Brockport, NY- The Brockport men's and women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the fourth and final day of Empire 8 championships from the Webster Aquatics Center on Saturday, February 22^nd. The women's team finished 3^rd overall (433 points), with the men's team earning a fourth-place finish (496 points).
 
The women's 400-yard freestyle relay saw Elizabeth Sagan, Maddie Erhardt, Varshana Ramgulam, and Sarah Kilburn take bronze with a outstanding 3:35.90 finish.
 
Erik Parkes, Garrett Nanna, Carter Lundin, and Luca Olivieri made program history with a new program record 3:12.85 finish in the men's 400-yard relay for fourth place.
 
Elizabeth Sagan added to her medal collection with a second place finish in the women's 100-yard freestyle, taking silver with a 52.54 mark. Sarah Kilburn provided a strong outing as well, scoring 15 points with a fourth place finish for Brockport (53.51).
 
Emma Conner snagged a bronze medal in the women's 3-meter dive, racking up a 443.70 finals score in an excellent performance.
 
Jace Fredericksen (6^th, 17:33.97) and Michael Laviani (8^th, 17:55.07) scored for the men's team in the 1650-yard freestyle, snagging 24 team points.
 
Miya Vitale took eighth place with a strong performance in the women's 200-yard backstroke, finishing her race in 2:26.29 for 11 points.
 
Freshman Sarah Colwell shined in the women's 1650-yard freestyle, taking eighth place with a 19:03.81 finals time for 11 team points.
 
The Golden Eagles held multiple top-eight finishers in the men's 200-yard backstroke, with Luca Olivieri (4^th, 1:58.74), Matt Cole (6^th, 2:04.46), and Conner Berger (8^th, 2:13.34) all providing solid performances.
 
In the women's 200-yard breaststroke, Addy Martino cracked the top-five with her fourth place finish, wrapping up in 29.97 for an excellent outing. Lindsey Spitz (6^th, 2:31.49) and Sam Whitman (7^th, 2:37.76) added great performances as well.