BOSTON, Mass. – The Fairfield University swimming and diving teams completed their three-day stay at the Terrier Invitational hosted by Boston University this evening. The men's team finished third out of six teams, posting 930 team points. The women's team secured fifth place by tallying 853 points over the three days.
Erin Hoyland opened the final session by placing third in the 1650 free, completing the course in 16:53.31
Ella Lepis also competed and brought home 7
th place by timing out in 17:35.52. Joseph Stewart was the top finisher for the men in the event, touching the wall in 15:59.83.
The 200 back was next up on the docket and both teams put swimmers in the top 10.
Erini Pappas registered a fourth-place swim in 2:01.40 followed by
Lauren Patalano in ninth place with her time of 2:04.72. Aidan Schnapf (1:48.06) and Jack Behm (1:49.98) garnered sixth and seventh place, respectively for the men's team.
In the 100 free,
Olivia Thompson completed the event in 52.61 which brought her 10
th place overall. Joseph Stewart and Cormac Rouse collected sixth and eighth place respectively with times of 45.69 and 46.43.
The women's team garnered three placements in the 200 breaststroke with
Alison Sposili taking fifth (2:20.52),
Tone Sandsjoe picking up sixth (2:21.36), and
Cailey Stockwell collecting seventh (2:21.74). Jeffrey Vlass (2:03.92) and Enrique Garcia (2:05.71) represented the Stags in this event which ended with seventh and eighth places.
The final individual event was the 200 butterfly with
Callie Gray serving as the top finisher by taking fifth in the B final behind a time of 2:08.84. Tim Regan (1:52.22), Ed Hunt (152.23), and Ryan Woodzell (1:56.00) recorded eighth, ninth, and 10
th places to close out the night.
In the 400 free relay, the women finished seventh in 3:38.91 behind the efforts of Oliva Thompson,
Holly Rahurahu,
Erini Pappas, and
Sydney Scalise. The men garnered fourth in 3:02.27 with Tim Regan, Aidan Schnapf, Nicholas Besgen, and Joseph Stewart comprising the relay team.
The Stags will return to competition in the new year when they travel to Binghamton University for a dual meet on January 11.
