NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Purple and White will be in Youngstown, Ohio this Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. meet with the host Penguins. The women's team will also take on Saint Francis.
Last Time Out
• Niagara freshman John Furner took home MAAC Diver of the Week for his performance against Nazareth last Saturday.
• The men's day versus Nazareth 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.
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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.
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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.
• The women's day was highlighted by three different record-breaking performances.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Up Next
• The Purple and White will be in Akron, Ohio when they take part in the Zippy Invite on Dec. 3-5 hosted by the University of Akron.
