Night two finals of the 2018 Big East Swimming and Diving Championships kicked off at 6pm EST at the SPIRE Institute in Ohio. Participating teams included Villanova, Xavier, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Providence, and Butler.
The Villanova women completed a sweep of the evening’s events, winning individual titles in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, and 50 freestyle, as well as a team title in the 200 freestyle relay.
The men’s meet was a closer battle, with Georgetown, Seton Hall, and Villanova competing for top points in each championship final heat.
At the end of the evening of competition, Villanova Wildcat women sit in first place with 374 over Georgetown’s 207. On the men’s side, Villanova held on to the lead with a relay win, garnering 303 points. Georgetown is close behind in second place with 262 points, and reigning champions Seton Hall sit in third place with 218.
Tomorrow morning, prelims begin at 10am EST with the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and the 400 medley relay. Finals will start at 6pm EST.
Women’s 500 Freestyle
Caitlin Daday won the women’s 500-yard freestyle for Villanova, touching in 4:47.83 over her teammate Christine Sullivan, who finished in 4:49.75. Daday was just 0.04 off the NCAA B cut. Third place went to Georgetown’s Cristina Barrett with her time of 4:52.10.
Villanova’s Andrea Fong touched in fourth place with a 4:53.45, just ahead of fifth place teammate Emily Provenzo and her time of 4:53.48.
Seton Hall’s Sara Ouellette (4:53.83), Georgetown’s Christine Ryan (4:53.93), and Seton Hall’s Jillian Calocino (5:01.88) rounded out the championship final heat of eight swimmers.
Event 7 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Big East: ! 4:39.63 2012 RACHAEL BURNETT, WEST VIRGINIA
Pool: P 4:43.49 2/16/2017 Elise Lankiewicz, Davidson
4:36.30 A NCAA
4:47.79 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Daday, Caitlin SR Villanova 4:50.31 4:47.83 20
27.48 56.08 (28.60)
1:25.09 (29.01) 1:54.13 (29.04)
2:23.07 (28.94) 2:52.27 (29.20)
3:21.25 (28.98) 3:50.49 (29.24)
4:19.53 (29.04) 4:47.83 (28.30)
2 Sullivan, Chris SR Villanova 4:52.58 4:49.75 17
26.91 56.03 (29.12)
1:25.46 (29.43) 1:54.89 (29.43)
2:24.24 (29.35) 2:53.51 (29.27)
3:22.54 (29.03) 3:51.61 (29.07)
4:20.68 (29.07) 4:49.75 (29.07)
3 Barrett, Cristi SO Georgetown 4:53.46 4:52.10 16
27.45 56.37 (28.92)
1:25.42 (29.05) 1:54.73 (29.31)
2:24.24 (29.51) 2:53.95 (29.71)
3:23.64 (29.69) 3:53.41 (29.77)
4:23.18 (29.77) 4:52.10 (28.92)
4 Fong, Andrea FR Villanova 4:54.22 4:53.45 15
27.66 56.66 (29.00)
1:26.07 (29.41) 1:55.59 (29.52)
2:25.37 (29.78) 2:55.31 (29.94)
3:25.35 (30.04) 3:55.38 (30.03)
4:25.05 (29.67) 4:53.45 (28.40)
5 Provenzo, Emily FR Villanova 4:55.60 4:53.48 14
28.10 57.51 (29.41)
1:27.01 (29.50) 1:56.56 (29.55)
2:26.26 (29.70) 2:56.12 (29.86)
3:25.96 (29.84) 3:55.36 (29.40)
4:24.68 (29.32) 4:53.48 (28.80)
6 Ouellette, Sara SO Seton Hall 4:56.09 4:53.83 13
27.48 56.69 (29.21)
1:26.04 (29.35) 1:55.84 (29.80)
2:25.73 (29.89) 2:55.84 (30.11)
3:25.77 (29.93) 3:55.62 (29.85)
4:24.98 (29.36) 4:53.83 (28.85)
7 Ryan, Christine SR Georgetown 4:55.19 4:53.93 12
27.58 56.62 (29.04)
1:26.20 (29.58) 1:56.31 (30.11)
2:25.93 (29.62) 2:55.66 (29.73)
3:25.62 (29.96) 3:55.39 (29.77)
4:25.36 (29.97) 4:53.93 (28.57)
8 Calocino, Jilli SO Seton Hall 4:57.00 5:01.88 11
27.82 57.85 (30.03)
1:27.66 (29.81) 1:57.66 (30.00)
2:27.85 (30.19) 2:58.32 (30.47)
3:29.13 (30.81) 4:00.18 (31.05)
4:31.14 (30.96) 5:01.88 (30.74)
Men’s 500 Freestyle
Noah Yanchulis and teammate Vadim Jacobson scored 37 points for the Seton Hall Pirates in the championship final of the men’s 500-yard freestyle, with Yanchulis touching in 4:23.12 and Jacobson in 4:24.59. Both men’s times were NCAA B cuts. Third place went to Villanova’s John Davidson, who finished with a time of 4:27.11.
