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Twenty-one UD Swimmers & Divers Earn First Place Finishes as Hens Easily Sweep Iona
1/17/2016 6:07:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware men's and women's swimming squads both won in convincing fashion Sunday afternoon as 21 different Blue Hen athletes captured first place finishes to lead the Blue Hens to a dual meet sweep over Iona at Rawstrom Natatorium.
The Delaware men won 13 total events on the way to a 177-103 victory while the Blue Hen women won 13 different events to register a 187-99 triumph over Iona. The Delaware men improved to 4-4 with the dual win while the UD women won their seventh straight dual competition to improve to 10-1 and reach the double figure win mark for the second straight year.
Iona, a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, fell to 6-6 on the men's side and 7-7 on the women's side.
Delaware had six women win multiple events and five men capture multiple first place finishes.
On the women's side, freshman Gabby Acker won both the 500 freestyle (5:15.32) and 1,000 freestyle (10:37.97), senior Alyssa Sanders won the 100 backstroke (59.40) and 50 freestyle (24.48) while swimming the first leg of the 200 medley relay (1:48.01), senior diver Kristina Congdon won both the one-meter (306.90) and three-meter (347.85) events, and freshman Mina Feyrer captured the 200 butterfly (2:08.14) and was part of the 200 medley relay team.
For the Delaware men, sophomore Patrick Savidge captured the 500 freestyle (4:36.19), 1,000 freestyle (9:27.94), and 200 breaststroke (4:36.19), junior Cory Camp won both the 200 butterfly (1:57.27) and 200 backstroke (1:55.30), junior Tomas Elder won the 50 freestyle (21.92) and 100 freestyle (47.97) and swam the final leg of the winning 200 medley relay (1:37.63), senior Luke Winkler won both the one-meter (309.52) and three-meter (306.82) diving events, and senior Alex Tooley won the 200 breaststroke (2:11.05) and swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay.
Several of the final races were swam as exhibitions by the Blue Hens, including a first-ever attempt at the 100 individual medley. Although their scores and finishes did not count in the final dual meet totals, Delaware's Sanders swam to a top time of 59.37 and junior Alex Hillsley had a top UD time 52.21 to establish school records in the event.
AGATE:
Final Results:
Men - Delaware def. Iona, 177-103
Women - Delaware def. Iona, 187-99
Delaware Top 3 Finishers:
Men:
1st Place - 200 Medley Relay (Alex Hillsley, Alex Tooley, Matt Daniel, Tomas Elder), 1:37.63; Patrick Savidge, 1,000 freestyle (9:27.94), 500 freestyle (4:36.19); 200 breaststroke (4;36.19); Nicholas Badsky, 100 backstroke (53.51); Reginald Bradnock, 100 breaststroke (1:01.19); Cory Camp, 200 butterfly (1:57.27), 200 backstroke (1:55.30); Tomas Elder, 50 freestyle (21.92), 100 freestyle (47.97); Luke Winkler, 3m diving (306.82), 1m diving (309.52); Alex Tooley, 200 breaststroke (2:11.05)
2nd Place - James Petrera, 1,000 freestyle (10:12.70); Chris Dryden, 200 freestyle (1:46.22); Chris Cornell, 100 breaststroke (1:01.77); Jacob Dickens, 200 butterfly (1:58.65); Garrett Sharesky, 100 freestyle (48.09); Nicholas Badsky, 200 breaststroke (4:51.31), 500 freestyle (4:51.31); Colin Hall, 1m diving (261.12), 3m diving (294.90)
3rd Place - 200 Medley Relay (Cory Camp, Peter DeLuce, Thomas Scott, Kyle Weston), 1:39.76; Dillon DiGuglielmo, 1,000 freestyle (10:14.17); Ryan Andresen, 200 freestyle (1:46.61); Mark Wellborn, 200 butterfly (1:59.28); Garrett Sharesky, 50 freestyle (22.10); Andrew Woerth, 100 freestyle (48.61); Chris Cornell, 200 breaststroke (2:19.32)
Women:
1st Place - 200 Medley Relay (Alyssa Sanders, Annie Nunes, Mina Feyrer, Morgan Whyte), 1:48.01; Gabrielle Acker, 1,000 freestyle (10:37.97), 500 freestyle (5:15.32); Brittany Steinfeld, 200 freestyle (1:58.47); Alyssa Sanders, 100 backstroke (59.40), 50 freestyle (24.48); Dominique Montoya, 100 breaststroke (1:06.50); Mina Feyrer, 200 butterfly (2:08.14); Kristina Congdon, 1m diving (306.90 points), 3m diving (347.85); Sarah Braatz, 100 freestyle (53.54); Samantha Marino, 200 backstroke (2:11.26); Emily Pate, 200 breaststroke (2:28.22)
2nd Place - 200 Medley Relay (Alyssa Santangelo, Dominique Montoya, Kristen Bishop, Jordan Sawyer), 1:48.44; Samantha Marino, 1,000 freestyle (10:40.03); Kristen Bishop, 200 freestyle (1:58.51); Julia Capobianco, 100 backstroke (1:01.92); Emily Pate, 100 breaststroke (1:08.08); Morgan Whyte, 50 freestyle (24.97); Caitlin Stockwell, 1m diving (293.40), 3m diving (314.10); Melissa Manuelli, 500 freestyle (5:21.61)
3rd Place - 200 Medley Relay (Julia Capobianco, Natalie Ambrosey, Haley Novak, Brittany Steinfeld), 1:53.43; Melissa Manuelli, 200 freestyle (1:59.70); Haley Novak, 100 breaststroke (1:08.64); Julia Capobianco, 200 butterfly (2:16.27); Jordan Sawyer, 50 freestyle (25.12); Kimberly Caruso, 1m diving (239.47), 3m diving (261.00); Amy Nemeth, 100 freestyle (55.14); Caitlin Connor, 200 backstroke (2:17.14); Brittany Steinfeld, 200 breaststroke (2:30.10)
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