Villanova won all of the women’s events while the Wildcat men won the final relay on night two of the 2017 Big East men and women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.
2017 Big East Championships Day 2 Finals – Results
Women’s 500 Free:
Villanova swept the podium in the first event of the evening. Senior Emily Mayo posted a time of 4:44.91, six seconds ahead of the field. This is her third-consecutive Big East title in the event and was also under the NCAA B standard.
Mayo’s teammates Caitlin Daday took second in 4:51.75 and Mary Snyder finished third in 4:52.27.
Event 6 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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BIGE: % 4:39.63 2012 RACHEL BURNETT, WEST VIRGINIA
4:36.30 D1A
4:47.79 D1B
5:19.02 BEA A Qualifying
Meet Qualifying: 5:19.02
Name Age School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Mayo, Emily A 22 Villanova-MA 4:48.12 4:44.91 D1B 20
26.39 54.79 (28.40)
1:23.53 (28.74) 1:52.50 (28.97)
2:21.72 (29.22) 2:50.84 (29.12)
3:19.67 (28.83) 3:48.51 (28.84)
4:17.30 (28.79) 4:44.91 (27.61)
2 Daday, Caitlin 21 Villanova-MA 4:51.41 4:51.75 BEA 17
27.38 56.12 (28.74)
1:25.00 (28.88) 1:54.11 (29.11)
2:23.52 (29.41) 2:52.91 (29.39)
3:22.70 (29.79) 3:52.45 (29.75)
4:22.18 (29.73) 4:51.75 (29.57)
3 Snyder, Mary C 21 Villanova-MA 4:54.81 4:52.27 BEA 16
26.56 55.58 (29.02)
1:24.96 (29.38) 1:54.48 (29.52)
2:23.95 (29.47) 2:53.58 (29.63)
3:23.34 (29.76) 3:53.15 (29.81)
4:23.05 (29.90) 4:52.27 (29.22)
4 Barrett, Cristi 18 Georgetown-AM 4:57.67 4:53.39 BEA 15
27.29 56.33 (29.04)
1:25.69 (29.36) 1:55.31 (29.62)
2:25.14 (29.83) 2:54.97 (29.83)
3:24.68 (29.71) 3:54.47 (29.79)
4:24.34 (29.87) 4:53.39 (29.05)
5 Sullivan, Chris 20 Villanova-MA 4:52.47 4:54.65 BEA 14
26.79 55.96 (29.17)
1:25.56 (29.60) 1:55.19 (29.63)
2:25.01 (29.82) 2:54.77 (29.76)
3:24.59 (29.82) 3:54.56 (29.97)
4:24.81 (30.25) 4:54.65 (29.84)
6 Calocino, Jilli 18 Seton Hall-NJ 4:56.96 4:57.22 BEA 13
26.94 56.02 (29.08)
1:25.92 (29.90) 1:56.03 (30.11)
2:26.20 (30.17) 2:56.38 (30.18)
3:26.88 (30.50) 3:57.27 (30.39)
4:27.48 (30.21) 4:57.22 (29.74)
7 Kerr, Kathleen 19 Xavier-OH 4:58.77 4:58.28 BEA 12
26.78 55.99 (29.21)
1:25.69 (29.70) 1:55.67 (29.98)
2:25.77 (30.10) 2:56.22 (30.45)
3:27.01 (30.79) 3:57.65 (30.64)
4:28.26 (30.61) 4:58.28 (30.02)
8 Merkle, Erin S 21 Villanova-MA 4:58.72 5:00.29 BEA 11
26.71 55.98 (29.27)
1:25.93 (29.95) 1:56.34 (30.41)
2:26.96 (30.62) 2:57.71 (30.75)
3:28.33 (30.62) 3:59.08 (30.75)
4:30.04 (30.96) 5:00.29 (30.25)
Men’s 500 Free:
Seton Hall grabbed gold and silver in the men’s 500 free. Junior Noah Yanchulis edged out his teammate to win his second straight title in the event, posting a final time of 4:23.94.
Vadim Jacobson, in his first year swimming for Seton Hall, took second in 4:24.33. Georgetown’s Jacob Kohlhoff grabbed third in 4:27.98.
