Results
Lewisburg, Pa. – (November 18, 2017) – The Fordham swimming & diving team continued its stay at the 2017 Bucknell Invitational on Saturday with some excellent results, as both the men's team and women's team remained in fourth place in the team competition.
On the women's side, Towson still leads the team competition with 1,089 points, followed by Bucknell (920.5), Georgetown (846.5), Fordham (819), Old Dominion (397), La Salle (372), Binghamton (295), and Howard (15).
The Fordham performances for the women were highlighted by two event wins for the Rams. In the 100 butterfly,
Amelia Bullock captured first overall with a time of 54.14 seconds, while five other Rams scored in the event.
Michelle Martin placed eighth (57.32), with
Hannah McGee in 13
th (56.96), Cat Alabanza in 18
th (58.01),
Jacqueline Dominger in 21
st (58.27), and
Noelle Theodoulou in 22
nd (58.35).
Then in the 200 freestyle,
Caitlin McNary captured the top spot with a time of 1:50.03 with six other Fordham swimmers scoring in the event.
Theresa Mullen was tenth overall in 1:53.39, followed by
Tara Brunner in 12
th (1:53.84),
Chloe Mitchell in 14
th (1:54.91),
Samantha McDonald in 15
th (1:55.05),
Paulina Watson in 19
th (1:54.40), and
Erin McBride in 21
st (1:54.50)
Fordham had all five swimmers score in the 400 individual medley, with all placing in the top 16. Katie von der Lippe was the top finisher in seventh in 4:30.05, followed right behind her by
Nele Albers in eighth in 4:30.30. Dominger scored for a second time as she won the "B" final for ninth in 4:30.05, while
Bayley Frierson was 14
th (4:32.91) and
Amie Ko was 16
th (4:36.70).
In the 100 breaststroke, Bullock scored for the second time, as she won the "B" final for ninth overall in 1:04.57 with Albers scoring 14
th (1:06.47) and
Deirdre McGrath in 21
st (1:06.76), while in the 100 backstroke, Martin placed seventh overall in 56.87 seconds, followed by Alabanza in 13
th (58.02), Watson in 19
th (59.25), and McDonald in 20
th (59.48).
The final individual women's event was the one-meter dive, where
Stephanie Kerkeles made the finals, placing eighth with a score of 229.95, while
Molly Dunn finished 11
th with a score of 209.80.
In relay action, the Fordham women had a pair of top four finishes, as the 200 medley relay team of Martin,
Gabrielle Celia, Bullock, and Brunner placed fourth in 1:44.55, while the 800 freestyle relay of Watson, Mullen, McBride, and McNary took second overall in 7:35.42.
On the men's side, Georgetown took over first place on Saturday with 792 points, quickly followed by Towson (778.5), La Salle (694), Fordham (638), Old Dominion (580), Binghamton (452.5), and Bucknell (431).
The Fordham men got the scoring started with the 200 medley relay team of
Auston Ramsay,
Travis Monahan,
Joe Mercurio, and
Joseph Vizza placing third in 1:30.93.
Joseph Vizza
In the 400 individual medley, four Rams found the scoring column, led by
Nathaniel Guenther, who was 13
th overall in 4:09.11, and
Greg Lombana, who finished in 14
th in 4:11.69. Also scoring for the Rams in the 400 IM was
Manny Avila Garcia in 17
th (4:12.21) and
Connor Griffin in 22
nd (4:18.48).
Next was the 100 butterfly, where Mercurio and
Kevin Berry made the "A" final with Mercurio taking third in 49.53 seconds and Berry in sixth in 51.37. Three others scored in the 100 fly led by
Tommy Christensen in 10
th (51.29), while
Matt Luther was 14
th (51.83) and
Ethan D'Arcangelo was 23
rd (52.66).
The 200 freestyle saw Vizza as Fordham's top finisher in fourth overall in 1:41.47, followed by
Christopher Sleutjes in 13
th (1:43.52) and
Danny McGowan in 14
th (1:43.67).
Next was the 100 breaststroke which had three Rams in the scoring column. Monahan was the top time in fifth overall in 56.81 seconds with
Sean Finlay in 16
th (59.47) and
Jack Madigan in 19
th (59.58).
The individual events for the men wrapped up with the 100 backstroke, where Ramsay took third overall in 49.78 seconds with
Isiah Magsino in seventh in 51.27 seconds.
Scott Stern scored 16
th in the evnet (52.55) with D'Arcangelo scoring for the second time in 19
th (52.96).
The last event of the night was the men's 800 freestyle relay, where Fordham's group of Monahan, Ramsay, Sleutjes, and Vizza placed seventh in 6:59.74.
The Bucknell Invitational concludes on Sunday.
