Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Pick Up Wins Over Nazareth

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Niagara men's and women's swimming & diving programs defeated Nazareth Saturday afternoon at the Oxy Aquatic Center. The men beat the Golden Flyers by a final score of 142-90, while the women picked up a 133-105 win over visiting Nazareth.

Men's Recap
• The men's day was highlighted by an Oxy Aquatic Center record in the 200 free relay. The quartet of Kevin Vu, Nathan Dragon, Reid Tichy and Levi Morgan set the new pool record with a time of 1:25.90.
• In the 100 IM, Vu finished ahead of teammate Sean Finley with a mark of 54.27, while Finley posted a time of 55.22.
• Vu and Morgan were also members of the 200 medley relay that finished first with a time of 1:37.28. Gio Germano and Robert Flannery were also a part of the relay team.
• Chad Rocha and Dalton Stier finished one-two in the 1000 free, with Rocha edging out his teammate 10:32.75 to 10:33.52.
• In the 200 free, Dragon finished the event more than five seconds ahead of Nazareth's Cameron Fairley with a time of 1:46.64. Dragon, a member of the record-breaking relay team, also finished second in 100 free with a mark of 48.40.
• Germano, Tichy and Tanner Isaacs took the top-three spots in the 50 free with times of 22.14, 22.18 and 22.61.
• John Furner swept the 1-meter and 3-meter dives, scoring 260.33 and 287.55, respectively.
• Niagara again took the top three spots in the 100 fly. Germano, Stier and Rowan Markham completed the event in 52.55, 53.60 and 54.86.
• Tichy picked up his lone individual win on the day, finishing the 100 free in 47.87.
• The 100 back was dominated by the Purple Eagles with Finley finishing in first place with a time of 55.31. Benjamin Brkanovic finished second and Josiah Shaffer came in third with times of 56.07 and 57.36, respectively.

Women's Recap
• The women's day was highlighted by three different record-breaking performances.
• Sydney Sarkis, who broke the program record on the 1-meter board at Binghamton earlier this season, broke the 3-meter dive record with a score of 256.35.
• Katrina Wardner took the team and pool record with a time of 59.05 in the 100 IM. Wardner was also a member of the 200 free relay team along with Paige South, Lila Maddux and Yvonne Schere that set a pool record of 1:36.57.
• South, Amanda Silva, Wardner and Nianna Thomas finished first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.53. The relay team finished ahead of Moana Houde-Camirand, Megan Smith, Zoe Gavin and Delaney Labue, who came in second with a time of 1:52.29.
• Avery Sanquist, Jillian de Reyna and Carol Ramos finished one-two-three in the 1000 free for the Purple and White. The trio completed the event in 10:50.74, 11:26.00 and 11:40.30.
• Sanquist also won the 500 free, finishing the event in 5:16.63. Teammates Marody and de Reyna followed with times of 5:19.27 and 5:36.57.
• Megan Smith, Maggie Marody and Kathryn Brady also took the top-three spots in the 200 free. Smith finished first with a time of 1:59.08.
• Gavin and LaBue took the top spots in the 100 fly with times of 1:00.08 and 1:00.96, respectively.
• The Purple and White took first and second in the 100 back as Houde-Camirand (1:01.12) and Kathryn Brady (1:03.66) edged out the competition.

Coaches Corner
"We fought hard against a talented Nazareth team and came away with two wins," said head coach Eric Bugby. "Training has been tough recently and today showed both teams can compete tired. We had two major accomplishments with team records from Katrina in the 100 IM and Sydney in the 3-meter diving."

"More importantly, our free relay teams broke both pool records, which shows the talent and depth of our men and women as we head into the hardest part of our season. It was the best way to end a long week and month."

"Big picture, it was great seeing the Kiernan Center packed with fans from both western New York schools. There was a lot of purple around the pool deck today. I want to say thank you to all the friends and family of our Purple Eagles for making today so memorable."

Up Next
• Niagara will head to Youngstown, Ohio, to take on the Penguins on Nov. 6.

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Players Mentioned

Jillian de Reyna: Free; Sophomore

Zoe Gavin: Fly/IM; Senior

Moana Houde-Camirand: Fly/Free; Senior

Delaney Labue: Free/Fly; Graduate Student

Avery Sanquist: Free; Senior

Sydney Sarkis: Diving; Senior

Yvonne Schere: Free; Graduate Student

Amanda Silva: Breast/Free; Sophomore

Kathryn Brady: Breast/IM; Freshman

Lila Maddux: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jillian de Reyna
: Sophomore
: Free

Zoe Gavin
: Senior
: Fly/IM

Moana Houde-Camirand
: Senior
: Fly/Free

Delaney Labue
: Graduate Student
: Free/Fly

Avery Sanquist
: Senior
: Free

Sydney Sarkis
: Senior
: Diving

Yvonne Schere
: Graduate Student
: Free

Amanda Silva
: Sophomore
: Breast/Free

Kathryn Brady
: Freshman
: Breast/IM

Lila Maddux
: Freshman