Ithaca, N.Y. – Senior All-American Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) won four individual events to lead the Le Moyne College women's swimming and diving teams at the three-day, nine-team Ithaca College Invitational at the Ithaca Athletics & Events Center Aquatics Pavilion. Senior Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) led the men's team with a pair of victories at the meet.
O'Donnell, who improved to 17-0 in individual events on the year, earned 128 of Le Moyne's 488.5 points on the weekend. She registered her first victory of the invitational on Friday night by winning the 200-yard IM for the fourth time this season with a season-best time of 2:06.72. On Saturday morning, she won the 100-yard butterfly with a school-record time of 56.64 seconds to eclipse her previous mark of 57.18 set at the UNYSCSA Championships on February 19, 2010. She registered her third victory of the meet on Saturday night by touching the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke in a season-best time of 56.66 seconds. She posted her fourth win on Sunday with a season-best time of 2:03.44 to capture the 200-yard backstroke for the third time this season.
Senior Mary Chidsey (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) got the Dolphins 29 points by scoring in three individual events. She turned in a 21st-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 1:02.48. She had season-best times and placed in the top-15 in each of the backstroke events. She was 14th in the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.71) and 15th in the 200-yard backstroke (2.14.98). Senior Meghan Shea (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee/U. of Bridgeport) tallied 35 points for the team in the two diving events. She placed 12th in the one-meter event with 350.25 points and ninth in the three-meter event with 378.35 points.
Acquaviva tallied 90 points in his three individual events. On Friday night, he picked up 26 points by placing fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 21.51 seconds. On Saturday night, he won the 100-yard backstroke for the third time this season with a season-best time of 50.86 seconds. He closed out his performance at the meet by winning the 200-yard backstroke for the fifth time this year by touching the wall in 1:53.73, his fastest time of the season.
Juniors Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) and Tim Gallivan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) each recorded double-digit points over the three days. Thieke placed 15th in the 400-yard IM in a season-best time of 4:28.42 to record 12 points and garnered four points in the 200-yard breaststroke by placing 21st in a season-best 2:25.26. Gallivan earned 10 points for the Dolphins by registering nine in the 100-yard butterfly with a 17th-place finish in 54.37 seconds and adding one point with a 24th-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:26.50.
The Dolphins return to the pool on Sunday, January 15th when they host Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Michael's at 1:00 p.m.
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Women's Team Results
1. Cornell 1975, 2. Geneseo 1316, 3. Springfield 1185.5, 4. Nazareth 1079, 5. Ithaca 952, 6. Hartwick 888, 7. Cortland 633, 8. Le Moyne 488.5, 9. Alfred 221.
Women's Individual Winners
500 Yard Freestyle – Abigail Max (Geneseo) 5:05.42, 200 Yard IM – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:06.72, 50 Yard Freestyle – Kellie Pennington (Springfield) 23.37, 200 Yard Medley Relay – Cornell (Emily Dean, Jessie Holley, Chiara Spinazzola, Natalie Domeisen) 1:46.85, 1 Meter Dive – Jennifer Thompson (Springfield) 433.45, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Springfield (Kellie Pennington, Jaclyn Van Waalwijk, Caroline Kosciusko, Kaitlin Reilly) 1:36.12, 400 Yard IM – Anne Drummond (Cornell) 4:25.60, 100 Yard Butterfly – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 56.64, 200 Yard Freestyle – Abigail Max (Geneseo) 1:54.87, 400 Yard Medley Relay – Cornell (Chiara Spinazzola, Jessie Holley, Stephanie Al-Quah, Allison Guba) 3:57.44, 3 Meter Dive – Bianca Herlitz-Ferguson (Cornell) 458.95, 200 Yard Butterfly – Lilly Powell (Geneseo) 2:08.69, 100 Yard Backstroke – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 56.66, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Jessie Holley (Cornell) 1:04.99, 800 Yard Freestyle Relay – Geneseo (Lilly Powell, Elyssa Max, Corinne Vairo, Abigail Max) 7:49.02, 1650 Yard Freestyle – Melissa Mrozinski (Cornell) 17:25.71, 100 Yard Freestyle – Kellie Pennington (Springfield) 51.01, 200 Yard Backstroke – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:03.44, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Carissa Risucci (Nazareth) 2:20.56, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Springfield (Kaitlin Reilly, Jaclyn Van Waalwijk, Caroline Kosciusko, Kellie Pennington) 3:31.99.
Men's Team Results
1. Cornell 1996, 2. Hartwick 1401.5, 3. Springfield 1209.5, 4. Ithaca 1165.5, 5. Geneseo 1028.5, 6. Alfred 654.5, 7. Cortland 588, 8. Nazareth 386.5, 9. Le Moyne 360.
Men's Individual Winners
500 Yard Freestyle – Kenny Kleso (Hartwick) 4:35.93, 200 Yard IM – Michael Phillips (Hartwick) 1:52.89, 50 Yard Freestyle – James Keady (Cornell) 21.23, 200 Yard Medley Relay – Cornell (Jacob Sangren, Eric May, Henry Scott, Christopher Myers) 1:34.53, 3 Meter Dive – Phillip Truong (Cornell) 528.55, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Cornell (Steven Kwartler, Christopher Myers, James Keady, Aria Mijares-Shafai) 1:24.71,400 Yard IM – Harry Harpham (Cornell) 4:12.34, 100 Yard Butterfly – Taylor Wilson (Cornell) 52.06, 200 Yard Freestyle – Michael Phillips (Hartwick) 1:40.50, 400 Yard Medley Relay – Cornell (Jacob Sangren, Julian Chan, Harry Harpham, Kevin Brazitis) 3:31.16, 1 Meter Dive – Phillip Truong (Cornell), 200 Yard Butterfly – Harry Harpham (Cornell) 1:55.11, 100 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 50.86, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Michael Phillips (Hartwick) 57.62, 800 Yard Freestyle Relay – Hartwick (Michael Phillips, Miles Blaney, Bradley Ranson, Kenny Kleso) 6:52.61, 1650 Yard Freestyle – Kenny Kleso (Hartwick) 16:07.91, 100 Yard Freestyle – Lydon Schultz (Hartwick) 46.11, 200 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 1:53.73, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Michael Phillips (Hartwick) 2:04.94, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Hartwick (Lydon Schultz, Bradley Ranson, Kenny Kleso, Michael Phillips) 3:06.60.
