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Stags Set New Personal Bests on Day Two

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Stags Set New Personal Bests on Day Two

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – After two days of competition at the Terrier Invitational the men's side sits in sixth place while the women are in eighth. On the men's side of the action, Army leads over Boston College and Boston University. And for the women, Army leads Boston University and UMass at the top of the standings.

Beginning with the women's action, Fairfield placed 17th in the 200 medley relay after Emily Holman, Colleen Young, Grace Goddard and Oreoluwa Cherebin touched the wall in 1:50.91. In the 400 IM, Emily Vlass was the fastest Stag, touching the wall in  a personal best 4:40.77. Goddard led Fairfield in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.21. Kelly Cordes qualified for the bonus final in the 200 freestyle, finishing 20th with a time of 1:55.18. Young was able to grab the first points for Fairfield in the 100 breaststroke with  13th place finish in the consolation finals, clocking in at 1:07.95. Holman was the first Stag to finish in the 100 backstroke with a 43rd place finish and a time of 1:02.54. And in the final event on Saturday, the team of Cordes, Donna Lam, Goddard, and Cherebin placed 16th in the 800 freestyle relay to grab Fairfield two more points.

The men's side grabbed points in the first event of the day, with a 13th place finish in the 200 medley relay by Nick Delfico, Andrew Tavcar, Jordan Rahurahu, and Phillip Zyskowski. In the 400 IM, Rahurahu earned a spot in the bonus final, placing 17th overall with a time of 4:10.55. In the 100 butterfly, Delfico was the top Stag with a personal best time of 55.46. In the 200 freestyle, it was Zyskowski who was the fastest Stag touching the wall in a personal best time of 1:46.89. Harrison McGovern led the Stags in the 100 breaststroke with a 29th place finish overall and a personal best time of 1:01.16. Griffin Burke was the first Stag to finish the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 55.57. And in the final event of the day, the team of Jameson Duncan, Justin Touve, Rahurahu, and Zyskowski finished 12th in the 800 freestyle relay to earn 10 points for Fairfield.

The final day of competition at the Terrier Invitational will begin on Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Tavcar

Andrew Tavcar

Free
Freshman
Jameson Duncan

Jameson Duncan

Distance
Freshman
Nick Delfico

Nick Delfico

Back
Freshman
Kelly Cordes

Kelly Cordes

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Justin Touve

Justin Touve

Free/Fly
6' 1"
Freshman
Grace Goddard

Grace Goddard

Fly
5' 8"
Freshman
Donna Lam

Donna Lam

Free
5' 7"
Freshman
Emily Vlass

Emily Vlass

Breast/IM
5' 4"
Freshman
Oreoluwa Cherebin

Oreoluwa Cherebin

Fly
5' 0"
Sophomore
Griffin Burke

Griffin Burke

Back
6' 2"
Freshman
Emily Holman

Emily Holman

Sprint
5' 4"
Freshman
Harrison McGovern

Harrison McGovern

Breast
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Andrew Tavcar

Andrew Tavcar

Freshman
Free
Jameson Duncan

Jameson Duncan

Freshman
Distance
Nick Delfico

Nick Delfico

Freshman
Back
Kelly Cordes

Kelly Cordes

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance
Justin Touve

Justin Touve

6' 1"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Grace Goddard

Grace Goddard

5' 8"
Freshman
Fly
Donna Lam

Donna Lam

5' 7"
Freshman
Free
Emily Vlass

Emily Vlass

5' 4"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Oreoluwa Cherebin

Oreoluwa Cherebin

5' 0"
Sophomore
Fly
Griffin Burke

Griffin Burke

6' 2"
Freshman
Back
Emily Holman

Emily Holman

5' 4"
Freshman
Sprint
Harrison McGovern

Harrison McGovern

6' 2"
Freshman
Breast