Results
The College at Brockport Men's and Women's swimming and diving teams were swept at Fredonia on Friday night as the men fell by a score of 131-86 and the women dropped a 134-102 decision. The men fall to 2-5 on the year while the women drop to 4-3.
Jennifer Conklin (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford-Sutherland), the school-record holder in the 1650-yard freestyle put up an impressive performance in the event, finishing first with a time of 18:43.31. The junior finished 13 seconds ahead of the first Fredonia finisher.
The Golden Eagles put up two solid performances in relay events on the night.
Taylor Schaffert (Lockport, NY/Loclport),
Amy Jessmer (Albion, NY/Albion)
Rachel Coia (Rochester, NY/Spencerport) and
Erin Luke (Latham, NY/Shaker) opened up the meet finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:55.08. The group finished just .24 seconds out of first-place. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Schaffert, Luke,
Eva Lankes (Liverpool, NY/Amherst) and
Paige Whitney (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) took the top spot with a time of 1:42.52.
Schaffert put up a strong effort to finish first in the 100-yard freestyle. The freshman recorded a time of 55.83. Lankes, this week's Brockport Female Athlete of the Week, won the 100-yard backstroke with a 1:01.36.
Melanie Melewski (New Baltimore, NY/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) finished first overall in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of 1:10.85.
For the men, Brockport recorded three first-place finishes on the night.
Kenny Smith (Rochester, NY/Eastridge) took the top spot in the 100-yard butterfly, coming in with a time of 53.15. Matt Panebianco (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone) recorded the best time of the meet in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:07.47.
The men also performed well in the relays.
Chris Heckman (Ballston Spa, NY/Ballston Spa),
Nathan Dubois (Mendon, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima),
Dustin Wurster (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West) and
Joe Klafehn (Hilton, NY/Hilton) came in first in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The foursome recorded a time of 1:30.87.
Both teams will travel to Monroe Community College on Feb.6 for a dual meet set to begin at 6:00 pm.
