Syracuse, N.Y. – Junior All-American Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) won three individual events and combined on a relay victory to lead the Le Moyne College women's swimming and diving team to a 181-109 win over RIT on Saturday afternoon at the Rev. Vincent B. Ryan, S.J. Pool. In men's competition, junior Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) won two individual events and teamed on both relay victories, but the Dolphins fell to the Tigers, 156-137.
O'Donnell opened the meet by swimming the first leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay team. She teamed with sophomore Jacqueline Daly (Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush), junior Mary Chidsey (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) and senior Sarah Salanger (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) to post a time of 1:54.71. She later topped the field in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:59.72, the 50-yard freestyle in a season-best 25.56 seconds and the 100-yard butterfly in a season-best 1:00.09. Salanger, competing at home for the final time, picked up individual victories in the 1000-yard freestyle in 11:24.32 and the 100-yard freestyle in 55.96 seconds. Chidsey won both backstroke events, topping the field in the 100 in a season-best 1:04.22 and the 200 in 2:19.31. Sophomore Julia Jones (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) recorded the win in the 200-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 2:26.02, while freshman Allie Scorzelli (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) was victorious in the 200-yard IM in a season-best 2:22.33. Senior Mary Walton (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham) won the first one-meter diving event with a score of 157.30, while junior Meghan Shea (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee/U. of Bridgeport) won the second one-meter diving event with a score of 209.90.
Acquaviva teamed with sophomore James Walker (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), senior Sean Hosford (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) and freshman Tyler Olson (Warners, N.Y./West Genesee) to win the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:38.13. To close out the meet, Acquaviva joined sophomore Tim Gallivan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee), Olson and Hosford to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:28.62. Individually, Acquaviva won the 50-yard freestyle in a season-best 22.15 seconds and the 200-yard backstroke in 1:59.49. Hosford won the 100-yard freestyle in 48.78 seconds in his final career home meet, while Gallivan touched the wall first in the 100-yard butterfly in a season-best 55.29 seconds. Sophomore Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) topped the field in a pair of events on the afternoon. He won the 100-yard backstroke in a season-best 57.08 seconds and the 200-yard IM in 2:04.92. Junior Joe Taylor (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex) was the fifth Dolphin to win an individual event by posting a season-best time of 2:24.56 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Le Moyne returns to action in two weeks at the three-day Northeast-10 Conference Championships hosted by Southern Connecticut State in New Haven, Connecticut. Prior to today's meet, the senior class of Hosford, Sam Hogan (Waverly, N.Y./Waverly), Salanger, Walton, Maggie Donovan (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) and Dana Shannon (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) were honored for their contributions to the program.
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Women's Team Results
Le Moyne 181, RIT 109
Women's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Katie O'Donnell, Jacqueline Daly, Mary Chidsey, Sarah Salanger) 1:54.71, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Sarah Salanger (Le Moyne) 11:24.32, 200 Yard Freestyle – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 1:59.72, 100 Yard Backstroke – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 1:04.22, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Taylor Whalen (RIT) 1:14.91, 200 Yard Butterfly – Julia Jones (Le Moyne) 2:26.02, 50 Yard Freestyle – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 25.56, 1 Meter Dive – Mary Walton (Le Moyne) 157.30, 100 Yard Freestyle – Sarah Salanger (Le Moyne) 55.96, 200 Yard Backstroke – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 2:19.31, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Amanda Bingham (Le Moyne) 2:43.88, 500 Yard Freestyle – Courtney Schwarting (RIT) 5:35.32, 100 Yard Butterfly – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 1:00.09, 1 Meter Dive – Meghan Shea (Le Moyne) 209.90, 200 Yard IM – Allie Scorzelli (Le Moyne) 2:22.33, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – RIT (Brittany Schlunt, Sara Kucsan, Courtney Schwarting, Katie Baldwin) 1:48.12.
Men's Team Results
RIT 156, Le Moyne 137
Men's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, James Walker, Sean Hosford, Tyler Olson) 1:38.13, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Kevin Hom (RIT) 10:24.56, 200 Yard Freestyle – Kevin Hom (RIT) 1:48.70, 100 Yard Backstroke – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 57.08, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Bryan Minicucci (RIT) 1:03.57, 200 Yard Butterfly – Frank Zelinger (RIT) 2:02.98, 50 Yard Freestyle – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 22.15, 1 Meter Dive – Evan Wendt (RIT) 188.85, 100 Yard Freestyle – Sean Hosford (Le Moyne) 48.78, 200 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 1:59.49, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Joe Taylor (Le Moyne) 2:24.56, 500 Yard Freestyle – Kevin Hom (RIT) 4:59.13, 100 Yard Butterfly – Tim Gallivan (Le Moyne) 55.29, 1 Meter Dive – Evan Wendt (RIT) 285.75, 200 Yard IM – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 2:04.92, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Tim Gallivan, Tyler Olson, Sean Hosford) 1:28.62.