Andrew Stange of Georgetown moved up from sixth seed heading into finals to finish in fourth place with his time of 4:29.34. Xavier’s Alexander Wolfred touched in 4:30.33 for fifth place.
John Naugton of Villanova, Nicholas Mahoney of Xavier, and Noah Chernik of Villanova rounded out the top heat with their times of 4:31.76, 4:35.26, and 4:38.76. Villanova’s depth in the championship final earned them 40 points to edge out Seton Hall’s performance in the event.
Event 8 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Big East: ! 4:18.50 2012 FRANK DYER, NOTRE DAME
Pool: P 4:19.68 3/5/2015 Till Pallmann, So. Illinois
4:12.49 A NCAA
4:24.99 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Yanchulis, Noah SR Seton Hall 4:28.46 4:23.12 B 20
23.74 49.86 (26.12)
1:16.44 (26.58) 1:43.14 (26.70)
2:10.31 (27.17) 2:37.59 (27.28)
3:04.67 (27.08) 3:31.77 (27.10)
3:57.65 (25.88) 4:23.12 (25.47)
2 Jacobson, Vadim SR Seton Hall 4:28.61 4:24.59 B 17
24.32 49.99 (25.67)
1:16.28 (26.29) 1:43.09 (26.81)
2:09.98 (26.89) 2:37.37 (27.39)
3:04.17 (26.80) 3:30.87 (26.70)
3:57.93 (27.06) 4:24.59 (26.66)
3 Davidson, John SO Villanova 4:29.76 4:27.11 16
24.71 51.31 (26.60)
1:18.09 (26.78) 1:45.20 (27.11)
2:12.35 (27.15) 2:39.30 (26.95)
3:06.29 (26.99) 3:33.26 (26.97)
4:00.11 (26.85) 4:27.11 (27.00)
4 Stange, Andrew FR Georgetown 4:31.30 4:29.34 15
24.30 50.95 (26.65)
1:17.83 (26.88) 1:45.07 (27.24)
2:12.46 (27.39) 2:39.99 (27.53)
3:07.52 (27.53) 3:35.31 (27.79)
4:02.81 (27.50) 4:29.34 (26.53)
5 Wolfred, Alexan SR Xavier 4:29.70 4:30.33 14
24.27 50.68 (26.41)
1:17.48 (26.80) 1:44.82 (27.34)
2:12.24 (27.42) 2:39.93 (27.69)
3:07.69 (27.76) 3:35.69 (28.00)
4:03.40 (27.71) 4:30.33 (26.93)
6 Naughton, John SR Villanova 4:29.68 4:31.76 13
24.49 51.15 (26.66)
1:18.50 (27.35) 1:46.03 (27.53)
2:13.66 (27.63) 2:41.32 (27.66)
3:08.91 (27.59) 3:36.72 (27.81)
4:04.46 (27.74) 4:31.76 (27.30)
7 Mahoney, Nichol FR Xavier 4:33.84 4:35.26 12
24.75 51.83 (27.08)
1:19.53 (27.70) 1:47.51 (27.98)
2:15.23 (27.72) 2:43.24 (28.01)
3:11.33 (28.09) 3:39.39 (28.06)
4:07.48 (28.09) 4:35.26 (27.78)
8 Chernik, Noah SO Villanova 4:33.43 4:38.76 11
25.12 52.41 (27.29)
1:20.34 (27.93) 1:48.61 (28.27)
2:16.96 (28.35) 2:45.39 (28.43)
3:13.79 (28.40) 3:42.29 (28.50)
4:10.88 (28.59) 4:38.76 (27.88)
Women’s 200 IM
Villanova women notched the top five spots on the podium in the women’s 200-yard IM, with the top three finishers earning NCAA B cuts. Darby Goodwin earned the individual title with her time of 1:59.20, just 0.15 off the pool record set in 2013. Teammate Elise Pidutti earned the silver in 2:00.55, while freshman Rayan Jaryszak touched in third with her time of 2:01.14.
