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Geneseo captures men's and women's swimming and diving team titles



BUFFALO, N.Y. –
The Geneseo men (881) and women (953) won the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Swimming and Diving team titles.This is the 23rd SUNYAC crown overall for the women and 22nd title overall for the men. Oneonta women finished second and New Paltz third. On the men's side Cortland was second and Oneonta third.

Geneseo's Abigail Max took the Women's Swimmer of the Meet after winning the women's 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 100 freestyle. She was also named the Grace Mowatt Award winner, given to a female senior for overall academic and athletic excellence throughout their collegiate career.

Fredonia's Meghan Bartlett took home the Women's Diver of the Meet. She took first place in the 1 and 3 meter diving finals.

Oneonta's Chris Schuler-Ghiorse was named the Women's Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year after leading her team to a second place finish.

The Men's Swimmer of the Meet went to Geneseo's John Nasky, who took the men's 500 and 1650 freestyle events.

Geneseo's Samuel Randall took the Men's Diver of the Meet award. Randall took first place in the 1 meter and 3 meter dives.

New Paltz's Jack Spader was honored as the James Fulton recipient, given to a male senior for academic and athletic excellence.

The Men's Coach of the Year went to Cortland's Brian Tobin after leading his team to a second place finish tonight.

Saturday's finals began with the women's 1650 freestyle, where Oneonta's Lauren Zentko (17:38.61) took first place. Geneseo's Sophie Defreitas (17:41.99) and Cortland's Krista Caputo (18:00.15) followed in second and third respectively.

Geneseo's John Nasky took the men's 1650 freestyle with a 15:41.88 time, besting his conference and meet record time (15:42.66) in 2014. New Paltz's Jack Spader (16.24.16) was second and Geneseo's Don McLoughlin came in third with a time of 16.36.70.

The women's 200 back went to Oneonta's Taylor Waldrop, with a time of 2:07.92. In second place was Geneseo's Emily Smith, with a time of 2:09.44. Carly Cahill, Oneonta, came in third with a time of 2:09.97.

The men's 200 back was won by Geneseo's Kristian Tialios, with a time of 1:51.66. In second came Oneonta's Colton Roe, with a 1:55.22 mark. In third place was Geneseo's Jacob Cole, with a 1:.56.95 time.

The women's 100 free went to Abigail Max, of Geneseo. Max put up a 51.84 mark. Brockport's Taylor Shaffert (52.40) and Mary Jane Leja (53.18) came in second and third.

The men's 100 free went to Connor Mergler, Buffalo State, with a 45.98 time. Cortland's Reeve Callen (46.27) took second place with and Cortland's Mark Hanifin (46.39) took third.

Fredonia's Larissa Dobson took the women's 200 breast with a time of 2:23.07. Brockport's Melanie Melewski took second place with a 2:25.68 time. Amanda Berry, Geneseo, took third place with a 2:27.85 time.

The men's 200 breast went to Fredonia's Adam Clouthier with a 2:05.77 time. Finishing behind Clouthier was Oneonta's Zeke Brynin (2:06.35) and Cortland's Jake Lukubek (2:08.41).

Jenna Gibbons, Geneseo won the women's 200 fly with a time of 2:07.91. Hailey Modelewski, Geneseo, took second with a 2:09.74 mark and Kristen Bormann took third with a time of 2:12.07.

The men's 200 fly was won by Fredonia's Jake Hewitt with a time of 1:54.31. Brockport's Austin Moyer (1:54.72) and Oneonta's Lucas Santiago (1:54.73) took second and third.

The men's 3 meter dive finals went to Geneseo's Randall Samuel with a score of 516.30. Fredonia's Arron Carlson took second with a 497.15 mark and Rafael Santiago (485.65) took third.

The women's 400 free relay was won by Geneseo with a 3:29.99 time. In second was Brockport, which finished with a 3:33.63 time. Fredonia took third place with a 3:36.54 mark.

The men's 400 free relay went to Cortland, who set a conference and meet record with a time of 3:05.80. Geneseo took second with a 3:06.49 time, and New Paltz came in third (3:09.44).

