Brockport, NY- The Brockport swimming & diving teams posted excellent finishes at the Blue Devil Invite at Fredonia, concluding on Sunday, November 24
th. The men's team took 2
nd place (1414.5 points), with the women's team rolling to a first-place finish for back-to-back seasons (1703.5 points).
Elizabeth Sagan would have an excellent weekend, picking up wins in the 50 freestyle (24.32), 100 freestyle (52.74), and 200 freestyle (1:58.81).
Erik Parkes continued his strong season, finishing 2
nd in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.75) and earning a 3
rd place finish in the 200-yard fly (1:46.75).
Luca Olivieri collected three top-5 finishes in the final rounds, finishing 4
th in the 200-yard IM (2:05.35), 200-yard backstroke (2:00.56), and 3
rd in the 400-yard IM (4:28.91).
Jace Frederickson was close behind, earning himself a 3
rd place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.25) and 1650-yard freestyle (18:02.53). Frederickson, Parkes, Olivieri, and Mike Laviani would team up for a 2
nd place finish in the 800-freestyle relay (7:22.47).
The Golden Eagles 200m freestyle relay of
Elizabeth Sagan,
Maddie Erhardt,
Leah Allen-Comella, and
Sarah Kilburn took the gold with an impressive time of 1:39.14.
Hannah Ramos would fill in for Allen-Comella for another win in the 400-freestyle relay (3:27.27).
The men's 200 freestyle relay of Erik Parkes, Garrett Nanna, Will Mergl, and Luca Olivieri would take second place, finishing in 1:29.07.
Sarah Kilburn would follow suit with strong 2
nd place finishes in the 50 freestyle (24.77) and 100 freestyle (54.01). She would also add to 2
nd place finish in the 100-yard fly, finishing in 59.10.
Maddie Erhardt finished fourth for the women's team in the finals of the 100-yard fly, wrapping up in 1:01.45.
Addy Martino impressed in the breaststroke, earning a 3
rd place finish in the 100-yard (1:10.89) and a 4
th place finish in the 200-yard (2:34.28).
Lindsey Spitz earned a top-5 finish in the 100 breaststroke, finishing 5
th with a 1:11.90 mark in the finals. Spitz would add another 5
th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at 2:38.30.
Ren Watson had a day on the board, taking 2
nd place in the 1-meter dive with 420.40 points.
Garrett Nanna would snag a 5
th-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, wrapping up in 51:06.
Miya Vitale,
Addy Martino,
Sarah Kilburn, and
Elizabeth Sagan would team up for a win in the 400-medley relay in a photo finish (4:02.38). The foursome would collect more gold in the 200-medley relay, finishing in 1:50.69.
In the 3-meter dive,
Emma Conner took the win, scoring 403.3 points on the diving board. Conner would snag another win in the 1-meter dive, racking up 398.95 points.
Up Next: Brockport will return home to face off with Oswego on Saturday, December 7
th at 1 p.m.