Fairfield Women & Rider Men Lead After Day Three of MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships
BUFFALO, NY – Fairfield University overtakes Marist for first place on the women’s side collecting 232 points on the day for a total of 469 through three days. The Stags picked up wins in the women’s 400 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, and 200 Free. The Rider University men now hold an 84 point lead after day three, winning four of the six men’s events on the day.
Day three saw four record breaking performances, three on the men’s side and one on the women’s. Rider’s Justin Carey broke the men’s 100 Fly and 100 Back records, while the Bryant University relay team of Mays, Schulte, Boyadjian, and Curtin broke the men’s 400 Medley Relay record. Iona College Aly Chain broke the women’s 100 Fly record.
| Day 3 Results |
| Event |
Name |
Institution |
Time/Score |
| Women’s 400 IM |
Elizabeth Kaczmarek |
Iona |
4:31.58 |
| Men’s 400 IM |
Luke Musselman |
Rider |
3:54.21 |
| Women’s 100 Fly |
Aly Chain |
Iona |
55.52* |
| Men’s 100 Fly |
Justin Carey |
Rider |
47.55* |
| Women’s 200 Free |
Kelly Cordes |
Fairfield |
1:50.86 |
| Men’s 200 Free |
Zach Molloy |
Rider |
1:35.33 |
| Women’s 100 Breast |
Colleen Young |
Fairfield |
1:04.66 |
| Men’s 100 Breast |
Benjamin Schulte |
Bryant |
53.89 |
| Women’s 100 Back |
Taylor Stalnaker |
Rider |
57.07 |
| Men’s 100 Back |
Justin Carey |
Rider |
47.70* |
| Women’s 3-Meter Dive |
Breanne Hatter |
Rider |
266.25 |
| Women’s 400 Medley Relay |
Cordes, Young, Hansen, Herbold |
Fairfield |
3:48.86 |
| Men’s 400 Medley Relay |
Mays, Schulte, Boyadjian, Curtin |
Bryant |
3:16.25* |
| *Denotes MAAC Record |
On the men’s side, Marist College is in second with 402 points, followed by Bryant with 343.5 points in third, and in third is Canisius College with 289.5. Iona sits in fifth with 239, while Saint Peter’s University collected 190 points for a sixth place finish. Monmouth University now has 125 points and sit in seventh and Fairfield University sits in eighth with 124 points. To round out the men’s standings Niagara University completed the day with 119 points in ninth and Manhattan College with 115 points in 10
th.
For the women, Marist sits in second with 463 points, Canisius is in third with 354 points. In fourth is Rider with 330 points, followed by Iona who has 326 points and Niagara with 214 points. Siena College recorded 138 points for seventh place, while Monmouth sits eighth with 134 points and Manhattan, ninth with 132. Saint Peter’s finishes out the women’s standings with 60 points
The 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships conclude tomorrow with preliminary events starting at 10 a.m and finals beginning at 6 p.m. For more information 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.