2025 MAAC Championships Day 3 Recap

2025 MAAC Championships

Day three of the 2025 MAAC Championships has concluded. On the lads’s facet, the race is tremendous shut between Niagara and Fairfield, whereas on the ladies’s facet, Niagara held their sizeable level lead on the remainder of the convention.

Ladies’s 100 fly

• Meet Report: 54.65 — Morgan Hansen (Faifield), 2020
• 2024 Champion: Ashley Benkert (Iona) — 56.18

1. Hope Ivanovich (Siena) — 54.49
2. Eydis Kolbeinsdottir (Marist) — 56.13
3. Maria Mitova (Niagara) — 56.21
4. Ashley Benkert (Iona) — 56.22
5. Lara Kisakol (Fairfield) — 56.40
6. Hannah Yemec (Rider) — 56.43
7. Melanie Sanchez (Sacred Coronary heart) — 56.52
8. Sophia Swanson (Marist) — 57.01

Sophomore Hope Ivanovich pulled off an unbelievable win to provide Siena its first win of the meet. Ivanovich had each the quickest entrance half and again half of the sector. Her 54.49 victory almost 4 seconds sooner than she was at this meet final 12 months, in addition to a finest time by a couple of half second.

Eydis Kolbeinsdottir, a graduate pupil from Marist, completed in second in 56.13. Her time from prelims, 56.08, was a brand new finest time, beating out a 56.32 from the 2024 Patriot Invitational. 

Maria Mitova, a Niagara freshman, outtouched the defending champion Ashley Benkert by .01 to get third.

Males’s 100 fly

• Meet Report: 46.70 — Micah Ornelas (Bryant), 2019
• 2024 Champion: Ethan McCormac (Marist) — 47.94

1. Chris Dauser (Fairfield) — 47.57
2. Parker Koenig (Mt St Mary’s) — 47.78
3. Keller Fletcher (Marist) — 47.95
4. Tivon Benjamin (Rider) — 48.55
5. Alex Subotich (Niagara) — 48.85
6. Nicky Lane (Rider) — 49.11
7. Tristan Raso (ST Peters) — 49.20
8. Tim Engel (Marist) — 49.59

Fifth 12 months Chris Dauser and sophomore Parker Koenig confirmed down for the victory within the males’s 100 fly. They cut up twin 22.18s on the way in which out, nevertheless it was Dauser that pulled off a sooner again half to the touch first. 

Dauser, who went to Marist for undergrad and now competes for Fairfield as a grad pupil, confirmed off the strides he made this 12 months. Earlier than right now, his finest time was 49.04. He lowered that 47.57 right now.

Ladies’s 400 IM

• Meet Report: 4:17.55 — Priscilla Modrov (Rider), 2009
• 2024 Champion: Geneveive O’Neill (Marist) — 4:24.99

1. Chloe Vlaeminck (Niagara) — 4:20.87
2. Marty Divis (Niagara) — 4:21.55
3. Daphne Mead (CANC) — 4:23.71
4. Callie Grey (Fairfield) — 4:25.38
5. Sabrina Conrad (Marist) — 4:25.91
6. Carmen Del Aguila Martin (Mt St Mary’s) — 4:25.92
7. Shani Fridman (Niagara) — 4:25.98
8. Genevieve O’Neil (Marist) — 4:29.15

Niagara teammates Chloe Vlaeminck and Marty Divis raced head-to-head, with Vlaeminck approaching high because of a stronger breaststroke leg. It marked main finest instances for each opponents; Vlaeminck’s finest time till right now was 4:26.21, whereas Divis’ was 4:30.22. Behind them was Canisius’ Daphne Mead, who additionally turned in a finest time by about three seconds.

Males’s 400 IM

• Meet Report: 3:49.71 — Brennan Morris, Loyola Maryland (2011)
• 2024 Champion: James Conable (Marist) — 3:52.56

1. James Conable (Marist) — 3:50.44  
2. Ed Hunt (Fairfield) — 3:54.36  
3. Hunter Emerson (Marist) — 3:55.68  
4. Jack Behm (Fairfield) — 3:55.83  
5. Thomas Latimer (Niagara) — 3:56.68  
6. Holden Brock (Niagara) — 3:56.79  
7. Juan Diego Nunez Barreras (Saint Peters) — 3:59.36  
8. Elliott Burgos (Niagara) — 4:00.06

James Conable pulled off a dominant win and have become the primary double particular person winner of the meet. The Marist senior acquired off to a 1.5 second lead on the first 100 and continued to construct the result in about 4 seconds by the tip of the swim. The defending champion beat his profitable time from final 12 months by two seconds, stopping the clock in 3:50.44 this time round.

