FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 6, 2014
Thursday sees two
men’s relays
achieve new Northeast-10 record times
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The four-day 2014
Northeast-10 Conference Swimming & Diving Championships got
underway at Hutchinson Natatorium on the campus of Southern
Connecticut State University Thursday afternoon.
After the first day of competition, Bentley University holds first
place in both the women's and men's standings. For the complete
team standings, please see below.
Bentley sophomore Nicola Mancini won
the women's 1-meter diving finals Thursday for the second straight
year, posting a score of 403.00, narrowly ousting So. Connecticut
junior Jessica Renzo, who scored out at
400.75. Mancini also had a score of 406.30 in the afternoon
prelims.
On the men's 1-meter board, Le Moyne College sophomore
Josh Byrne took the gold with a score of
433.70 after posting 419.40 in the prelims. Bentley sophomore
Colton Bridge was second at 373.80 in the
finals, while The College of Saint Rose junior David
Genender was third (372.70).
The So. Connecticut men set a new Northeast-10 record in the 200 medley relay, as the foursome of freshman Christian Berg, juniors Raymond Cswerko and Dan Elliot and sophomore Brendan Murphy finished first in 1:31.08, breaking the previous record (1:33.38) by more than two seconds.
Also on Thursday night, the Saint Rose men's 800 freestyle relay of Eric Howard, Kyle Wilson,Jordan Gregg and Timothy Wilson set a new Northeast-10 record with a time of 6:52.01.
The Assumption College women’s 200 medley relay team finished first in their event, as sophomore Victoria Weber, freshman Rachel Gagnon and juniors Katherine Medeiros and Elise Prayson posted a time of 1:46.74.
Assumption also took first in the women's 800 free relay with a time of 7:44.14. The winning quartet was made up of freshmen Rachel Lanam, Tricia Lee, Libby Gajewski and senior Monique Haney.
Championship action continues Friday morning at 10:00 a.m.
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The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
Women's Team
Standings (through six events)
1. Bentley - 127
2. Pace - 124
3. Assumption - 123
4. Saint Rose - 112
5. Southern Connecticut - 88
6. Le Moyne - 64
7. Saint Michael's - 62
8. Adelphi - 52
Men's Team
Standings (through six events)
1. Bentley - 124
2. Saint Rose - 110
3. Le Moyne - 106
4. Southern Connecticut - 104
5. Saint Michael's - 88
6. Pace - 87
7. Adelphi - 60
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