canisius College — 111
Rider College — 98
Iona College — 96
Siena Faculty — 93
Merrimack Faculty — 42
Manhattan College — 39
Saint Peters College — 36
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