Syracuse, N.Y. – Senior Sarah Salanger (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) and sophomore Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) each won two events, but the Le Moyne College men's and women's swimming and diving teams were swept by Ithaca on Saturday afternoon at the Rev. Vincent B. Ryan, S.J. Pool. The Ithaca women won 172-71, while the men topped the Dolphins 150.5-83.5.
Salanger picked up two of the Le Moyne women's three victories. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.61, her second straight win in the event. Salanger capped her day by winning the 500-yard freestyle in 5:28.83, an improvement of 1.4 seconds over last week's winning time. Junior Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem), the reigning Northeast-10 women's swimming athlete of the week, recorded the third win on the afternoon for the Dolphins. She posted a time of 59.99 seconds to top the field in the 100-yard backstroke, the fourth different event she has won this year.
On the men's side, Thieke registered two of Le Moyne's four individual wins. He touched the wall first in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:04.30. Later in the meet, Thieke won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:11.05. Freshman Connor Agen (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) won the meet's first individual event, the 1,000-yard freestyle, for the second straight week with a time of 10:51.80. Junior Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem), the reigning men's swimming athlete of the week in the conference, tallied Le Moyne's fourth win by touching the wall in 53.79 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke, an improvement of 0.23 seconds from last week's time. To open the meet, Acquaviva teamed with junior Joe Taylor (Essex Fells, N.J./Essex Fells), senior Sean Hosford (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) and freshman Tyler Olson (Warners, N.Y./West Genesee) to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:39.18, just under four seconds faster than last week's win against Utica.
Le Moyne travels to SUNY Cortland on October 30 at 1:00 p.m. for its first road meet of the season.
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Women's Team Results
1. Ithaca 172, Le Moyne 71
Women's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Ithaca (Missy Keesler, Madi Sherry, Jen Heberton, Kate Sessler) 1:52.38, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Kelly Murphy (Ithaca) 11:31.45, 200 Yard Freestyle – Sarah Salanger (Le Moyne) 2:02.61, 50 Yard Freestyle – Sheila Rhodes (Ithaca) 24.42 (Pool Record), 200 Yard IM – Carly Jones (Ithaca) 2:13.60 1 meter dive – Korie Fackler (Ithaca) 207.36, 100 Yard Butterfly – Jen Heberton (Ithaca) 1:02.39, 100 Yard Freestyle – Sheila Rhoades (Ithaca) 53:05, 100 Yard Backstroke – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 59.99, 500 Yard Freestyle – Sarah Salanger (Le Moyne) 5:28.83, 1 meter dive – Korie Fackler (Ithaca) 159.10, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Madi Sherry (Ithaca) 1:08.58, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Ithaca (Kate Sessler, Carly Jones, Joanna Ferreri, Sheila Rhoades) 3:42.71.
Men's Team Results
1. Ithaca 150.5, Le Moyne 83.5
Men's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Joe Taylor, Sean Hosford, Tyler Olson) 1:39.18, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Connor Agen (Le Moyne) 10:51.80, 200 Yard Freestyle – Chris Cadwell (Ithaca) 1:50.76, 50 Yard Freestyle - Antoine Connors (Ithaca) 22.12, 200 Yard IM - Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 2:04.30, 1 Meter Dive – Martin Brown (Ithaca) 228.52, 100 Yard Butterfly – Connor White (Ithaca) 54.46, 100 Yard Freestyle – Antoine Connors (Ithaca) 48.44, 100 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 53.79, 500 Yard Freestyle – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 5:11.05, 1 Meter Dive – Martin Brown (Ithaca) 164.80, 100 Yard Breaststroke - Cheffy Thomas (Ithaca) 1:02.24, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Ithaca (Jake Robbins, Jeff Rapp, Antoine Connors, Steve Croucher) 3:17.76.
