By: by Matt Palisin, Asst. SID
RESULTS
FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State women's swimming and diving team sent it's seniors out winners as the squad claimed its first-ever team victory over SUNY Cortland.The women won 152-146.
The men fell just short, losing 158-135.
The Devils were especially dominant in the diving tank, as the women finish 1-2-3 off both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. The men took four of the top six spots, with
Ryan Fuller winning off both boards.
Sarah Ficarro won both dives with NCAA provisional scores. She totaled 256.90 off the 1 meter, and 279.65 off the three meter.
Leanne Kies and
Ashley Keller placed and showed off the 3-meter. Keller and
Heather Colby finished right behind Ficarro off the 1-meter board.
John Rodman finished second off the 1-meter, and third off the 3-meter.
Notable swims came from Jennifer Smith (2:01.48) and
Emily Ginty (2:02.64), finishing 1-2 in the 200 freestyle.
Stephanie Andrasek added a season best and first-place finish in the 100 breast stroke in a time of 1:09.13.
Elizabeth Schake provided a spark in the second-to-last individual event, with a win in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 1:00.80.
The final event on the women's side was the 800-yard freestyle. With both team neck-and-neck, the winner of the relay would claim the team victory. The quartet of
Lizzie Lodinsky,
Kristen Champoux, Ginty and Smith finished nine seconds ahead of the Cortland squad in a time of 8:08.60, giving the Blue Devils the win.
The men also swam very well in their last tune up for championships.
John Estanislau finished in the win column three times, taking the 50 freestyle (:21.69), 100 butterfly (:53.23) and participating in the 800 freestyle relay (7:28.92).
Double winners include
Eric Jordan in the 100- and 200- backstroke (times of :56.26, and 2:02.59, respectively). Fuller won off both boards, with a mark of 257.30 on the 1-meter, and 296.05 off the 3-meter, the latter good enough to provisionally qualify for the NCAA meet.
Adrian vanHall swam one of his best meets of the season, winning the 500 freestyle in a lifetime best of 5:02.86. He was also a part of the winning 800-freestyle relay with Estanislau,
Matt Beebe and
David Adamczak.
Five Blue Devil seniors and one junior were recognized prior to competing in their final collegiate home meet. Head coach
Arthur Wang noted the exploits of divers
Leanne Kies (Owego) and
John Rodman (Livonia), freestyler Renée Solly (Lockport), distance specialist
Matt Beebe (Rochester), and sprinter
Robert Sweeny (Fredonia), all seniors, and junior sprinter
Jessica Dosser (Eden), who will forgo her senior year of eligibility.
The Devils will compete in the SUNYAC Championships beginning Feb. 8.