Ladies’s 200 free

• Meet Report: 1:49.33 — Priscilla Modrov (Rider), 2009
• 2024 Champion: Evie Leighton (Canisisus) — 1:50.08 

1. Natalie Killion (Niagara) — 1:48.20
2. Sophia Velleco (Sacred Coronary heart) — 1:49.81
3. Erin Hoyland (Fairfield) — 1:50.68
4. Claire Gorton (Niagara) — 1:50.91
5. Megan Jackson (Niagara) — 1:51.63
6. Mary Carl (Niagara) — 1:52.19
7. Charlotte Lepis (Marist) — 1:52.60
8. Evie Leighton (Canisius) — 1:52.66

Natalie Killion pulled off the primary double particular person win of the ladies’s meet whereas dropping a brand new finest time of 1:48.20. Final evening’s 500 champion repeated tonight by leveraging a powerful again half to command the warmth. Killion was sooner than her lead-off within the 800 free relay two nights in the past, when she went 1:48.56.

For the primary time in her profession, Sacred Coronary heart sophomore Sophie Velleco broke the 1:50 barrier in her profession. Velleco swam 1:49.81 to get second place.

Males’s 200 free

• Meet Report: 1:34.79 — Michael Faughnan (Iona), 2024
• 2024 Champion: Michael Faughnan (Iona) — 1:34.79

1. Michael Faughnan (Iona) — 1:34.39
2. Reid Tichy (Niagara) — 1:36.34
3. Nathan Dragon (Niagara) — 1:37.11
4. Tim Regan (Fairfield) — 1:37.81
5. Joseph Stewart (Fairfield) — 1:38.23
6. Aidan Schnapf (Fairfield) — 1:38.25
7. Adam Zaremba (Marist) — 1:38.48
8. Michael Levine (Niagara) — 1:39.70

Iona’s Michael Faughnan got here in because the heavy favourite on this occasion, and he didn’t disappoint. The fifth 12 months plowed by way of the primary 50 in 21.81, almost a second forward of the remainder of the sector. He then additionally posted the quickest second, third, and final 50s within the subject to win by over two seconds in 1:34.39. Faughnan’s final ever collegiate 200 free was a private finest, beating out his meet report of 1:34.79 from final 12 months.

Ladies’s 100 breast

• Meet Report: 1:01.45 — Tone Sandsjo (Fairfield), 2024
• 2024 Champion: Tone Sandsjo (Fairfield) – 1:01.45

1. Tone Sandsjo (Fairfield) — 1:00.61
2. Alaina Pitton (Niagara) — 1:01.14
3. April Avila (Marist) — 1:02.35
4. Rae Dodson (Marist) — 1:02.82
5. Julia Moser (Iona) — 1:03.39
6. Christine Lazari (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 1:03.67
7. Megan Smith (Niagara) — 1:04.06
8. Rosemery Nieto (Sacred Coronary heart) — 1:04.70

Going into the race, it appeared like it might be three-woman present between a trio of sophomores who all turned in 1:01 mids within the morning: Alaina Pitton, April Avila, and Tone Sandsjo.

Although they did go 1-2-3, it wasn’t notably shut, as Sandsjo blasted to a brand new lifetime better of 1:00.66. Earlier than this, the Swedish nationwide’s finest stood at 1:01.45, which received her the occasion final 12 months.

Pitton, the 200 IM champion from the day earlier than, delivered a 1:01.14 for second, whereas Avila took third in 1:02.35.

Males’s 100 breast

• Meet Report: 53.40 — FuKong Wong (Bryant), 2020
• 2024 Champion: 54.29 — Joe Brennan (Manhattan)

1. Aidan Grady (Mt St Mary’s) — 53.18
2. Sean Finley (Niagara) — 53.53
3. Billy Ruddy (Rider) — 53.61
4. Enrique Garcia (Fairfield) — 54.11
5. Joe Brennan (Manhattan) — 54.67
6. Lance Cruz (Niagara) — 55.08
7. Max Connelly (Rider) — 55.30
8. Matthew Borovik (Rider) — 55.97

Mount Saint Marys sophomore Aidan Grady took a .6-sized chunk off his lifetime finest to win and set up a brand new meet report. Grady blasted it out in a 24.63, and though he got here again to second place finisher Sean Finley just a little bit on the again half, he nonetheless received by three tenths.

