February 21, 2015
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.
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).
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 Â Â Â Â Â Â 2. Suny Oneonta 489
3. Suny New Paltz 481 Â Â Â Â Â 4. Fredonia University 430
5. Suny Brockport 420 Â Â Â Â Â Â 6. Suny Cortland 362
7. Oswego State 170 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8. Suny Potsdam 150
9. Buffalo State College 137
Men - Team Rankings
1. Suny Geneseo 881 Â Â Â Â Â Â 2. Suny Cortland 520
3. Suny Oneonta 418 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4. Suny New Paltz 395
5. Fredonia 388 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6. Oswego State 320
7. Suny Brockport 224 Â Â Â Â Â Â 8. Buffalo State College 215
9. Suny Potsdam 197
