Villanova Puts Up Strong Showing at Prelims of Big East Championships

KNOXVILLE, TN - December 5, 2013 - A member of the Villanova University swim team watches the Men's 50 Yard Freestyle during the USA Swimming AT&T Winter National Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee

Photo Courtesy: Villanova Athletics

By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern

Thursday’s action at the 2016 Big East Swimming and Diving Championships saw action in the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free. The Villanova women had a strong morning, putting five swimmers in each A-Final for tonight. The Xavier men also had a solid morning, qualifying 16 swimmers for tonight’s finals.

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Below are the top 8 qualifiers for tonight’s A-Final.

Women’s 500 Free

1. Emily Mayo (4:50,59), Villanova
2. Caitlin Daday (4:52.33), Villanova
3. Mary Snyder (4:54.03), Villanova
4. Erin Merkle (4:55.26), Vilanova
5. Caroline Bonfield (4:56.99), Georgetown
6. Christine Ryan (4:57.72), Georgetown
7. Christine Sullivan (4:58.41), Villanova
8. Katherine Fallon (4:59.13), Providence

Men’s 500 Free

1. Alexander Wolfred (4:30.01), Xavier
2. Jacob Kohlhoff (4:30.19), Georgetown
3. James Foster (4:30.36), Xavier
4. Noah Yanchulis (4:33.32), Seton Hall
5. Greg Cino (4:36.70), Villanova
6. John Naughton (4:37.25), Villanova
7. Harrison Rodts (4:37.93), Villanova
8. Cody Wimmer (4:38.04), Seton Hall

Women’s 200 IM

1. Darby Goodwin (2:00.56), Villanova
2. Elise Pidutti (2:02.12), Villanova
3. Mackenzie Niness (2:04.29), Villanova
4. Gabrielle Daigneault (2:04.59), Villanova
5. Molly Fitzpatrick (2:04.72), Georgetown
6. Olivia Cacciatore (2:06.95), Villanova
7. Madeline Loniewski (2:07.26), Georgetown
8. Abigail Lake (2:08.27), Georgetown

Men’s 200 IM

1. Lior Grubert (1:50.80), Seton Hall
2. John Hoin (1:50.88), Villanova
3. Sam Delise (1:51.61), Georgetown
4. Matt Dyer (1:52.85), Xavier
5. Tyler Nussbaum (1:52.91), Villanova
6. Arthur Wang (1:53.09), Georgetown
7. Erik Biernat (1:53.10), Xavier
8. Zohar Suslovich (1:53.21), Seton Hall

Women’s 50 Free

1. Kaisla Kollanus (22.83), Villanova
2. Taylor Wilson (23.06), Villanova
3. Erica Fabbri (23.07), Georgetown
4. Bailey Page (23.17), Georgetown
5. Alexandra Fabbri (23.28), Villanova
6. Jessica Randolph (23.57), Villanova
7. Fiona Hardie (23.67), Villanova
8. Paxtyn Drew (23.77), Xavier

Men’s 50 Free

1. Luke Johanns (20.34), Xavier
2. Rodrigo Suriano (20.47), Xavier
3. Albert Hitt (20.73), Xavier
4. Dakota Williams (20.76), Seton Hall
5. William Leach (20.89), Georgetown
6. Sam Johanns (20.98), Xavier
7. Henry Rogatz (21.01), Georgetown
8. Joseph Moleski (21.08), Villanova

Women’s Thursday Prelims Up/Down

Team	A-Final	B-Final	Total
Villanova	15	1	16
Georgetown	7	6	13
Xavier	1	9	10
Seton Hall	0	6	6
Butler	0	2	2
Providence	1	0	1

Men’s Thursday Prelims Up/Down

Team	A-Final	B-Final	Total
Georgetown	5	7	12
Xavier	8	8	16
Seton Hall	5	4	9
Villanova	6	2	8
Providence	0	3	3

Finals will begin at 6 p.m. EST.

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