Brockport, NY – The SUNY Brockport swim and dive team will be busy this weekend with two meets on the schedule. The Golden Eagles will go to Monroe Community College on Friday (5pm) and then head to Fredonia on Saturday (1pm).
Senior Day Victory: Brockport most recently hosted Hobart & William Smith College on January 13
th for Senior Day. Both the men and women celebrated the day with wins in the home pool. The men's team got its first dual win of the season, 187-49, over Hobart. The women took care of business against William Smith, 188-106, to improve to 3-2 in duals.
Recent Weekly Honors: After earning wins at home, the Golden Eagles collected three weekly awards from the SUNYAC. Kyra Russ was named the SUNYAC Women's Diver of the Week for the fifth time this season. She took first place on the 1-meter board (269.15 points) and the 3-meter board (252.75 points).
Ren Watson took the SUNYAC Men's Diver of the Week award after winning on the 1-meter (213.80 points) and 3-meter (236.75 points) diving boards.
Emily LeFrois-Heath was named the SUNYAC Women's Swimmer of the Week. Against William Smith she clocked in at 11:29.81 to win the 1,000-yard freestyle race. Brockport grabbed another win in the 100-yard breaststroke thanks to LeFrois-Heath's time of 1:14.96. She also led the pack in the 50-fly with a time of 27.91 for another first place finish. LeFrois-Heath also took first as part of the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:42.06.
Winning Performances: Several Golden Eagles swam well in the recent win at home and will look to build upon these performances.
On the men's side of the action, the Green and Gold took one/two/three in the race.
Jace Fredericksen won the event (23.98),
Matt Cole took second (25.53), and
Ryan Sampson placed third (25.90).
Alex Scaglione won the 100-meter freestyle with his time of 51.90. In the 200-free,
Michael Laviani swam a 1:56.44 for the win and
Jack Olsian was second with a 2:00.14.
Sampson picked up his own win with a 5:50.71 performance in the 500-yard freestyle. Teammate
Joe Keeney was second in the race with his time of 6:06.84. Fredericksen went uncontested in the 1,000-free (11:12.51) to score some easy points.
Matthew Chan celebrated his Senior Day with a 27.77 in the 50-yard backstroke to win the event. Fellow senior
Logan Kime was third in the race with a 32.11. Cole (1
st – 1:00.54) and Laviani (2
nd – 1:01.51) went uncontested in the 100-back.
In the men's 100-yard breaststroke,
Luca Olivieri clocked in at 1:03.58 to win the race for Brockport.
Garrett Nanna picked up the win in the 50-yard butterfly with a 25.93.
Keeney (59.82), Scaglione (1:01.36), and Nanna (1:01.60) won the top three spots in the 100-fly. Olivieri grabbed another win with a time of 57.56 in the 100-yard IM.
Olsian, Nanna, Fredericksen, and Olivieri combined for a first-place time of 1:32.55 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the Golden Eagles got the win again with a time of 1:45.80. The relay team was made up of Olivieri,
Josh Lauzonis, Keeney, and Scaglione.
On the women's side of the pool, Brockport took first/second/third in the 50-free.
Elizabeth Sagan swam a first-place time of 25.28, finishing ahead of
Emma Butler (2
nd – 26.80) and
Emma Purvis (3
rd – 28.77).
The Golden Eagles took the top three spots again in the 100-free.
Madison Parobek won the event with a 57.10,
Addy Martino was second with a 1:00.03, and
Maddie Erhardt swam a 1:00.38 for third.
Parobek snagged first place again in the 200-yard freestyle event, swimming a time of 2:08.44.
Miya Vitale placed second with a 5:46.15 in the 500-free. Vitale also snagged first place in the 50-back (28.94), with Erhardt taking second (32.37).
Clocking in at 11:29.81,
Emily LeFrois-Heath won the 1,000-yard freestyle race.
Sarah Kilburn's 1:05.80 was good for first in the 100-yard backstroke. Senior
Brienne Westfall took second in the event with a 1:08.80.
The Green and Gold earned first/second/third again in the 50-yard breaststroke.
Sam Whitman (1
st – 33.81) won the race,
Kyla Bugbee took second (2
nd – 34.98), and
Leah Allen-Comella placed third (3
rd – 36.01).
Brockport grabbed another win in the 100-yard breaststroke thanks to LeFrois-Heath's time of 1:14.96. She also led the pack in the 50-fly with a time of 27.91 for another first place finish.
Kilburn grabbed another chunk of points for the squad with a winning time of 1:03.12 in the 100-yard butterfly. Westfall added a second-place finish in the 100-yard IM to her day with a time of 1:09.81.
Kyra Russ celebrated her Senior Day with first-place scores on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. She scored a 269.15 on the 1-meter and a 252.75 on the 3-meter. Fellow senior divers
Caroline Rossi (3
rd – 188.85) and
Emily Justa (4
th – 153.20) scored on the 1-meter board.
The group of Sagan, LeFrois-Heath, Parobek, and Kilburn took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:42.06.
In the 200-yard medley relay, it was Brockport's group of Vitale, Martino, Kilburn, and Sagan that won the race with a time of 1:52.93.
SUNYACs Ahead: The SUNYAC Championships are not far away, as Brockport will have just one more dual meet on the schedule before the conference championship meet. SUNYACs will be hosted by Erie Community College and is set to run from Wednesday, February 21
st through Saturday, February 24
th.
Coming Up Next: The Golden Eagles will host their final dual meet of the year next week when Nazareth comes to Brockport. The meet is scheduled for a 5pm start time on Wednesday, January 31
st.