Navy Men, Pittsburgh Women Still Lead at ECACs

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PITTSBURGH – Following the second day of competition at the 2015 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Open Swimming and Diving Championships at Trees Pool, host University of Pittsburgh sits atop the women’s standings with a score of 441.5 points, while the U.S. Naval Academy leads the men’s field with 478.5 points.

The Panthers built upon their first-day lead by once again putting together strong showings on the springboard and in relays. Freshman Meme Sharp (Noblesville, Ind.) followed her one-meter championship on Friday by placing second in the three-meter dive on Saturday with a score of 281.6. Sophomore Sam Winkelmann (Richmond, Va.) and sophomore Rachel Saunders (Warrington, Pa.) followed Sharp, finishing in third and fourth place, respectively. Marist College freshman Megan Berardelli (Ambler, Pa.) grabbed gold in the event with a mark of 300.2.

Pittsburgh’s 200-medley relay squad of freshman Tia VanLandeghem (Winnipeg. Manitoba), junior Maddie Marcelle (Pittsburgh, Pa.), senior Lauren Mills (Johnson City, Tenn.) and freshman Emily Murphy (Lima, Ohio) also earned gold, swimming to a time of 1:43.57. The Panthers’ third victory of the evening came from sophomore Kinga Cichowska (Wroclaw, Poland). On the way to breaking a meet record in the 100-breastroke, Cichowska raced to a time of 1:01.45.

Other notable performances on the women’s side hailed from University of New Hampshire freshman Elizaveta Baykova (Moscow, Russia) and Harvard junior Danielle Lee (Paradise Valley, Ariz.). Baykova recorded a meet record in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.54, while Lee broke the pool record in the 100-yard backstroke with a mark of 53.16.

The Midshipmen also extended their lead on Saturday by racking up four wins and two meet records. The Navy all-sophomore team of DJ Rusiewski (Rochester, Mich.), Morgan DeJong (Winchester, Va.), Hayes McCullagh (Charlotte, N.C.) and Michael Bundas (Saline, Mich.) raced to an ECAC record in the 200-medley relay, registering a time of 1:29.36. Rusiewski also posted a victory in the 100-backstroke, touching the wall first in 49.12. In the 100-butterfly, it was junior Jonathan Debaugh (Conroe, Texas) tasting victory, registering a top time of 47.54. Junior Thomas Duvall (Durham, N.C.) made it two meet records in as many days, swimming to a time of 1:35.59 in the 200-freestyle.

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworld.com.

2015 ECAC Open Championships, Day Two – Results

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PJ Martin
9 years ago

Go Navy! ⚓️

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