Syracuse, N.Y. - Juniors Mary Chidsey (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) and Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) each won three individual events and teamed on a relay victory to lead the Le Moyne College women's swimming and diving team to a 226-63 win over Utica College on Sunday afternoon at the Rev. Vincent B. Ryan, S.J. Pool. On the men's side, junior Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem), sophomore Tim Gallivan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) and freshman Tyler Olson (Warners, N.Y./West Genesee) won two individual events each and teamed on a pair of relay victories to lead the Dolphins to a season-opening 167-111 win over the Pioneers.
O'Donnell swam the opening leg and Chidsey swam the third leg for the first-place 200-yard medley relay team to open the meet. The duo teamed with sophomore Jacqueline Daly (Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush) and senior Sarah Salanger (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) to finish in 1:55.86. Chidsey registered individual victories in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:05.24, the 100-yard backstroke in 1:04.41 and the 50-yard butterfly in 29.18 seconds. O'Donnell touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.77 seconds, the 100-yard freestyle in 56.04 seconds and the 200-yard IM in 2:14.15.
Salanger added two individual wins and a second relay victory to her meet-opening win. Salanger topped the field in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.96 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:30.63. She closed out the meet by teaming with sophomore Maureen Donovan (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego), freshman Allie Scorzelli (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) and senior Maggie Donovan (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) to win the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.29. Daly also won a pair of individual on the afternoon. She won the 50-yard breaststroke in 35.15 seconds and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:16.87. Scorzelli added a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:38.87 in her first collegiate event. Freshman Amanda Bingham (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) won her first collegiate event by touching the wall first in the in 50-yard backstroke in 30.80 seconds. Senior Mary Walton (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham) won the first diving event with 166.70 points, while junior Meghan Shea (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee/Bridgeport) won the second diving event with 204.90 points.
On the men's side, Acquaviva, Gallivan and Olson teamed with sophomore Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) to win the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay in 1:42.98. The trio closed out the meet by teaming with freshman Greg Sanzari (Newington, Conn./Newington) for a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.54. Acquaviva picked up individual first-place finishes in the 50-yard backstroke in 24.81 seconds and the 100-yard backstroke in 54.02 seconds. Gallivan was victorious in the 100-yard butterfly in 56.89 seconds and the 50-yard butterfly in 24.99 seconds, while Olson registered his first collegiate individual wins in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.74 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle in 50.70 seconds.
Thieke added a pair of individual wins on the afternoon. He won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.25 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.16. Freshman Connor Agen (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) won both distance freestyle events. In his first collegiate event, Agen won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:48.23, while later winning the 500-yard freestyle in 5:16.63.
The Dolphins return to the pool on Saturday against Ithaca at 1:00 p.m.
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Women's Team Results
1. Le Moyne 226, 2. Utica 63
Women's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay - Le Moyne (Katie O'Donnell, Jacqueline Daly, Mary Chidsey, Sarah Salanger) 1:55.86, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Allie Scorzelli (Le Moyne) 11:38.87, 200 Yard Freestyle – Sarah Salanger (Le Moyne) 2:00.96, 50 Yard Backstroke – Amanda Bingham (Le Moyne) 30.80, 50 Yard Breaststroke – Jacqueline Daly (Le Moyne) 35.15, 100 Yard Butterfly – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 1:05.24, 50 Yard Freestyle – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 25.77, 1 mtr Diving – Mary Walton (Le Moyne) 166.70, 100 Yard Freestyle – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 56.04, 100 Yard Backstroke – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 1:04.41, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Jacqueline Daly (Le Moyne) 1:16.87, 500 Yard Freestyle – Sarah Salanger (Le Moyne) 5:30.63, 50 Yard Butterfly – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 29.18, 1 mtr Diving – Meghan Shea (Le Moyne) 204.90, 200 Yard IM – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:14.15, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Le Moyne (Sarah Salanger, Maureen Donovan, Allie Scorzelli, Maggie Donovan) 1:48.29.
Men's Team Results
1. Le Moyne 167, 2. Utica 111
Men's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Scott Thieke, Tim Gallivan, Tyler Olson) 1:42.98, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Connor Agen (Le Moyne) 10:48.23, 200 Yard Freestyle – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 1:51.25, 50 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 24.81,
50 Yard Breaststroke – Ryan Bourgeois (Utica) 31.69, 100 Yard Butterfly – Tim Gallivan (Le Moyne) 56.89, 50 Yard Freestyle – Tyler Olson (Le Moyne) 22.74, 1 mtr Diving – Adrian Romanski (Utica) 114.15, 100 Yard Freestyle – Tyler Olson (Le Moyne) 50.79, 100 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 54.02, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 1:08.16, 500 Yard Freestyle – Connor Agen (Le Moyne) 5:16.63, 50 Yard Butterfly – Tim Gallivan (Le Moyne) 24.99, 1 mtr Diving – Adrian Romanski (Utica) 165.60, 200 Yard IM – Tyler Evans (Utica) 2:13.93, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Le Moyne (Greg Sanzari, Tyler Olson, Drew Acquaviva, Tim Gallivan) 1:33.54.
