Men's Swimming Takes Over First In Day Three at BIG EAST Championship, Women In Third

EAST MEADOWS, NY – Swimming wrapped up the third day at the BIG EAST Championship this evening as the men's squad took control of first place. Andrew Marin led the men's team, setting another school record, his second of the meet, in the 200 free as he finished in second. Ben Quon and Jared Ritz followed in the 200 free claiming third and fourth. Joey Mullen took the consolation championship in the 100 fly. Cameron Weese earned a consolation championship in the 400 IM.

The women finished the day keeping their third place slot, behind Villanova and Georgetown. Today's competition included a 3 meter diving portion for the women, which Xavier did not compete in. Lorelei Gaertner took a consolation championship in the 100 free. In the 200 free, Xavier's women claimed the three of the top four finishers, led by Emily Conners, who came in second. Abigail Garner followed in third while Emily Saugstad finished fourth.

The final day of the meet takes place tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 29 with prelims starting at 10 a.m.

WOMEN'S FINALS TIMES

400 IM	Taylor Hogan	4:26.22	6th
100 Fly	Taylor Hogan	55.72	4th
200 Free	Emily Conners	1:49.98	2nd
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:04.70	4th
100 Back	Brooke Atkins	55.92	2nd
400 Relay	Atkins, Schaeffer, Gaertner, Saugstad	3:46.28	2nd

SCORES

1. Villanova University 610
2. Georgetown University 549
3. Xavier University 436
4. Seton Hall University 311
5. Butler University 187
6. Providence College 185

MEN'S FINALS TIMES

400 IM	Jon Bernard	3:55.86	4th
100 Fly	Landon Clark	48.47	2nd
200 Free	Andrew Martin	1:38.87	2nd
100 Breast	Roark Lundal	55.57	4th
100 Back	Alex Sironen	48.77	3rd
400 Relay	Sironen, Bernard, Clark, Thomas	1:31.95	1st

MEN'S SCORES

1. Xavier University 514.5
2. Seton Hall University 456
3. Georgetown University 445
4. Villanova University 412.5
5. Providence College 186

TOMORROW'S EVENTS

Tomorrow's prelims are slated to start at 10 a.m. with finals beginning at 6 p.m.

SATURDAY HEAT SHEETS
1650 Freestyle Women (First heats to begin at 3:45 PM)
1650 Freestyle Men (First heats to begin at approx. 4:24 PM)
200 Back Women
200 Back Men
100 Free Women
100 Free Men
200 Breast Women
200 Breast Men
100 Fly Women
100 Fly Men
1650 Free Women
1650 Free Men

VIDEO

🎥 | The Musketeers take three of the top four spots in the Championship Final of the 100 Fly!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/vel2JG1boe
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 28, 2020

🎥 | The Musketeers take three of the top four spots in the Championship Final of the women's 200 Free!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/dt6XsVrYaH
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 29, 2020

🎥 | Andrew Martin sets another school record, finishing the 200 Free in 1:38.04 to finish second in the Championship Final. Ben Quon and Jared Ritz finished third and fourth!#LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/dvy8D8fGdj
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 29, 2020

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