Results
Bronx, N.Y. – (December 5, 2018) – The Fordham swimming & diving team had their final home meet prior to the holiday break on Wednesday, hosting the Manhattan Jaspers at the Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center. The Rams finished on a good note, picking up a 182-86 win on the women's side and a 161-109 win for the men.
Highlighting the night's action, Fordham junior
Molly Dunn qualified for the NCAA Zone Championship by winning the one-meter diving event with a career-best score of 273.15. She also added a win on the three-meter board with a score of 260. 40.
In men's diving,
Diego Perez captured both event wins, scoring 210.46 on the one-meter board and 223.81 on the three-meter board.
On the swimming side, Fordham posted event wins in all 13 women's events, led by
Milly Furneaux, who took first in the 50 (30.48) and 100 (1:07.23) breaststroke, while
Kysha Marie Altura won both the 100 butterfly (58.85) and the 100 IM (1:01.19).
Tara Brunner and
Naima Mackrel each won an individual event, while being a part of both winning relays. Brunner finished first in the 50 butterfly (25.62) with Mackrel getting the top spot in the 50 backstroke (27.52).
Molly Dunn
In the relays, Brunner and Mackrel joined Furneaux and
Michelle Martin to win the 200 medley relay in 1:48.35, while in the 200 freestyle relay, the duo teamed with
Caitlin McNary and
Kiara Norris to win in 1:36.79.
Other event winners on Wednesday included
Chloe Mitchell in the 200 freestyle (1:58.54),
Samantha McDonald in the 50 freestyle (25.01),
Noelle Theodoulou in the 100 freestyle (54.12),
Paulina Watson in the 100 backstroke (1:00.08), and
Bayley Frierson in the 500 freestyle (5:10.77).
On the men's side, Fordham captured the top spot in 11 of 13 swimming events, including both relays. The 200 medley relay team of
Scott Stern,
Travis Monahan,
Spencer Clarke, and
Bryce Bollesen placed first in 1:36.67, while the 200 freestyle relay squad of Monahan,
Auston Ramsay, Stern, and Bollesen took first in 1:26.23.
Individually, nine different Rams won an event, starting with
Danny McGowan in the 200 freestyle (1:46.43) and Ramsay in the 50 backstroke (24.52). Other first place finishes came from Monahan in the 50 breaststroke (27.45),
Greg Lombana in the 100 butterfly (53.43), Bollesen in the 50 freestyle (21.46),
Lucas Keh in the 100 freestyle (49.31),
Christopher Sleutjes in the 500 freestyle (4:48.66),
A.J. Frakes in the 50 butterfly (24.16), and Clarke in the 100 IM (53.92).
The Fordham swimming & diving team will next be in action on January 19
th at La Salle, with the meet beginning at 11:00 AM.