The Men's and Women's All-Conference Teams are listed below:

Women's First Team
Meghan Bartlett, Fredonia 3 meter dive, 1 meter dive
Abigail Max, Geneseo 500 free, 200 free, 100 free
Melanie Melewski, Brockport 200 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast
Taylor Schaffert, Brockport 50 free, 100 back, 100 free
Lauren Zentko, Oneonta 400 IM, 1650 free
Molly McCullouch, New Paltz 100 fly
Carly Cahill, Oneonta 100 back, 200 back
Taylor Waldrop, Oneonta 200 back
Larissa Dobson, Fredonia 200 breast, 100 breast
Jenna Gibbons, Geneseo 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM
Women's Second Team
Miranda Fergus, Cortland 3 meter dive, 1 meter
Caroline Gardner, Geneseo 3 meter dive
Krista Caputo, Cortland 500 free, 1650 free
Sophie Defreitas, Geneseo 500 free, 1650 free
Hailey Modelewski, Geneseo 200 IM, 100 fly, 200 fly
Mary Jane Leja, Brockport 50 free, 100 free
Stephanie Wilcoxen, Geneseo 50 free
Amanda Berry, Geneseo 400 IM, 200 breast
Sabia Filiaci, Oswego 100 fly
Cassidy Griger, New Paltz 200 free
Sam Rokos, Fredonia 200 free
Samantha Granan, New Paltz 100 breast
Emily Smith, Geneseo 100 back, 200 back
Lydia Allen, Brockport 1 meter
Kristen Bormann, Geneseo 200 fly
Women's Diver of the Meet Meghan Bartlett, Fredonia
Women's Swimmer of the Meet Abigail Max, Geneseo
Women's Coach of the Year Chris Schuler-Ghiorse
Grace Mowatt Award Abigail Max, Geneseo

Men's First Team
John Nasky, Geneseo 500 free, 1650 free
Kenny Athans, Geneseo 200 IM, 400 IM
Connor Mergler, Buffalo St 50 free, 100 free
Samuel Randall, Geneseo 1 meter dive, 3 meter dive
Ty Zapisek, Potsdam 100 fly
Reeve Callen, Cortland 200 free, 50 free, 100 free
Adam Clouthier, Fredonia 100 breast, 200 breast
Kristian Tialios, Geneseo 100 back, 200 IM, 200 back
Jake Hewitt, Fredonia 200 fly
Men's Second Team
Jack Spader, New Paltz 500 free, 1650 free
Andy Schunk, Geneseo 500 free, 100 fly
Lucas Santiago, Oneonta 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 fly
William Koenig, New Paltz 50 free
Arron Carlson, Fredonia 1 meter dive, 3 meter dive
Rafael Santiago, Fredonia 1 meter dive, 3 meter dive
Ben Ford, Geneseo 400 IM
Yonghoon Jun, Geneseo 100 fly
Jeff Doser, Geneseo 200 free
Mark Hanifin, Cortland 200 free, 100 free
Jack Jakubek, Cortland 100 breast, 200 breast
Brendan Thompson, Cortland 100 breast
Colton Roe, Oneonta 100 back, 200 back
Dylan Burns, Cortland 100 back
Don McLoughlin, Geneseo 1650 free
Jacob Cole, Geneseo 200 back
Zeke Brynin, Oneonta 200 breast
Austin Moyer, Fredonia 200 fly
Men's Diver of the Meet Samuel Randall, Geneseo
Men's Swimmer of the Meet John Nasky, Geneseo
James Fulton Award Jack Spader, New Paltz
Men's Coach of the Year Brian Tobin, Cortland


Women - Team Rankings

1. Suny Geneseo 953         2. Suny Oneonta 489
3. Suny New Paltz 481        4. Fredonia University 430
5. Suny Brockport 420         6. Suny Cortland 362
7. Oswego State 170           8. Suny Potsdam 150
9. Buffalo State College 137

Men - Team Rankings

1. Suny Geneseo 881         2. Suny Cortland 520
3. Suny Oneonta 418          4. Suny New Paltz 395
5. Fredonia 388                    6. Oswego State 320
7. Suny Brockport 224         8. Buffalo State College 215
9. Suny Potsdam 197