SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Geneseo won its 14th straight and 29th overall State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) women's swimming and diving championship, Saturday at the at the Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center at Erie Community College (ECC) in Buffalo, NY. Cortland finished second and Brockport was third.
SUNYAC Champions
1650 freestyle - Kimberly MacDonald, Geneseo, 17:16.16
200 backstroke - Nina Chicatelli, Geneseo, 2:08.37
100 freestyle - Elizabeth Sagan, Brockport, 52.44
200 breaststroke - Lauren Sposili, Geneseo, 2:21.71
200 butterfly - Alise Hale, Geneseo, 2:08.86
400 freestyle relay - Kenzie Fischer, Grace Kanaley, Alexis Falvo, Amaya DiGiovanni, Geneseo, 3:33.67
3 meter dive - Taylor Williams, Cortland, 485.15
All-Conference
The All-Conference first, second and third teams consist of the top three finishers in each event. View complete list here.
Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet - Kimberly MacDonad, Geneseo
Outstanding Diver of the Meet - Taylor Williams, Cortland
Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year - Geneseo
Diving Coach of the Year - Veronica Ribot-Canales, Cortland
Grace Mowatt Award - Erin Clune, Oneonta
The James Fulton and Grace Mowatt Awards are given annually to a senior male and female swimmer/diver based on the following criteria: All America honors, All-SUNYAC honors, improvement throughout collegiate career and academic achievement. Grace Mowatt was an associate professor of Physical Education and the women's swimming and diving coach for 30 years at Oswego before retiring in 1993. In 1996 she won the Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton one mile ocean swim for her age group. (First award given in 1996-97).
Elite 20
The SUNYAC Elite 20, an award modeled after the NCAA ELITE 90 program, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the conference championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. This year's recipient is senior Marissa Kordal from Cortland holding a 3.92 as a Biology major.
Women - Team Rankings
1. Geneseo 1046
2. Cortland 579
3. Brockport 399
4. New Paltz 394
5. Oswego 311
6. Oneonta 281
7. Fredonia 244.5
8. Buffalo State 174
9. Potsdam 154.5
