RESULTS

Staten Island, NY – The Wagner women's swimming & diving team captured their first victory of the 2013-2014 season with a 152-106 win over LIU Post.

Wagner began the day with second and third place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay, as the lineup of freshman Anu Nihipali, senior Kelsey Thomas, senior Meredith Ketchmark, and senior Sarah Menendez missed out on gold by a mere .04 seconds.

The Seahawks dominated the 1000-yard freestyle, earning a 1-2-3 finish behind newcomer Grace Baird, and seniors Alexandra Cooney and Kristiana Kalibat. Baird also earned first place in the 500-yard freestyle event, while Cooney earned third.

Seniors Ketchmark and Menendez took first and third in the 200-yard freestyle. Ketchmark also won the 100-yard freestyle, breaking the previous record set in the event by .02 of a second with a time of 53.10.

Nihipali made a splash in her individual event debut, finishing the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 56.41, crushing the previous pool record by 2.49 seconds, effectively breaking the school record by about one second. Nihipali also finished second in the 100-yard freestyle before taking home the gold in the 200-yard individual medley (IM).

Following in her teammate's record-breaking footsteps, fellow freshman Katja Claesson took gold in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:07.25, breaking the previous record of 1:07.75 in the process. Junior Michelle Greenough and Thomas rounded out the event with a 2-3 finish. In addition to the points they earned in the 100-yard breaststroke, Thomas earned a first place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, while Claesson placed second.

Sophomores Amanda Lucia finished second in the 200-yard butterfly, and Erin Malone took third. Fellow sophomore Kaitlin Murtha took home fourth place. Lucia and Malone also earned second and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly event, respectfully, while junior Sam Sides earned third. Menendez earned silver in the 50-yard freestyle, and sophomore Corinne Rondina seized third.

Sophomore Kara Lacoste earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke events, while junior Morgan Stoner earned the bronze in the 200-yard backstroke. Murtha earned fourth in the event. Sophomore Megan Mendez also contributed to the Wagner victory, with a third-place finish in the 200-yard IM and a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle.

In the final event, the assembly of Menendez, Sides, Rondina, and Ketchmark controlled the 200-yard freestyle relay, clocking in with a 1:38.47. With that time, Wagner broke their fourth record of the day by an assertive 1.26 seconds.

The Green & White return to the pool on Friday, October 11th, when they head to Manhattan College. The meet is set to begin at 6:30 p.m.