Xavier University Athletics
Thursday, February 21
Nassau, N.Y.
10 AM / 6 PM
Xavier University
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BIG EAST Championships
Swimming Closes out Day Two of BIG EAST Meet with Men's 200 Free Relay Championship
02.21.19 | Swimming
Musketeers collect five top-three finishes on second night
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. - Xavier swimming closed out the second of four nights of competition with two school record performances and a third BIG EAST Championship for the meet. Both teams stand in third place after two days of competition.
The Musketeer women collected two top-three finishes, with Emily Conners placing second in the 50 free and the 200 free relay taking silver in a school-record performance. The Xavier men finished with three top-three performances, including bronze finishes for Matt Dyer and Sam Johanns and a win in the 200 free relay.
1. Villanova University 378
2. Georgetown University 227
3. Xavier University 185
4. Seton Hall University 181
5. Providence College 93
6. Butler University 90
*Top time in B-Final
^ Prelim time
1. Georgetown University 263
2. Villanova University 235.5
3. Xavier University 230.5
4. Seton Hall University 219
5. Providence College 88
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The Musketeer women collected two top-three finishes, with Emily Conners placing second in the 50 free and the 200 free relay taking silver in a school-record performance. The Xavier men finished with three top-three performances, including bronze finishes for Matt Dyer and Sam Johanns and a win in the 200 free relay.
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WOMEN'S NOTABLE |
- Katie Kerr competed in the Championship heat of the 500 free, placing seventh with a season-best time of 4:57.73.
- Tilly Baldwin and Emma Kauffeld competed in the B-Final of the 500 free, finishing 11th and 14th respectively.
- Emily Saugstad's time of 2:05.26 in the B-Final of the 200 IM led Xavier, placing 10th. Alison Herman and Lydia Schaeffer also competed in the B-Final, placing 12th and 15th respectively.
- Emily Conners took second in the Championship heat of the 50 free with a time of 23.01. Tianna Vozar's time of 23.48 placed seventh in the championship head.
- Laura Dicus and Maureen Cummins competed in the B-Final of the 50 free, finishing 10th and 1tth.
- Emily Conners, Tianna Vozar, Maureen Cummins and Laura Dicus closed out the evening for the women with a school-record performance in the 200 free relay, finishing in 1:31.85 to take second.
- The women moved to third place following four racing events tonight, as well as a diving competition in which Xavier did not compete.
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WOMEN'S TOP TIMES |
| 500 Free | Katie Kerr | 4:57.73 | 7th |
| 200 IM | Emily Saugstad | 2:05.26 | 10th |
| 50 Free | Emily Conners | 23.01 | 2nd |
| 200 Free Relay | Conners, Vozar, M. Cummins, Dicus | 1:31.85 | 2nd |
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WOMEN'S SCORES |
2. Georgetown University 227
3. Xavier University 185
4. Seton Hall University 181
5. Providence College 93
6. Butler University 90
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MEN'S NOTABLE |
- Ben Quon posted the top time in the B-Final of the 500 free, finishing in 4:30.11, nearly three seconds faster then the next closest competitor in the B-Final and just over second off the school record.
- Nick Mahoney, Jared Ritz and Patrick Hacket also competed in the B-Final of the 500 free.
- Matt Dyer set a season-best time of 1:50.22 in to 200 IM prelims, finishing third in the finals with a time of 1:50.45. Nathan Runyon finished fifth and Brandon Abboud finished eighth in the Championship final.
- Chase Baldwin competed in the B-Final of the 200 IM, finishing in 1:53.13.
- Sam Johanns led the Musketeers in the 50 free, taking third in the Championship final with a time 20.57. Enrique Hernandez tied for sixth and Christian Thomas placed eighth in the championship final.
- In the 50 free B-Final, Alex Sironen took the top spot, finishing in 20.61. Matt Geraghty also competed in the B-Final, finishing in 21.31.
- Alex Sironen, Christian Thomas, Brandon Abboud and Enrique Hernandez closed out the evening with a win in the 200 free relay, matching the school record time of 1:21.23 in the win.
- Xavier's men moved up to third place, just five points behind Villanova and 33 points behind leader Georgetown.
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MEN'S TOP TIMES |
| 500 Free | Ben Quon | 4:30.11 | 9th* |
| 200 IM | Matthew Dyer | 1:50.22 ^ | 3rd |
| 50 Free | Sam Johanns | 20.57 | 3rd |
| 200 Free Relay | Sironen, Thomas, Abboud, Hernandez | 1:21.23 | 1st |
*Top time in B-Final
^ Prelim time
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MEN'S SCORES |
2. Villanova University 235.5
3. Xavier University 230.5
4. Seton Hall University 219
5. Providence College 88
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TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE |
| Friday, February 22, 2018 | Live Results | |
| Prelims: 10 A.M. WATCH LIVE (Diving: Noon) Finals: 6 P.M. WATCH LIVE |
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| 15 | 400 Individual Medley | Women |
| 16 | 400 Individual Medley | Men |
| 17 | 100 Yard Butterfly | Women |
| 18 | 100 Yard Butterfly | Men |
| 19 | 200 Yard Freestyle | Women |
| 20 | 200 Yard Freestyle | Men |
| 21 | 100 Yard Breaststroke | Women |
| 22 | 100 Yard Breaststroke | Men |
| 23 | 100 Yard Backstroke | Women |
| 24 | 100 Yard Backstroke | Men |
| 25 | 3 Meter Diving FINALS | Women |
| 26 | 400 Yard Medley Relay | Women |
| 27 | 400 Yard Medley Relay | Men |
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