Full Meet Results

FREDONIA, N.Y. – In Friday's season-opening dual meet, the Purple Eagles men's and women's swimming and diving teams kicked off the new year in dynamic fashion. Niagara won 21 of 26 events as the women's team earned a 151-82 victory, while the men's team pulled away with a final score of 131-99.
 
Niagara was led in the pool by James Crumm and Shawn Warner, who each won two individual events. Warner set a Niagara program record in the 100 IM, which was also a pool record at the Steele Hall Natatorium. The Purple Eagles men also broke the school's 200 free relay record.
 
Three freshman women's swimmers, Lauren Nicastro, Nastassja Posso, and Kristen Suarez, were double winners in the meet as well. Julia Casolo recorded the program's fastest 100 butterfly time in a dual meet.
 
Men's Meet Notes

• James Crumm picked up wins in the 200 free (1:49.55) and the 100 free (48.58).
• Shawn Warner finished tops in the 100 butterfly (52.74) in addition to his record time and first-place finish in the 100 IM.
• Brown (50 free, 22.35), Daniel Ronen (1000 free, 10:12.71), Andreas Rintel (100 back, 55.23), and Danny Leskowicz (500 free, 5:05.14) each picked up one win in individual events.
• Niagara won both relay events on the men's side. Robert Brown, Nick Rogers, Andreas Rintel, and Andrew Wilson finished the 200 free relay in 1:29.51, and Christopher Fritschi, Nicolas Winograd, Warner, and Crumm posted a 1:38.65 in the 200 medley relay.
• On the diving board, Noah Barnard secured two second-place finishes with scores of 250.64 at 1-meter dive and 242.10 on the 3-meter dive to lead the Purple Eagles.

 
Women's Meet Notes

• Niagara's freshman ladies led the way at Fredonia with a trio of double winners.
• Nastassja Posso excelled in the distance events, earning convincing victories in the 500 free (5:19.59) and 1000 free (11:00.77).
• Lauren Nicastro picked up individual wins in the 200 free (2:04.33) and 100 back (1:02.52).
• Kristen Suarez earned sprint victories in both the 50 free (25.57) and 100 free (54.67).
• After winning the 100 butterfly at the 2016 MAAC Championships, Julia Casolo swam a 59.20 at Fredonia, the fastest time in the event by a Niagara swimmer in a dual meet.
• Freshman diver Haily Atkins led the Purple Eagles with a 197.62 in the 1-meter dive and a 218.92 in the 3-meter dive. Cara Mergner picked up scores of 185.47 and 180.00, respectively, in those two events.

 
Up Next

• After an alumni meet back at the Oxy Aquatic Center Saturday morning at 9 a.m., the Purple Eagles prepare for a double-dual meet at Binghamton University, as they will take on the Bearcats and the Siena Saints on Saturday, Oct. 22.

 
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