Marist & Rider Lead After Day One of 2018 MAAC Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Championships

2/14/2018 9:42:57 PM

Day 1 Results

BUFFALO, NY – The Marist College women (113) and Rider University men (80) sit atop the leader board after day one of competition at the 2018 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships. A day that saw four different MAAC records broken, two by the Fairfield women, the other set by the Rider men.

Day 1 Results
Event	Name	Institution	Time
Women’s 200 Medley Relay	Kelly Cordes, Victoria Krivitsky, Morgan Hansen, Maria Nitti	Fairfield	1:43.35*
Men’s 200 Medley Relay	Justin Carey, Carter Paules, Maciei Paz, Vincent Gibbons	Rider	1:27.83*
Women’s 1-Meter Dive	Esabelle Gervasio	Marist	251.60
Women’s 800 Free Relay	Rachel Landry, Sarah Herbold, Kelly Cordes, Sara Ostensen	Fairfield	7:29.06*
Men’s 800 Free Relay	Luke Musselman, Vincent Gibbons, Justin Carey, Zach Molloy	Rider	6:30.52*
*Denotes MAAC Record

On the men’s side, Bryant University and Marist College are tied for second with 66 points, followed by Iona College with 58 points in fourth place. Canisius College sits in fifth with 56 points, Saint Peter’s University collected 54 points for a sixth place finish, and Manhattan College sits at seventh with 44 points. To round out the men’s standings Fairfield University completed the day with 42 points at eighth, Monmouth University with 38 points in ninth, and Niagara Univesity with 18 points in 10^th..

For the women, following Marist are Canisius and Rider both tied for second with 97 points. In fourth sits Fairfield with 92 points, followed by Niagara and Iona with 62 points. Siena College recorded 52 points for seventh place, while Manhattan and Monmouth are tied for eighth place with 44 points. Saint Peter’s sits in 10^th with 28 points.

The 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships continue tomorrow, February 15. with preliminary events starting at 10 a.m and finals at beginning at 6 p.m. For more information visit and a full schedule of events visit MAACSports.com/swim. Tickets for the Championships can be purchased via maac.ticketleap.com.

About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37^th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.