Marist, Rider and Saint Peter’s to Compete at ECAC Swimming & Diving Championships

Marist, Rider and Saint Peter’s to Compete at ECAC Swimming & Diving Championships

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EDISON, NJ – Marist College, Rider University, and Saint Peter’s University swim & dive programs head to Piscataway, NJ to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Swimming & Diving Championships. The Championships are hosted by Rutgers University and span three days (Feb. 23-25).
 
At MAAC Championships:
  • Marist freshman, Esabelle Gervasio took home 2018 MAAC Women’s Diving Rookie of the Meet.
  • The Red Foxes finished in second place on the men’s and women’s side.
  • Rider men won their seventh-straight MAAC Swimming & Diving Championship.
  • Rider senior, Zack Molloy earned his third straight MAAC Men’s Most Outstanding Swimmer award. Molloy broke the 50 Free (19.66) and 100 Free (43.10) conference records and now hold all four free event records.
  • The Broncs set new records in the men’s 200 Medley Relay (1:27.83), 800 Free Relay (6:30.52), 200 Free Relay (1:20.06), 100 Fly (Justin Carey, 47.55), and 100 Back (Justin Carey, 47.70).
  • Rider’s Breanne Hatter earned MAAC Most Outstanding Diver and Dillon Walles received Men’s Diving Rookie of the Meet.
  • Saint Peter’s finished fifth while the women placed 10th at the MAAC Championship.
 
Day one of the ECAC Championships start tomorrow with prelims at 10 a.m., followed by finals at 6 p.m. You can follow the championships via the Meet Mobile app of via online live results.
 
About the Eastern College Athletic Conference:
Established in 1938, the ECAC is the nation's largest Conference, ranging in location from Maine to Georgia, and westerly to Missouri. The ECAC hosts numerous championships in men's and women's sports across Divisions I, II and III, offering opportunities for thousands of student-athletes. For more information, visit www.ecacsports.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 37th 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.