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Lewisburg, Pa. – The Fordham swimming & diving team wrapped up competition at the Bucknell Invitational on Sunday, finishing fourth out of nine teams in both the men's and women's standings.
 
In the women's standings, Towson finished first with 1,298.5 points, followed by Bucknell (1,268.5), North Dakota (1,124.5), Fordham (1,096.5), Georgetown (968), La Salle (506.5), Binghamton (368.5), Massachusetts (216), and Susquehanna (3).
 
On the men's side, Towson also finished first with 1,271.5 points ahead of La Salle (1,049), North Dakota (983), Fordham (932.5), Georgetown (870), Bucknell (804), Binghamton (655), Massachusetts (226), and Susquehanna (29).
 
The final day of competition began with the 1650 freestyle where five Rams scored in the event.  Liam Semple and Christopher Sleutjes were both top five finishers on the men's side, taking third (15:40.13) and fifth (15:41.17), respectively.  On the women's side, Chloe Mitchell had the top time, clocking in at 17:16.41, good for eighth place, while Erin McBride was tenth overall (17:22.23) and Natalie Malicki grabbed 22^nd (17:53.72).
 
Next up was the 200 backstroke, where Fordham had seven Rams score, including four men.  Miguel Mattox led the group with a fifth place finish, as he posted a time of 1:50.17.  Isiah Magsino was 12^th overall in 1:53.15, followed by Ethan D'Arcangelo in 16^th (1:55.31) and Greg Lombana in 20^th (1:56.21).  Catherine Alabanza was Fordham's top finisher in the women's event, taking sixth in 2:02.24, with Morgan Fairclough grabbing 12^th (2:04.29) and Julia Day winning the "C" final for 17^th overall (2:04.79).
 
The 100 freestyle event had five Rams in the finals, led by Joseph Vizza, as he took second overall in the men's event in 45.37 seconds, while Joe Mercurio was eighth in 46.94 seconds.  Theresa Mullen was the top time in the women's event, finishing 12^th in 52.01, while Samantha McDonald was 13^th (52.54) and Erin McBride was 19^th (52.90).
 
Fordham saved its best scoring for the final two events, as nine Rams scored in the 200 breaststroke, while ten did so in the 200 butterfly.

 
In the 200 breaststroke, Nele Albers had the best finish of all the Rams, grabbing third place in 2:19.61 with Marie Feneron taking seventh in 2:21.47.  Amie Ko (18^th – 2:25.05) and Yvonne Kang (22^nd – 2:27.90) also scored in the women's event.  On the men's side, Travis Monahan (2:08.88) and Magsino (2:09.53) finished 11^th and 14^th respectively as a part of the "B" final, while Connor Griffin (20^th – 2:12.01), Nicholas D'Souza (23^rd – 2:14.61), and Alex Tunaru (24^th – 2:15.00) scored as a part of the "C" final.
 
The final individual swimming event was the 200 butterfly, where Megan Polaha won her third event of the Invitational, winning the women's event in an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:58.92.  Right behind her was Amelia Bullock, who was second in 2:00.70, and Kalena Laurent, who took fifth in 2:04.40.  Other women to score were Jacqueline Dominger (11^th – 2:05.12), Alabanza (20^th – 2:08.29), and Erin Gray (21^st – 2:09.18).  Over on the men's side, Chris Viera was fourth overall in 1:51.64, followed by Lombana in sixth (1:51.83), Tommy Christensen in 11^th (1:54.29), and Manny Avila in 23^rd (1:57.18).
 
In diving, Wendy Espina-Esquivel was the top scorer, as she posted 272.30 points to finish fifth overall, with Stephanie Kerkeles taking 11^th (223.80) and Natalie Wodniak finishing 20^th (186.35).
 
The final event of the Bucknell Invitational was the 400 freestyle relay, where Semple, Mercurio, Monahan, and Vizza placed third in 3:03.88, while the women's team of McDonald, Laurent, McBride, and Mullen were fourth in 3:29.88.
 
The Fordham swimming & diving team will next be in action on Wednesday, December 7^th, when the Rams host Manhattan College at 6:00 PM.