Marist vs. Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, November 10. BOTH the Marist men's and women's swimming and diving teams got in the win column on Saturday afternoon at Fairfield. The men won their meet by a score of 146-82, and the women won 142-92. It was the first MAAC win for both teams after dropping their MAAC opener at Rider a week ago.

The Red Fox divers swept all four events. Melissa Mangona (Saratoga Spring, N.Y.) won both the 1 meter and 3 meter diving events for the women. Devon O'Nalty (East Hartford, Conn.) won the men's 3 meter, and Mitchell Katz (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) won the 1 meter. Katzs' win was his first win of the year.

Ralph Rienzo (Wallingford, Conn.) was a two event winner for the men. He won the 100 and 200 meter freestyle events (58.29 in the 100 and 201.16 in the 200). Greg Jablonski (Massapequa, N.Y.) won the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 24.39. Freshman Leo Draham (Blue Bell, Pa.) won the 800 meter freestyle in 9:06.71. It was the rookie's first win of his career. The men also won the 200 meter medley relay.

For the women, Jenell Walsh-Thomas (Medford, N.J.) won two events for the third consecutive dual-meet. She took the 200 meter backstroke in 2:26.47 and the 200 meter freestyle in 2:10.99. Sandra Bujalski (Thomaston, Conn.) won two events as well. The junior won the 50 meter freestyle (28.6) and the 200 meter butterfly (2:25.40). Freshman Maria Altieri (Hamden, Conn.) won the 200 meter individual medley with a time of 2:34.73. Like the men, the women also finished first in the 200 meter medley relay.

The win brings both teams record to 1-1 in the MAAC. The men are 2-1 overall, while the women are 1-2.

The Red Foxes return to the pool on Tuesday evening versus Iona. It will be their first home meet in over two weeks.

Special thanks to Marist for contributing this report.

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