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Geneva, Ohio - The Atlantic 10 Swimming & Diving Championship is underway at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, with the Fordham Rams having a strong day one. The Fordham women sit third out of 11 teams after three events, while the Fordham men are fifth out of eight teams following two events.
On the women's side, Massachusetts leads the competition with 119 points, followed by Richmond (77), Fordham (74), Duquesne (74), Davidson (72), Saint Louis (56), St. Bonaventure (53), George Mason (52), Rhode Island (45), La Salle (37), and George Washington (32).
The first event of the championship was the 200 medley relay, where Fordham's team of
Morgan Fairclough,
Megan Polaha,
Amelia Bullock, and
Tara Brunner placed sixth in a season-best time of 1:42.79.
The one-meter dive event then took center stage, where junior diver
Wendy Espina-Esquivel earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors for the second straight year, taking second with a score of 271.00 points. Freshman
Stephanie Kerkeles also scored for Fordham, finishing 14
th overall, posting a score of 192.80 in the final, after putting together a score of 217.75 in the preliminaries.
Natalie Wodniak was the final Ram diver, taking 21
st overall with a score of 178.65 points.
Wendy Espina-Esquivel earned All-Atlantic 10 honors for the second year in a row.
The final women's event was the 800 freestyle relay, which saw Fordham's group of
Erin McBride, Polaha,
Paulina Watson, and
Kalena Laurent place fifth in a season-best time of 7:26.54.
Over on the men's side, St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis are tied at the top with 66 points, followed by La Salle (64), Massachusetts (60), Fordham (58), George Mason (50), George Washington (40), and Davidson (22).
The 200 medley relay kicked things off with Fordham setting a school record. The Rams' team of
Miguel Mattox,
Sean Finlay,
Joe Mercurio, and
Travis Monahan earned fifth place in a record time of 1:29.67, topping the previous mark of 1:31.14, set in 2014.
The other men's event on day one was the 800 freestyle relay, where the Rams again set a school record.
Liam Semple,
Joseph Vizza,
Chris Viera, and Mattox just missed the podium, taking fourth place in a school record time of 6:40.14, bettering the previous mark of 6:41.92, set in 2013.
Day two of the Championship begins at 10:00 AM on Thursday with preliminaries, followed by the finals at 6:30 pm.
