New Paltz, NY— The State University of New York at New Paltz hosted its first home meet of the season against Hartwick College Saturday in Elting Pool in which both the men's and women's team suffered losses. 
 
In a tough 156.5-100.5 men's team loss, the Hawks managed to secure several first place finishes. Sophomore Ethan Bonney posted some incredible swims on the day, claiming first in the men's 1,000-yard freestyle in a time of 10 minutes, 20.27 seconds and then backing that performance with a first place finish in the men's 500 freestyle with a time of 5:03.43. Sophomore Mitchell Chappell also had a big day, taking first in the men's 100 freestyle with a time of 49.33 crushing his best in-season time by two seconds.   SUNY New Paltz's women's team lost to the Hartwick Hawks, 142-119, but also posted several first place finishes including the very first event. 
 
With a time of 1:54.19 seconds, senior Chelsea Angulas (28.88), junior Lindsay Kranitz (31.92), junior Tessa Griger (26.04), and freshman Kelly Donlevy (26.04) captured the women's 200-yard medley relay. The Hawks women's team dominated both backstroke events on the day, finishing first, second and third in the women's 100-yard backstroke and the women's 200-yard backstroke. Senior Chelsea Anguals won the women's 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.91 seconds, while freshman Delilah Griger won the women's 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:17.98, claiming her first collegiate win. 
 
"We had some fantastic efforts on both sides, but suffered a few heart-breaking losses by tenths of a second," said SUNY New Paltz coach Matt Distler. "We need to fine tune our finishes moving forward".
 
Donlevy had a career day, finishing in first, second and third in her respected events. With a time of 2:18.89 seconds, Donlevy won the women's 200-yard Individual medley by a body length. Donlevy also got a personal record in the women's 200 freestyle, swimming a time of 2:03.92, breaking her previous personal best by nearly two seconds. Freshman Kiersten Giovanniello placed second across the board in three of the hardest events college swimming has to offer. Giovaniello finished the women's 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:21.35, a time which no Hawks female has swam in a New Paltz pool since 2016. Giovanniello was the lone women's swimmer in the women's 200 butterfly and finished with a time of 2:18.04 and again in the women's 500 freestyle with a time of 5:31.58. Junior Lindsay Kranitz had a bounce-back win in the women's 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:31.95 after getting touched out in the women's 100-yard breaststroke by a tenth of a second. 

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