BUFFALO, NY (Feb. 10, 2022) – At the end of day two from the 2022 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, the Rider men’s team remains atop the leaderboard with 268 points. For the women, Fairfield remains after several strong performances with a total of 232 points.
| Day 2 Team Standings |
| Men |
Women |
| 1 |
Rider |
268 |
1 |
Fairfield |
232 |
| 2 |
Fairfield |
232 |
2 |
Niagara |
228 |
| 3 |
Marist |
195 |
3 |
Marist |
172 |
| 4 |
Niagara |
158 |
4 |
Iona |
171 |
| 5 |
Iona |
137 |
5 |
Monmouth |
147 |
| 6 |
Monmouth |
121 |
6 |
Canisius |
139 |
| 7 |
Canisius |
101 |
7 |
Siena |
134 |
| 8 |
Saint Peter’s |
95 |
8 |
Rider |
105 |
| 9 |
Manhattan |
60 |
9 |
Manhattan |
54 |
| |
|
|
10 |
Saint Peter’s |
28 |
Day 2 Highlights
- The Niagara Purple Eagles led by Katrina Wardner, Lila Maddux, Moana Houde-Camirand, and Paige South broke the MAAC Record in the Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:34.04. The record was held for over 10 years, when the Rider University women’s team had a time of 1:34.08. The Purple Eagles’ men’s team also placed first with a time of 1:20.82. The Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay was led by Kevin Vu, Levi Morgan, Reid Tichy, and Nathan Dragon.
- Fairfield Freshman Dillon O’Connor a freshmen, scored a total of 278.95 points in the Men’s 3-Meter Dive.
- Canisius’ Sage Pollock won the Women’s 50 Freestyle in 23.07 seconds and Marist’s Ahmed Sallam won the Men’s 50 Freestyle in 20.01 seconds.
| Day 2 Event Results |
| Event |
Name |
Institution |
Time/Score |
Women’s 500 Freestyle |
Georgia Watkins
|
Monmouth University
|
4:59.68
|
Men’s 500 Freestyle |
Joseph Stewart |
Fairfield University |
4:25.26 |
Women’s 200 IM |
Erini Pappas |
Fairfield University |
2:03.30 |
Men’s 200 IM |
Lucas Racevicius |
Rider University |
1:47.25 |
Women’s 50 Freestyle |
Sage Pollack |
Canisius College |
23.07 |
Men’s 50 Freestyle |
Ahmed Sallam |
Marist College |
20.01 |
Men’s 3-Meter Diving |
Dillon O’Conner |
Fairfield University |
278.95 |
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay |
Katrina Wardner, Lila Maddux, Moana Houde-Camirand, Paige South |
Niagara University |
1:34.04* |
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay |
Kevin Vu, Levi Morgan, Reid Tichy, Nathan Dragon |
Niagara University |
1:20.82 |
*New MAAC Record for the Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
Action resumes tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. To watch the 2022 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, visit
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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 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 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.
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