Colchester, Vt. – Junior Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) won two individual events and teamed on two relay victories to lead the Le Moyne College men's swimming and diving team to a 176-109 win over Saint Michael's on Wednesday night at the Ross Sports Center Pool. On the women's side, junior Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) won a pair of individual events and combined on a relay win to lead the Dolphins to a 187-107 win over the Purple Knights.
Acquaviva opened the meet by teaming with junior Joe Taylor (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex), freshman Greg Sanzari (Newington, Conn./Newington) and senior Sean Hosford (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:43.42. To close out the meet, Acquaviva joined freshman Tyler Olson (Warners, N.Y./West Genesee), junior Luke Baker (Weedsport, N.Y./Weedsport) and sophomore Tim Gallivan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:32.55. Individually, Acquaviva topped the field in the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle with season-best times of 49.07 seconds and 1:51.64, respectively. Hosford also posted a pair of individual victories. He touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke in a season-best 57.15 seconds and the 100-yard butterfly in 56.63 seconds, his fastest time of the year. Sophomore Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) registered three individual wins on the day. He won the 50-yard freestyle in a season-best 23.44 seconds, the 500-yard freestyle in 5:11.54 and the 200-yard IM in 2:07.65. Gallivan added a win in the 200-yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:29.39, while sophomore James Walker (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) was victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.21 and freshman Connor Agen (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:52.91.
On the women's side, O'Donnell teamed with classmates Mary Chidsey (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) and Cathy Kennedy (Troy, N.Y./Troy Catholic) and senior Maggie Donovan (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) to win the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay in 1:59.09. She later won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:20.61 and the 200-yard IM in 2:15.94. Chidsey picked up one of four other individual wins by the Dolphins by capturing the 200-yard backstroke in 2:18.63. Sophomore Julia Jones (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) swept the two butterfly events with season-best times, taking the 200 in 2:27.55 and the 100 in 1:04.99. Freshman Allie Scorzelli (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) recorded Le Moyne's first individual win of the meet by topping the field in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:43.51. Junior Meghan Shea (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee/Univ. of Bridgeport) won both one-meter diving events, scoring 155.40 points in the first and 196.60 in the second. Senior Sarah Salanger (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee), Jacqueline Daly (Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush), sophomore Maureen Donovan (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) and junior Maureen McDonough (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill Academy) teamed to win the meet's final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay, with a time of 1:48.12.
Le Moyne hosts its final dual meet of the season on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. against RIT. Prior to the meet, the senior class of Hosford, Sam Hogan (Waverly, N.Y./Waverly), Salanger, Maggie Donovan, Dana Shannon (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) and Mary Walton (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham) will be honored for their contributions to the program.
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Women's Team Results
Le Moyne 187, St. Michael's 107
Women's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Mary Chidsey, Cathy Kennedy, Katie O'Donnell, Maggie Donovan) 1:59.09, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Allie Scorzelli (Le Moyne) 11:43.51, 200 Yard Freestyle – Eileen Mullowney (St. Michael's) 1:59.64, 100 Yard Backstroke – Kaitlyn O'Donnell (St. Michael's) 1:06.96, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Julie Mullowney (St. Michael's) 1:11.94, 200 Yard Butterfly – Julia Jones (Le Moyne) 2:27.55, 50 Yard Freestyle – Eileen Mullowney (St. Michael's) 25.17, 1 Meter Dive – Meghan Shea (Le Moyne) 155.30, 100 Yard Freestyle – Eileen Mullowney (St. Michael's) 55.07, 200 Yard Backstroke – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 2:18.63, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Julie Mullowney (St. Michael's) 2:41.30, 500 Yard Freestyle – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 5:20.61, 100 Yard Butterfly – Julia Jones (Le Moyne) 1:04.99, 1 Meter Dive – Meghan Shea (Le Moyne) 196.60, 200 Yard IM – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:15.94, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Le Moyne (Sarah Salanger, Jacqueline Daly, Maureen Donovan, Maureen McDonough) 1:48.12.
Men's Team Results
Le Moyne 176, St. Michael's 109
Men's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Joe Taylor, Greg Sanzari, Sean Hosford) 1:43.42, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Connor Agen (Le Moyne) 10:52.91, 200 Yard Freestyle – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 1:51.64, 100 Yard Backstroke – Sean Hosford (Le Moyne) 57.15, 100 Yard Breaststroke – James Walker (Le Moyne) 1:06.21, 200 Yard Butterfly – Aidan Warhall (St. Michael's) 2:11.02, 50 Yard Freestyle – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 23.44, 1 Meter Dive – Alex Stott (St. Michael's) 104.60, 100 Yard Freestyle – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 49.07, 200 Yard Backstroke – Dan Healy (St. Michael's) 2:09.61, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Tim Gallivan (Le Moyne) 2:29.39, 500 Yard Freestyle – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 5:11.54, 100 Yard Butterfly – Sean Hosford (Le Moyne) 56.63, 1 Meter Dive – Alex Stott (St. Michael's) 136.00, 200 Yard IM – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 2:07.65, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Tyler Olson, Luke Baker, Tim Gallivan) 1:32.55.
