Cleveland, O.H. – The Le Moyne College men's and women's swimming and diving teams wrapped up a three-day invite at the 12th annual Magnus Cup on Saturday night. The invite, hosted by Cleveland State University, ended with Le Moyne's men's squad placing 6th of 10 with 315 points and the women's team earning 13th of 14 after tallying 31 points. 

"The results of the weekend are a culmination of the work we've put in over the past 24 months. Recruiting, training and reinforcing our culture all came together in a great weekend in Cleveland," said head coach Adam Zaczkowski '04. "Men's school records fell day after day. Two long-standing relays with the 200-yard Medley and 800-yard Freestyle were taken down. Our 100 and 200-yard Breaststrokes and 200 Butterfly were shattered. It was a total team effort with all classes getting in the act."

"Our men's and women's divers competed in Platform diving for the first time ever. They were fearless going from the 5-, 7- and 10-meter tower. They also set team records."

He added, "For our women, we had an individual team record in the 100 IM. Many of our relay teams had lifetime best splits. All of our swimmers swam in both the prelims and finals, and this also marked the first time we beat Valparaiso and Canisius in an invitational style meet."

"We now have a few days rest for the Thanksgiving holiday but will be back in the pool and on the boards in early December."

Women's Squad:
The team of sophomore Lucy Catalano (Glenville, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), junior Brooke Sommo (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland), freshman Kaiya Fraley (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker), and sophomore Kayleigh Bigwarfe (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem) placed 34th in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a final time of 1:40.00 in the A Heat.

In the 400-yard medley relay, Sommo, sophomore Madeleine O'Dea (Milton, O.N./Milton District), freshman Kim Velazquez (Fairfield, C.T./Fairfield Warde), and Fraley took 36th with a final time of 4:02.37. 

In the 200-yard medley relay, Sommo, O'Dea, Velazquez, and Bigwarfe placed 31st with a final time of 1:49.06. The team of freshman Kaitlyn Thompson (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), senior Ella Kaback (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem), senior Brenna Horan (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point/SUNY Geneseo), and senior Alexandra Welliver (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira Notre Dame) nabbed 42nd in the B Heat with a time of 1:55.92.

The team of Velazquez, Welliver, Bigwarfe, and Fraley took 23rd place in the 800-yard freestyle relay, coming in at 8:07.38. Sommo, freshman Sydney Stalbaum (Austin, T.X./Dripping Springs), junior Emma Winters (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian), and sophomore Abigail Jaros (New Hartford, N.Y./New Hartford) placed 26th with a time of 8:19.96.

O'Dea finished 37th in the 100-yard IM with a time of 1:02.99 in the D Heat. O'Dea's final time was an improvement on her prelim time of 1:03.52 and set a program record.

The team of Catalano, Sommo, Fraley, and Bigwarfe placed 31st in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a final time of 3:39.02 in the A Heat.

In the 1650-yard freestyle, Stalbaum (37th), Horan (38th), and Jaros (42nd) finished with times of 18:50.23, 18:51.95, and 19:29.84, respectively.

Sommo placed 35th in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.82, an improvement over her 2:10.04 in the prelims. 

The diving team of junior Riley Brennen (New Hartford, N.Y./New Hartford), freshman Gabby Williams (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville), and freshman Alyssa Kearns (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) set a school record with a time of 1:18.30 in the 3x3 yard relay.

Men's Team:
The relay team of freshman Michael White Jr. (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker), freshman Nolan Carner (Weedsport, N.Y./Weedsport), freshman Jacob Griffin (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse), and sophomore Justin Enser (Hilton, N.Y./Hilton) took 15th place in the 200-yard freestyle with a final time of 1:24.83 in the A Heat.

Senior Belal Aly (Syracuse, N.Y./PSLA @ Fowler), junior Xavier Silaika (Rexford, N.Y./Shenendehowa), freshman Jack Milligan (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip), and sophomore Michael Han (Auckland, New Zealand/Pakuranga College) also took home points in the relay as they claimed 18th place, coming in at 1:25.01 in the B Heat.

Freshman Lucas Clay (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville) finished 15th in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 26.10 in the B Heat, improving on his prelim time of 26.24.

White took 15th place in the 200 yard-IM, coming in at 1:53.33 in the B Heat, after recording a time of 1:54.37 in the prelims.

The squad of Enser, Clay, freshman Alex Pilieci (Ottawa, O.N./John McCrae), and White nabbed 13th place in the 400-yard medley relay with a final time of 3:24.86 in the A Heat, while sophomore Zachary Kilburn (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown), senior Colby Randall (Mannsville, N.Y./South Jefferson), Milligan, and Carner placed 35th with a final time of 3:44.73 in the C Heat. 

Silaika, Han, White, and Aly took 22nd place in the 200-yard medley relay with a final time of 1:35.20 in the B Heat, setting a school record.

Pilieci came in 17th in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.22 after recording a 50.17 in the prelims. 

White (13th) and Aly (25th) placed in the 200-yard freestyle with final times of 1:42.55 and 1:44.97 in the B and C Heats.  

In the 100-yard backstroke, Clay finished in 17th with a time of 56.83 after setting a school record in the prelims with 56.75.

Enser (24th), Griffin (26th), and freshman Andrew Hartman (Slingerlands, N.Y./Bethlehem) (29th) competed in the 100-yard backstroke finishing with times of 51.98, 52.71, and 54.26 in the C Heat.

The team of White, Milligan, Aly, and Clay finished sixth in the 800-yard freestyle relay setting a program record with a time of 6:53.81. Pilieci, Han, Carner, and Enser placed 14th, coming in at 7:05.44.

Han took 23rd place in the C Heat of the 100-yard IM, coming in at 54.02.

White earned 20th as part of the B Heat in the 50-yard butterfly, finishing with a time of 23.35. Enser (26th), Pilieci (27th), and Aly (29th) rounded out the Dolphins in the event with times of 23.45, 23.53, and 24.06, respectively.

White placed 19th in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.72, matching his prelim time.

Clay nabbed eighth place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a final time of 2:04.56. His mark of 2:04.11 in the prelims set a new school record. 

Griffin took ninth place in the 50-yard backstroke with a final time of 24.12, just .08 behind his prelim time in the A Heat. Kilburn finished 21st in the C Heat with a final time of 25.90.

Pilieci took sixth in the 200-yard butterfly, coming in at 1:50.55, setting a new 'Phins record.

In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the team of Clay, White, Enser, and Milligan came in at 3:05.74, earning them ninth place. Griffin, Carner, Pilieci, and Aly placed 17th with a time of 3:07.65, as well.

The team of junior Patrick Scott (Utica, N.Y./New Hartford/Niagara), sophomore Adam Kaszovitz (Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville), and freshman Louis Allison (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) set a program record with a time of 10:31.00 in the 3x3 yard diving relay. 

What's Next:
The Dolphins will take a break before hitting the road and heading to Buffalo, N.Y. to take on Canisius University in a dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 11.