Monmouth vs Manhattan
- Saturday, November 12, 2022
- Riverdale, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: Monmouth 181, Manhattan 69
- Men: Monmouth 204, Manhattan 52
Courtesy: Monmouth Athletics
RIVERDALE, NY – The Monmouth University men’s and women’s swimming teams each earned dual meet victories over Manhattan on Saturday afternoon at Loria Family Aquatic Center.
The men’s team came away with a convincing 204-52 win, while the women cruised to a 181-69 victory over the Jaspers.
Alexa Houseknecht won three individual races to lead the women’s team, while Blake Reynolds, Dean Beyer, James Leitz and Callan Smith each won two races for the men’s team.
MEET NOTES
Monmouth’s women won 200-yard medley relay with freshmen Edie Ancell, Isabella Aguanno, Bailey Rynkiewicz and Morgan Fredette winning in 1:52.90.
Alexa Houseknecht won three individual races. Houseknecht was first in the 50-yard breaststroke (33.13), the 100-yard backstroke (1:01.74) and the 100-yard IM (1:03.35). She won her first races of the year and has four career wins to her credit.
Bailey Rynkiewicz won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.85. Rynkiewicz won her second race of the year.
Five Hawks won their first-career races; Julia Bocaj, Jenna Pryne, Edie Ancell, Isabella Aguanno and Hannah Parker.
Julia Bocaj took the top spot in the 1000 free with her time of 11:23.43.
Jenna Pryne placed first in the 50-yard backstroke with her time of 26.68.
Edie Ancell earned a win in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.36.
Isabella Aguanno claimed a first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:11.17).
Hannah Parker’s time of 5:23.07 was a first-place performance in the 500-yard freestyle.
The men also took first in the 200-yard medley relay with Kevin Del Giorno, Sean Cook, Blake Reynolds and Thomas Svane-From finishing in 1:34.26.
Dean Beyer won the 1000 free in 9:43.73 and the 500 free in 4:44.09. Beyer has four wins this year and six for his career.
James Leitz won the 100-yard butterfly in 52.91 and the 100-yard backstroke in 53.58. Leitz won his first two races of the year and has four career wins.
Blake Reynolds hit the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.25 and the 50-yard butterfly in 22.75. Reynolds increased his career victory total to 31 and has seven wins this season.
Callan Smith added to his victory total with wins in the 100-yard freestyle (47.35) and 100-yard IM (52.81). Smith now has nine wins this year and 82 for his career.
Owen Dyson placed first in the 200-yard freestyle when he hit the wall in 1:45.03. It was the first win of his career.
Kevin Del Giorno earned the win in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 23.58. Del Giorno won his first race of the season and has four career victories.
Sean Cook took first in the 50-yard breaststroke, winning in 27.09. Cook won his first race of 2022-23 and has five career wins.
UP NEXT
The Hawks turn their attention to the ECAC Winter Championships in East Meadow, NY beginning on December 2.
Courtesy: Manhattan Athletics
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan women’s swimming and diving team fell to Monmouth with a final score of 181-69 on Saturday.
Despite losing the meet, the Jaspers performed well in the individual races. Kyla Guilfoil came in second in the 50-yard backstroke and the 100-yard backstroke with times of 29:26 and 1:03.64, earning the Jaspers eight points. Abbey Mink came in second place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 37.29, only .16 seconds behind first. For the 50-yard freestyle, Mink again took first for the Jaspers with a time of 25.34, earning nine points.
The Jaspers won the 200-yard relay, for the second meet in a row, with a final time of 1:48.64, scoring 11 points. Eva Canning, Eva Canning, Jessica O’Brien, and Mink made up the relay team.
“It was a good performance by us considering it’s a tough time of the year. This time of the year we’re all practicing and training hard, so everyone is fatigued. Also being short a couple of teammates due to just general outages,” said head coach Eric Rasmussen, Jr.
Manhattan swims again on Friday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. at the Cougar Invitational in Union, N.J.
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Manhattan men’s swimming and diving team fell to Monmouth by a final score of 204-52 on Saturday.
For individual races, Joe Brennan came in first in the 100-yard breaststroke a with time of 58.29, 2.22 seconds faster than second place.
The Jaspers took first and second place in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with final times of 1:30.16 and 1:38.14, scoring Manhattan 15 points. Brennan, Andrew Lebak, Branden Deiss, Jonathan Carsen took the win for the Jaspers.
“It was a good performance by us considering it’s a tough time of the year. This time of the year were all practicing and training hard, so everyone is fatigued. Also being short a couple of teammates due to just general outages,” said head coach Eric Rasmussen, Jr.
Manhattan swims again on Friday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. at the Cougar Invitational in Union, N.J.