Gabrielle Daigneault was fourth place with her time of 2:02.70.
Mackenzie Niness touched in 2:02.95 for fifth, while Molly Fitzpatrick of Georgetown was close behind in sixth with 2:02.97.
Seton Hall’s Elizabeth Sargent nabbed seventh place with her time of 2:03.30, while Georgetown freshman Phoebe Slaughter slipped into eighth place of the championship final with a 2:05.76.
Event 9 Women 200 Yard IM
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Big East: ! 1:56.37 2013 EMMA REANEY, NOTRE DAME
Pool: P 1:59.05 2/21/2013 Mali Kobelja, Univ of Richmond
1:55.00 A NCAA
2:01.59 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Goodwin, Darby JR Villanova 2:00.94 1:59.20 B 20
25.75 54.44 (28.69)
1:30.66 (36.22) 1:59.20 (28.54)
2 Pidutti, Elise JR Villanova 2:03.14 2:00.55 B 17
26.62 57.16 (30.54)
1:31.86 (34.70) 2:00.55 (28.69)
3 Jaryszak, Rayan FR Villanova 2:02.29 2:01.14 B 16
26.25 56.31 (30.06)
1:31.31 (35.00) 2:01.14 (29.83)
4 Daigneault, Gab SR Villanova 2:03.19 2:02.70 15
27.07 57.86 (30.79)
1:33.01 (35.15) 2:02.70 (29.69)
5 Niness, Mackenz SR Villanova 2:04.83 2:02.95 14
26.20 56.59 (30.39)
1:33.45 (36.86) 2:02.95 (29.50)
6 Fitzpatrick, Mo SR Georgetown 2:04.51 2:02.97 13
27.73 1:00.36 (32.63)
1:33.92 (33.56) 2:02.97 (29.05)
7 Sargent, Elizab SO Seton Hall 2:04.61 2:03.30 12
26.66 57.49 (30.83)
1:33.89 (36.40) 2:03.30 (29.41)
8 Slaughter, Phoe FR Georgetown 2:05.30 2:05.76 11
28.10 59.15 (31.05)
1:36.07 (36.92) 2:05.76 (29.69)
Men 200 IM
Georgetown and Villanova battled for the most depth in the championship final of the men’s 200-yard IM, each with three swimmers participating. Georgetown freshman Andrew Carbone and Villanova’s Justin Cucchi were neck-and-neck for first place, with Carbone coming out on top by 0.07, touching in a winning time of 1:48.40.
Cucchi put up a strong final 50 split to nab the silver medal in 1:48.47. Both men earned NCAA B cuts in the event. Andrew Kelley of Villanova stopped the clock in 1:49.26 for third place.
Georgetown’s Daniel Ross was close behind in fourth with his time of 1:50.33. Ross’s teammate Tyler Nussbaum was fifth with a 1:50.84. Xavier’s Matthew Dyer put up a 1:51.03 for sixth, ahead of Georgetown’s Samuel Delise with his time of 1:51.27.
Chase Baldwin got on the podium in eighth place for Xavier with a 1:51.37.
Event 10 Men 200 Yard IM
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Big East: ! 1:44.81 2012 WILLIAM BASS, NOTRE DAME
Pool: P 1:43.96 3/12/2014 Matthew Josa, Queens (NC)
1:41.88 A NCAA
1:49.09 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Carbone, Andrew FR Georgetown 1:48.32 1:48.40 B 20
23.62 50.23 (26.61)
1:22.33 (32.10) 1:48.40 (26.07)
2 Cucchi, Justin SO Villanova 1:49.45 1:48.47 B 17
23.69 50.29 (26.60)
1:22.52 (32.23) 1:48.47 (25.95)
3 Kelley, Andrew SO Villanova 1:50.65 1:49.26 16
24.14 50.85 (26.71)
1:22.72 (31.87) 1:49.26 (26.54)
4 Ross, Daniel SR Georgetown 1:51.81 1:50.33 15
24.51 53.65 (29.14)
1:24.46 (30.81) 1:50.33 (25.87)
5 Nussbaum, Tyler SR Villanova 1:50.53 1:50.84 14
23.99 53.18 (29.19)
1:24.22 (31.04) 1:50.84 (26.62)
6 Dyer, Matthew JR Xavier 1:50.25 1:51.03 13
24.66 52.72 (28.06)
1:23.80 (31.08) 1:51.03 (27.23)
7 Delise, Samuel SR Georgetown 1:51.30 1:51.27 12
24.25 52.75 (28.50)
1:24.25 (31.50) 1:51.27 (27.02)
8 Baldwin, Chase JR Xavier 1:50.95 1:51.37 11
24.14 52.50 (28.36)
1:25.11 (32.61) 1:51.37 (26.26)
Women’s 50 Freestyle
Villanova ace sprinter Alexandra Fabbri swam to a blistering first-place finish with her time of 22.63 in the women’s 50-yard freestyle, scoring 20 points for the Wildcats. Emily Connors of Xavier touched in 22.92, good for an NCAA B cut and second place. Third place went to Taylor Wilson of Villanova in 23.02, while Wildcat freshman Millicent Routledge touched close behind in 23.05.
