Rider and Marist Lead After Day One of 2020 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships
Buffalo, N.Y. (Feb. 12, 2020) - After the first day of the 2020 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, the Rider University men are at the top of the leaderboard with 74 points. On the women's side, Marist College scored 113 points through five events to lead the field.
| Day 1 Team Standings |
| Men |
Women |
| 1 |
Rider |
74 |
1 |
Marist |
113 |
| T2 |
Bryant |
64 |
2 |
Canisius |
97 |
| T2 |
Marist |
64 |
3 |
Rider |
93 |
| 4 |
Monmouth |
58 |
4 |
Fairfield |
88 |
| 5 |
Saint Peter's |
56 |
5 |
Niagara |
63 |
| 6 |
Iona |
52 |
T6 |
Monmouth |
58 |
| 7 |
Canisius |
50 |
T6 |
Iona |
58 |
| T8 |
Manhattan |
36 |
8 |
Saint Peter's |
40 |
| T8 |
Niagara |
36 |
9 |
Manhattan |
37 |
| 10 |
Fairfield |
32 |
10 |
Siena |
30 |
On the men's side, the Broncs finished out the day by winning one event for the men. In the Men's 800 Free Relay, the Broncs claimed the top spot, with a time of 6:33.24, composed of Lucas Racevicius, Daniel Bonge, Matt Lequang, and Justin Carey. The Rider men also finished second in the 200 Medley Relay, with a time of 1:29.28, composed of Justin Carey, David Cooper, Cole May, and Joseph Gewartowski.
The Marist women took the lead after a strong performance from diver Esabelle Gervasio who took 1
st place in the Women's 1-Meter Dive, with a score of 283.05. The Red Foxes came in second place and third place in the Women's 800 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay, respectively.
The Rider women broke the Women's 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:41.79. The relay team was comprised of Kayla May, Kyra Schwerzler, Kylie McMahon, and Olivia Iswalt.
| Day 1 Event Results |
| Event |
Name |
Institution |
Time/Score |
Women's 200
Medley Relay |
Kayla May, Kyra Schwerzler, Kylie McMahon, Olivia Iswalt |
Rider |
1:41.79* |
Men's 200
Medley Relay |
Matthew Mays, FuKang Wong, Zach Digiaro, Juan Gonzalez |
Bryant |
1:29.09 |
Women's 1-Meter
Dive |
Esabelle Gervasio |
Marist |
283.05 |
Women's 800
Freestyle Relay |
Sara Ostensen, Maria Nitti, Rachel Landry, Morgan Hansen |
Fairfield |
7:32.25 |
Men's 800
Freestyle Relay |
Lucas Racevicius, Daniel Bonge, Matt Lequang, Justin Carey |
Rider |
6:33.24 |
*MAAC Record
Action resumes tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. To watch the 2020 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, visit
MAAC.TV. For tickets and information, visit
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 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.