Rider Men and Fairfield Women Extend Their Leads Heading Into Final Day of 2019 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships

2/15/2019 10:53:13 PM

BUFFALO, NY – At the end of the third day of the 2019 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, the Rider University men’s program has increased its point total to 546, while the Fairfield University women have tallied 509 points.

Day 3 Team Standings
Men			Women
1	Rider	546	1	Fairfield	509
2	Bryant	397	2	Marist	436
3	Marist	345.5	3	Rider	380
4	Iona	276	4	Canisius	240
5	Canisius	221	5	Iona	229
6	Monmouth	208	6	Niagara	202
7	Niagara	176	7	Monmouth	191
8	Saint Peter’s	169	8	Siena	134
9	Fairfield	161.5	9	Saint Peter’s	73
10	Manhattan	108	10	Manhattan	58

Day 3 Highlights

For the fourth year in a row, Luke Musselman of Rider took home gold in the Men’s 400 Individual Medley with a mark of 3:51.42. Rider men collected nine Top-3 finishes through seven events on the day, including first and third place in the Men’s 3M Dive.
Bryant University’s Micah Ornelas broke the MAAC Men’s 100 Butterfly record in the preliminary round with a time of 46.70. Ornelas went on to win gold in the event finals with a time of 46.80. Both times qualify him for a NCAA B cut. It is the second record broken by Ornelas in two days.
The Bulldogs’ 400 Medley Relay team, comprised of Tavish Boyle, Matthew Mays, Micah Ornelas, and Matt Zichelli broke the MAAC record in the event with a time of 3:13.39. This mark was nearly three seconds faster than the MAAC record set by Bryant in 2018.
Rider’s Justin Carey’s leadoff swim of 47.35 in the Men’s 400 Medley Relay is a new MAAC record for the 100 Backstroke.
Fairfield sophomore, Morgan Hansen, broke the MAAC Women’s 100 Butterfly record with a mark of 55.38, securing the gold medal for the Stags.
Sarah Herbold from Fairfield won her first individual gold of her collegiate career, placing first in the Women’s 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:51.77.
Hayley Tasselmyer of Niagara took first in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke after finishing in 12^th in the 2018 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships.
Rookie swimmer Kayla May touched first in the Women’s 100 Backstroke with a mark of 55.77. A total of four Broncs finished in the top-eight as May was followed by Taylor Stalnaker, Maeve Lersch, and Olivia Cann.
The Stags’ 400 Medley Relay team of Kelly Cordes, Colleen Young, Hansen, and Herbold marks the programs third relay victory of the championship after winning both the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay on the first night of competition.

Day 3 Event Results
Event	Name	Institution	Time/Score
Women’s 400 IM	Jordyn Deubel	Marist	4:28.12
Men’s 400 IM	Luke Musselman	Rider	3:51.42
Women’s 100 Butterfly	Morgan Hansen	Fairfield	55.38
Men’s 100 Butterfly	Micah Ornelas	Bryant	46.80
Women’s 200 Freestyle	Sarah Herbold	Fairfield	1:51.77
Men’s 200 Freestyle	Miguel Madeira	Marist	1:39.03
Women’s 100 Breaststroke	Hayley Tasselmyer	Niagara	1:03.75
Men’s 100 Breaststroke	Tavish Boyle	Bryant	54.39
Women’s 100 Backstroke	Kayla May	Rider	55.77
Men’s 100 Backstroke	Justin Carey	Rider	47.46
Men’s 3-Meter Diving	Dillon Walles	Rider	282.15
Women’s 400 Medley Relay	Kelly Cordes, Morgan Hansen, Sarah Herbold, Colleen Young	Fairfield	3:50.65
Men’s 400 Medley Relay	Tavish Boyle, Matthew Mays, Micah Ornelas, Matt Zichello	Bryant	3:13.39*

*MAAC Record
Action resumes tomorrow, Saturday, February 16 at 10am. To watch the 2019 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, visit maac.tv.
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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 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 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.