BUFFALO, NY (February 11, 2022) – At the end of day three of the 2022 MAAC Swimming & Diving Championships, the Rider men’s team has increased its point total to 473, while the Niagara women’s team takes the lead over Fairfield by just six and a half points.
| Day 3 Team Standings |
| Men |
Women |
| 1 |
Rider |
473 |
1 |
Niagara |
431.5 |
| 2 |
Fairfield |
378 |
2 |
Fairfield |
425 |
| 3 |
Marist |
353 |
3 |
Iona |
348 |
| 4 |
Iona |
290 |
4 |
Marist |
325.5 |
| 5 |
Monmouth |
240 |
5 |
Monmouth |
283.5 |
| 6 |
Niagara |
239 |
6 |
Siena |
238.5 |
| 7 |
Canisius |
165 |
7 |
Canisius |
211 |
| 8 |
Saint Peter’s |
164 |
8 |
Rider |
199 |
| 9 |
Manhattan |
94 |
9 |
Manhattan |
87 |
|
|
|
10 |
Saint Peter’s |
58 |
Day 3 Highlights
- Fairfield University's Erini Pappas (4:26.02) and Ed Hunt (3:55.57) both earned first place in the Men's and Women's 400 Individual Medley.
- Callan Smith of Monmouth University is now the back-to-back champion in the Men's 100 Backstroke with a time of 47.40. Monmouth’s Camryn McHugh took first place in the Women’s 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke.
- The Iona College women’s 400 Medley Relay team broke the MAAC record with a time of 3:45.91. The Gaels were comprised of Luiza Da Silveira, Julia Moser, Ashley Benkert, and Isabella Nicholson. The Gaels' Conor Mullintook first place in the Men’s 100 Butterfly, Michael Faughnan in the Men's 200 Freestyle, and Julia Moser in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke, Julia Moser.
- Marist’s Grace Reeves took first place in the Women's 3m Dive with a score of 239.45 just two nights after earning gold in the 1m Dive on day one.
| Day 3 Event Results |
| Event |
Name |
Institution |
Time/Score |
| Women’s 400 IM |
Erini Pappas |
Fairfield University |
4:26.02 |
| Men’s 400 IM |
Ed Hunt |
Fairfield University |
3:55.57 |
| Women’s 100 Butterfly |
Camryn McHugh |
Monmouth University |
55.33 |
| Men’s 100 Butterfly |
Conor Mullin |
Iona College |
48.18 |
| Women’s 200 Freestyle |
Katrina Wardner |
Niagara University |
1:50.71 |
| Men’s 200 Freestyle |
Michael Faughnan |
Iona College |
1:37.56 |
| Women’s 100 Breaststroke |
Julia Moser |
Iona College |
1:03.22 |
| Men’s 100 Breaststroke |
Luke Cillie |
Saint Peter’s University |
53.99 |
| Women’s 100 Backstroke |
Camryn McHugh |
Monmouth University |
55.26 |
| Men’s 100 Backstroke |
Callan Smith |
Monmouth University |
47.40 |
| Women’s 3-Meter Diving |
Grace Reeves |
Marist College |
239.45 |
| Women’s 400 Medley Relay |
Luiza Da Silveira, Julia Moser, Ashley Benkert, Isabella Nicholson |
Iona College |
3:45.91* |
| Men’s 400 Medley Relay |
Lucas Racevicius, David Cooper, Jack Ruggieri, Joseph Gewartowski |
Rider University |
3:17.88 |
*New MAAC Record for the Women’s 400 Medley Relay
Action resumes tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 12 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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