Men’s Swimming & Diving Finishes Eighth at A-10 Championships

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Competition at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship has concluded at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, with the Fordham men's swimming and diving team finishing eighth out of eight teams.  The Rams scored 165 points for the Championship.
 
The best performance on the final night of competition came from senior Steve Sholdra, who capped his Fordham career in style.  He won his second event of the Championship, winning the 200 butterfly event in a school and Atlantic 10 record time of 1:47.10.  The time was also an NCAA "B" cut time.
 
Sophomore Chris Viera joined Sholdra as a scorer in the 200 butterfly, as he placed 14^th in the event in 1:51.47.
 
Fordham also scored in the 200 backstroke and the 400 freestyle relay on the final day.  The Rams had a trio of scorers in the "B" final of the 200 backstroke with Miguel Mattox taking 12^th (1:50.07), Isiah Magsino finishing 14^th (1:52.02), and Ethan D'Arcangelo grabbing 16^th (1:54.00).

 
In the final event of the Championship, Fordham's 400 freestyle relay team of Jack Madigan, Mattox, Scott Brown, and Tommy Christensen took seventh in the event with a time of 3:07.87.
 
Elsewhere at the Championship, Madigan was Fordham's top performer in the 100 freestyle, placing 26^th in 47.15 seconds, while John Furlong had the Rams' best time in the 200 breaststroke, taking 20^th overall in 2:08.97.
 
First Team All-Atlantic 10
Steve Sholdra (400 IM, 200 butterfly)
 
School Records
Steve Sholdra – 500 Freestyle – 4:26.27
Steve Sholdra – 400 IM – 3:51.75
Steve Sholdra – 200 Butterfly – 1:47.10
 
Atlantic 10 Records
Steve Sholdra – 200 Butterfly – 1:47.10
 
NCAA "B" Cut Times
Steve Sholdra – 400 IM – 3:51.75
Steve Sholdra – 200 Butterfly – 1:47.10