The remaining places were tight finishes, with Samantha Cheruk of Villanova touching 0.09 ahead of sixth place Paxtyn Drew of Xavier. Cheruk put up a 23.25 for fifth, and Drew was a 23.34 for sixth.
Seventh place went to Belinda Donohoe of Georgetown with her time of 23.65, and Abigail Garner of Xavier earned an eighth-place finish with her 23.67.
Event 11 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Big East: ! 22.28 2009 WHITNEY CAMPBELL, LOUISVILLE
Pool: P 22.51 2/16/2017 Sydney Fisher, George Mason
21.80 A NCAA
22.99 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Fabbri, Alexand JR Villanova 23.14 22.63 B 20
2 Conners, Emily SO Xavier 23.02 22.92 B 17
3 Wilson, Taylor JR Villanova 23.13 23.02 16
4 Routledge, Mill FR Villanova 23.23 23.05 15
5 Cheruk, Samanth JR Villanova 23.55 23.25 14
6 Drew, Paxtyn SR Xavier 23.42 23.34 13
7 Donohoe, Belind FR Georgetown 23.48 23.65 12
8 Garner, Abigail SO Xavier 23.58 23.67 11
Men’s 50 Freestyle
The Seton Hall Pirates earned their second first-place finish of the evening with Dakota Williams‘ time of 20.11, an NCAA B cut worth 20 points. Villanova’s John Hoin was second in 20.56, while Samuel Johanns of Xavier was close behind in 20.63 for third place.
Villanova men earned fourth through sixth place in the event. Fourth place went to Stephen Krecsmar with his time of 20.64, Nicholas Spina touched in 20.84 for fifth, and sixth place went to Christopher Paynter in 20.86.
Georgetown’s Seth Maslowski (20.89) and John Calderwood (20.97) finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively.
Event 12 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Big East: ! 19.08 2010 JOSH SCHNEIDER, CINCINNATI
Pool: P 19.73 3/12/2014 Oscar Pereiro, U of Bridgeport
19.05 A NCAA
20.19 B NCAA
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Williams, Dakot JR Seton Hall 20.11 20.11 B 20
2 Hoin, John SR Villanova 20.53 20.56 17
3 Johanns, Samuel JR Xavier 20.71 20.63 16
4 Krecsmar, Steph SO Villanova 20.51 20.64 15
5 Spina, Nicholas SO Villanova 20.93 20.84 14
6 Paynter, Christ SO Villanova 20.73 20.86 13
7 Maslowski, Seth JR Georgetown 20.42 20.89 12
8 Calderwood, Joh SO Georgetown 20.84 20.97 11
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay
The Wildcat women set a new pool record in the women’s 200 freestyle by almost a second with their combined time of 1:30.77. Fabbri, Goodwin, Routledge, and Wilson made up the winning relay team, scoring 40 points.
Second place went to Xavier’s team of Conners, Abigail Garner, Tianna Vozar, and Drew with their time of 1:32.31.
Courtney McCardle, Jordan Decker, Amelia Wootton, and Clara Capone put together a third-place time of 1:34.83 for the Seton Hall Pirates.
The Georgetown relay team was disqualified on the anchor leg.
Butler placed fourth with their time of 1:36.05, and Providence finished in fifth with their combined time of 1:36.59.
