FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield University men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept all events against the Manhattan College Jaspers on Saturday afternoon as both programs improved to 4-1 in dual meets this season.
Joseph Stewart and Hans Lim each picked up a pair of wins during the day while
Erini Pappas and
Alison Sposili also garnered two victories during the meet. The women won their meet by a 243-28 score while the men took their competition by a 244-29 margin.
Stewart's events included the 100 free (53.04) and the 200 free (1:55.0) while Lim secured his success in the 200 IM (2:11.65) and the 200 fly (2:10.89). Pappas collected her first-place swims in the 200 fly (2:22.69) and the 200 back (2:19.65). Sposili touched the wall first in both the 100 breast (1:17.60) and the 200 breast (2:42.92).
Gabriella Tejeda (9:50.19) and
Olivia Thompson (10:22.51) took the top two places in the 800 free, the same placements that were picked up
Joey Nizzardo (8:41.06) and
Tim Regan (843.42).
Serafina Viola (2:13.47) and
Cailey Stockwell (2:14.48) occupied first and second in the 200 free while Stewart and
Ed Hunt (1:58.29) reciprocated on the men's side. The same results went forward in the 100 back as
Holly Rahurahu (1:07.80) and
Alexandra Miko-Rydzaj (1:08.95) representing the Stags for the women's race and Ollie McLaughlin (59.49) and
Patrick Gill (59.59) were in the lanes for the men's race.
The trend continued with Sposili and
Caroline Krawec (1:17.85) as well as
Chris Ford (school record 1:02.35) and Jeffrey Vlass (1:07.87) taking part in the 100 breast. Pappas joined
Erin Hoyland for the two top places in the 200 fly for the women with Lim and
Joey Nizzardo (2:15.83) taking first and third respectively in the same event. The 50 free was highlighted by the first and third place finishes by
Lily Barker (27.80) and
Paige Miro (30.03) and first and second place swims by Alex Belfer (23.46) and
Peter Gori (24.49).
Sydney Scalise (1:00.95) and
Serafina Viola (1:01.31) garnered the top two times in the 100 free while Stewart and
Peter Gori (53.47) did the same in the event.
Pappas and Courtney (2:27.08) swept one and two in the 200 back while
Ryan Schuller (2:11.33) and
Jay Parente (2:17.35) owned the two best times in the men's race. Sposili and Tejeda (2:52.89) took first and second in the 200 breast with Jeffrey Vlass (2:25.39) and Lim (2:32.38) mirrored those results. The 400 free saw Hoyland (4:36.84) and Scalise (4:45.98) enjoyed success in the 400 free while Regan (4:08.67) and Nizzardo (4:21.14) grabbed the top two times for the men.
Olivia Thompson (1:09.07) and Courtney (1:10.52) rewarded the team with a sweep of the 100 fly, something that
Evan Fair (school record 56.09) and Stewart (1:00.30) reciprocated in the event
The 200 IM was also a sweep of the top two spots for the Stags as
Maggie O'Donnell (2:29.65) and Stockwell (2:31.12) swam for the women's squad and Lim (2:11.65) and Schuller (2:12.94) being in the water for the men's squad. Sam Tonole swept the men's diving events, scoring 253.70 points in the 1 meter and 251.60 points in the 3 meter.
Alexis Gaulin also earned first place in the same events, registering 251.85 points in the 1 meter and 235.85 points in the 3 meter.
The Stags will return to the pool on Saturday, January 21 when they travel to Iona College on January 21. The dual meet is scheduled for a 1 pm start.
