Xavier Swimming Earns 23 Nominations to the All-BIG EAST Team

NEW YORK - After closing out the 2019 BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships with a fourth title for the men's team and the best finish in program history for the women, 23 Musketeers earned All-BIG EAST honors, the conference office announced on Thursday. All-BIG EAST honors are awarded to the top three finishers in each event during the conference championship meet.

Xavier's women finished as runners-up to Villanova, marking highest finish in the conference meet for the women since joining the conference, and matching the program's best finish, a second-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Championships in 2008. Xavier came away with the BIG EAST Championship in the 200 medley relay, which marks the first relay championship in program history for the women, and the first time in the new configuration of the BIG EAST that Villanova did not win a relay at the championship meet.

Xavier's men took the top spot, despite not competing in diving, to earn the program's fourth BIG EAST Championship in the six years since joining the conference. The Musketeer men collected six BIG EAST event championships over the course of the four-day meet, including four of the five relays, to finish with 779.5 points, topping second place Georgetown by 35 points.

XAVIER WOMEN

On the women's side, 11 Musketeers earned All-Conference honors, including seven who earned All-BIG EAST in multiple events.

Senior Caroline Gaertner led the way with nominations in seven events, including three individual events, 100 back, 200 back and 100 fly. Gaertner also took part in four top-three relays, including Xavier's win in the 200 medley relay.

Junior Emily Conners earned All-Conference in six events for a second-straight year, including the 50 and 100 free, and four relays.

Taylor Hogan earned All-BIG EAST in a pair of individual events, the 100 fly and 200 fly. Ali Fort, Emily Saugstad, Lydia Schaeffer and Tianna Vozar each took part in a pair of relays to earn All-Conference.

Maureen Cummins, Laura Dicus, Abigail Garner and Katie Kerr each helped the Musketeers finish in the top two of all five relays.

HONOREES AND EVENTS

Emily Conners - 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Maureen Cummins - 200 Free Relay
Laura Dicus - 200 Free Relay
Ali Fort - 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Caroline Gaertner - 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Abigail Garner - 800 Free Relay
Taylor Hogan - 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Katie Kerr - 800 Free Relay
Emily Saugstad - 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
Lydia Schaeffer - 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Tianna Vozar - 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

XAVIER MEN

On the men's side, 12 Musketeers earned All-BIG EAST, including six who earned honors in multiple events on the way to the program's fourth conference title in six years.

Senior Sam Johanns earned All-Conference in seven events, including the 50 and 100 free, as well as the 100 back, and four relays, including three first place finishes.

Matthew Dyer earned five All-Conference finishes, including winning an individual gold in the 100 breast, as well as two gold medal-winning relays.

David Bunnell earned All-conference in four events, including the 100 free and 100 fly, as well as a pair of winning relays.

Brandon Abboud helped the Musketeers in each of the four first-place finishing relays.

Nathan Runyon earned the honor in three events, including individually in the 100 back and 200 back, as well as in the 400 medley relay. Christian Thomas took part in three of the four gold-medal winning relays.

Landon Clark earned All-BIG EAST after winning the conference title in the 200 fly. Cameron Weese earned the honor with a top three finish in the 200 breast.

Enrique Hernandez, Ben Quon, Jared Ritz and Alex Sironen each helped the Musketeers to a top-two finish in all five relays, including four first place finishing performances.

HONOREES AND EVENTS

Brandon Abboud - 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
David Bunnell - 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Landon Clark - 200 Fly
Matthew Dyer - 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Enrique Hernandez - 200 Free Relay
Sam Johanns - 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Ben Quon - 800 Free Relay
Jared Ritz - 800 Free Relay
Nathan Runyon - 100 Back, 200 Back, 400 Medley Relay
Alex Sironen - 200 Free Relay
Christian Thomas - 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
Cameron Weese - 200 Breast

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