For Finley, this was a large finest time. Earlier than his 53.53, he had by no means been sooner than 54.78.

Ladies’s 100 again

• Meet Report: 54.45 — Matea Samardzic (St. Peters), 2015
• 2024 Champion: Nora Segurola Larrinaga (Fairfield) — 54.92

1. Erini Pappas (Fairfield) — 55.43
2. Raegan O’Brien (Iona) — 55.96
3. Lauren Patalano (Fairfield) — 55.99
4. Hanna Aggen (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 56.51
5. Paige South (Niagara) — 56.60
6. Holly Rahurahu (Fairfield) — 56.80
7. Kristen Baker (Sacred Coronary heart) — 56.99
8. Genevieve O’Neil (Marist) — 57.34

Erini Pappas helped ship back-to-back wins for the Fairfield ladies. Pappas, a senior, stopped the clock in 55.43 to win by a couple of half second.

Behind Pappas, three freshmen went 2-3-4, a great signal for the way forward for the occasion on this convention. Raegen O’Brien and Lauren Patalano took the silver and bronze with a pair of 55.9s. Hanna Aggen, in the meantime, went 56.51 for fourth.

Males’s 100 again

• Meet Report: 47.35 — Justin Carey (Rider), 2019
• 2024 Champion: Lucas Recivicius (Rider) — 47.85

1. Kieran Egan (Iona) — 47.75
2. Jason Fitch (Mount Saint Mary’s) — 47.81
3. Noah Giunta (Iona) — 48.70
4. Nate Wales (Iona) — 49.03
5. Max McMillan (Fairfield) — 49.25
6. Derek Fantano (Rider) — 49.49
7. Quinn Smith (Marist) — 49.51
8. Oliver McLaughlin (Fairfield) — 49.67

Iona sophomore Kieran Egan held off a second 50 surge from Mount St Marys junior Jason Fitch for a slim win. For each opponents, this was a brand new finest time, beating out their 48.2 earlier private bests by almost half a second.

Ladies’s 400 medley relay

• Meet Report: 3:44.67 — Fairfield, 2024
• 2024 Champion: Fairfield — 3:44.67

1. Niagara — 3:42.93
2. Fairfield — 3:45.02
3. Iona — 3:47.92
4. Mt St Mary’s — 3:48.24
5. CANC — 3:49.43
6. Marist — 3:50.15
7. Sacred Coronary heart — 3:51.04
8. Siena — 3:51.23

Natalie Killion began Niagara off on the best notice, swimming a 55.09 that may’ve received the person 100 backstroke. Alaina Pitton and Maria Mitova constructed on Niagara’s lead earlier than senior Paige South hit the water and secured the win. South cut up 50.51, the perfect cut up by almost a second and a half within the subject.

Fairfield touched in 3:45.02 for a cushty second place. Iona grabbed third, with senior Ashley Benkert clocking the quickest fly cut up of the sector (55.74).

Males’s 400 medley relay

• Meet Report: 3:13.39 — Bryant, 2019
• 2024 Champion: Iona — 3:14.86

1. Iona — 3:11.51
2. Mt St Mary’s — 3:13.29
3. Niagara — 3:15.47
4. Fairfield — 3:15.83
5. Rider — 3:16.85
6. Marist — 3:17.06
7. CANC — 3:19.65
8. St Peters — 3:23.20

Iona College efficiently defended their title on this relay whereas additionally getting two seconds beneath the previous meet report. They boasted three of the 4 quickest legs within the subject, beginning off with Michael Faughnan on backstroke (46.38). On the again two legs, sophomores Kieran Egan (47.46) and Nate Wales (43.75) additionally produced field-leading splits. 

Mount Saint Mary’s positioned second in 3:13.29, additionally narrowly beneath the previous meet report. 100 breast champion Aidan Grady clocked a 52.89 on breaststroke, the quickest within the subject.

Crew Scores – Ladies

1. Niagara College — 517
2. Fairfield College — 377
3. Marist School — 340
4. Sacred Coronary heart College — 253
5. Mount Saint Mary’s — 240
6. Iona College — 191
7. Canisius College — 187
8. Siena School — 152
9. Rider College — 137
10. Merrimack School — 59
11. Saint Peters College — 53
12. Manhattan College — 49

Crew Scores – Males

1. Niagara College — 427.5
2. Fairfield College — 424.5
3. Marist School — 402.5
4. Iona College — 364.5
5. Rider College — 323.5
6. Mount Saint Mary’s — 216.5
7. Canisius College — 150
8. Saint Peters College — 111
9. Manhattan College — 94