Event 13 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Big East: ! 1:29.46 2009 LOUISVILLE
CAMPBELL, LANDISCH,DISHUCK, HALET
Pool: P 1:31.53 2/27/2014 University of Akron
T Hart, H Raspopovich, A Niznik, K Colby
1:28.71 A NCAA
1:29.57 B NCAA
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Villanova 1:32.21 1:30.77P 40
1) Fabbri, Alexandra JR 2) r:0.29 Goodwin, Darby JR
3) r:0.50 Routledge, Millcent FR 4) r:0.18 Wilson, Taylor JR
22.82 45.55 (22.73)
1:08.43 (22.88) 1:30.77 (22.34)
2 Xavier 1:33.80 1:32.31 34
1) Conners, Emily SO 2) r:+0.0 Garner, Abigail SO
3) r:0.02 Vozar, Tianna JR 4) r:0.40 Drew, Paxtyn SR
23.33 46.35 (23.02)
1:09.26 (22.91) 1:32.31 (23.05)
3 Seton Hall 1:36.39 1:34.83 32
1) McCardle, Courtney JR 2) r:0.17 Decker, Jordan SO
3) r:0.25 Wootton, Amelia FR 4) r:0.34 Capone, Clara SO
23.84 47.25 (23.41)
1:11.36 (24.11) 1:34.83 (23.47)
4 Butler 1:38.19 1:36.05 30
1) Van Gheem, Annah FR 2) r:0.32 Spotts, Emma FR
3) r:0.16 Davies, Harriet SO 4) r:0.11 Horton, Tori JR
24.33 48.54 (24.21)
1:12.41 (23.87) 1:36.05 (23.64)
5 Providence 1:39.01 1:36.59 28
1) Zawacki, Lauren FR 2) r:0.52 Keenan, Margery FR
3) r:0.20 Gardiner, Emily FR 4) r:0.42 Thornton, Katherine FR
24.13 48.30 (24.17)
1:12.73 (24.43) 1:36.59 (23.86)
-- Georgetown 1:34.61 DQ
1) Donohoe, Belinda FR 2) r:0.26 Conley, Morgan SO
3) r:0.22 Page, Bailey SR 4) r:0.07 Peterson, Kirstin SR
23.93 47.84 (23.91)
1:11.43 (23.59) DQ (23.06)
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay
The Villanova men pulled out the upset in the men’s 200 freestyle relay, scoring 40 points to second-place Seton Hall’s 34. Hoin, Spina, Paynter, and Krecsmar combined to touch in 1:20.78 for the Wildcat men. Yanchulis, Jacobson, Tyler Kauth, and Williams put together a time of 1:21.04 for the Pirates, with Williams splitting a 19.64 on the anchor leg.
Xavier’s Johanns, Robert Snader, David Bunnell, and Alexander Sironen finished in third place with their time of 1:21.53.
Georgetown’s relay team earned fourth place in 1:22.21, while Providence finished in fifth with 1:24.33.
Event 14 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Big East: ! 1:17.74 2012 LOUISVILLE
ANDREWS, SCHLYTTER, HOEKSTRA, DE LUCCA
Pool: P 1:18.48 2/20/2014 St. Bonaventure University
M Pilyugin, V Shchukin, D Paccapaniccia, J Martin
1:17.62 A NCAA
1:18.35 B NCAA
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Villanova 1:22.90 1:20.78 40
1) Hoin, John SR 2) r:0.37 Spina, Nicholas SO
3) r:0.18 Paynter, Christpher SO 4) r:0.39 Krecsmar, Stephen SO
20.43 40.81 (20.38)
1:00.80 (19.99) 1:20.78 (19.98)
2 Seton Hall 1:22.44 1:21.04 34
1) Yanchulis, Noah SR 2) r:0.15 Jacobson, Vadim SR
3) r:0.29 Kauth, Tyler SO 4) r:0.32 Williams, Dakota JR
20.81 41.17 (20.36)
1:01.41 (20.24) 1:21.04 (19.63)
3 Xavier 1:23.93 1:21.53 32
1) Johanns, Samuel JR 2) r:0.16 Snader, Robert SR
3) r:0.24 Bunnell, David JR 4) r:0.22 Sironen, Alexander FR
20.66 41.15 (20.49)
1:01.43 (20.28) 1:21.53 (20.10)
4 Georgetown 1:23.26 1:22.21 30
1) Calderwood, John SO 2) r:+0.0 Kohlhoff, Jacob JR
3) r:+0.0 Carbone, Andrew FR 4) r:0.37 Maslowski, Seth JR
21.19 41.64 (20.45)
1:02.20 (20.56) 1:22.21 (20.01)
5 Providence 1:26.69 1:24.33 28
1) Sabaitis, Charles SR 2) r:+0.0 Melendez, Sebastian FR
3) r:+0.00 Freeman, John FR 4) r:+0.00 Brannigan, Patrick SO
21.54 42.80 (21.26)
1:03.77 (20.97) 1:24.33 (20.56)