Event 7 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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BIGE: % 4:18.50 2012 FRANK DYER, NOTRE DAME
4:13.22 D1A
4:24.99 D1B
4:51.08 BEA A Qualifying
Meet Qualifying: 4:51.08
Name Age School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Yanchulis, Noah 20 Seton Hall-NJ 4:26.80 4:23.94 D1B 20
23.94 50.05 (26.11)
1:16.87 (26.82) 1:43.79 (26.92)
2:10.60 (26.81) 2:37.67 (27.07)
3:04.76 (27.09) 3:31.63 (26.87)
3:57.70 (26.07) 4:23.94 (26.24)
2 Jacobson, Vadim 20 Seton Hall-NJ 4:28.15 4:24.33 D1B 17
24.28 50.41 (26.13)
1:17.00 (26.59) 1:44.13 (27.13)
2:10.93 (26.80) 2:37.89 (26.96)
3:04.64 (26.75) 3:31.67 (27.03)
3:58.34 (26.67) 4:24.33 (25.99)
3 Kohlhoff, Jacob 20 Georgetown-AM 4:29.10 4:27.98 BEA 16
23.86 50.18 (26.32)
1:16.95 (26.77) 1:44.06 (27.11)
2:11.25 (27.19) 2:38.50 (27.25)
3:06.15 (27.65) 3:33.61 (27.46)
4:00.93 (27.32) 4:27.98 (27.05)
4 Wolfred, Alexan 21 Xavier-OH 4:30.89 4:29.05 BEA 15
24.23 50.52 (26.29)
1:17.45 (26.93) 1:44.59 (27.14)
2:12.00 (27.41) 2:39.50 (27.50)
3:07.00 (27.50) 3:34.44 (27.44)
4:02.19 (27.75) 4:29.05 (26.86)
5 Naughton, John 20 Villanova-MA 4:34.00 4:30.86 BEA 14
24.31 50.58 (26.27)
1:17.45 (26.87) 1:44.64 (27.19)
2:12.25 (27.61) 2:40.14 (27.89)
3:08.33 (28.19) 3:36.51 (28.18)
4:03.96 (27.45) 4:30.86 (26.90)
6 Wimmer, Cody J 20 Seton Hall-NJ 4:35.91 4:32.98 BEA 13
24.73 51.50 (26.77)
1:18.79 (27.29) 1:46.40 (27.61)
2:14.49 (28.09) 2:42.32 (27.83)
3:10.27 (27.95) 3:38.35 (28.08)
4:05.57 (27.22) 4:32.98 (27.41)
7 Grey, Evan P 22 Georgetown-AM 4:32.02 4:34.85 BEA 12
24.70 51.36 (26.66)
1:18.41 (27.05) 1:45.99 (27.58)
2:13.73 (27.74) 2:41.75 (28.02)
3:10.19 (28.44) 3:38.52 (28.33)
4:07.11 (28.59) 4:34.85 (27.74)
8 Johnson, Terry 19 Georgetown-AM 4:35.24 4:35.58 BEA 11
25.05 51.94 (26.89)
1:19.17 (27.23) 1:46.84 (27.67)
2:14.92 (28.08) 2:43.36 (28.44)
3:11.81 (28.45) 3:40.71 (28.90)
4:08.26 (27.55) 4:35.58 (27.32)
Women’s 200 IM:
Villanova’s Darby Goodwin was the only swimmer to break the two-minute barrier in the women’s 200 IM. The sophomore, who was named the Women’s Most Outstanding Swimmer of the meet last year, took home the title in 1:59.42.
Georgetown teammates Dorothy Morgan (2:02.78) and Molly Fitzpatrick (2:03.15) finished second and third, respectively.
Event 8 Women 200 Yard IM
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BIGE: % 1:56.37 2013 EMMA REANEY, NOTRE DAME
1:55.35 D1A
2:01.59 D1B
2:13.61 BEA A Qualifying
Meet Qualifying: 2:13.61
Name Age School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Goodwin, Darby 20 Villanova-MA 2:00.94 1:59.42 D1B 20
26.10 54.69 (28.59)
1:30.73 (36.04) 1:59.42 (28.69)
2 Morgan, Dorothy 20 Georgetown-AM 2:04.68 2:02.78 BEA 17
26.50 58.52 (32.02)
1:34.10 (35.58) 2:02.78 (28.68)
3 Fitzpatrick, Mo 20 Georgetown-AM 2:03.58 2:03.15 BEA 16
27.47 59.98 (32.51)
1:33.32 (33.34) 2:03.15 (29.83)
4 Niness, Mackenz 21 Villanova-MA 2:06.10 2:03.62 BEA 15
26.18 57.16 (30.98)
1:34.11 (36.95) 2:03.62 (29.51)
5 Bruno, Brooke M 19 Villanova-MA 2:04.20 2:03.95 BEA 14
27.34 58.12 (30.78)
1:34.20 (36.08) 2:03.95 (29.75)
6 Cacciatore, Oli 20 Villanova-MA 2:05.56 2:04.25 BEA 13
27.19 59.42 (32.23)
1:34.69 (35.27) 2:04.25 (29.56)
7 Daigneault, Gab 21 Villanova-MA 2:04.24 2:04.46 BEA 12
26.61 57.61 (31.00)
1:34.90 (37.29) 2:04.46 (29.56)
8 Els, Tarryn C 19 Villanova-MA 2:05.96 2:06.27 BEA 11
26.53 58.89 (32.36)
1:36.77 (37.88) 2:06.27 (29.50)
Men’s 200 IM:
Seton Hall’s Lior Grubert won his second-straight men’s 200 IM Big East title. The sophomore stopped the clock in 1:49.36.
Georgetown’s Daniel Ross grabbed silver in 1:49.88 and Villanova’s Justin Cucchi took bronze in 1:50.47.
Event 9 Men 200 Yard IM
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BIGE: % 1:44.81 2012 WILLIAM BASS, NOTRE DAME
1:42.15 D1A
1:49.09 D1B
2:02.64 BEA A Qualifying
Meet Qualifying: 2:02.64
Name Age School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Grubert, Lior 23 Seton Hall-NJ 1:50.99 1:49.36 BEA 20
23.96 50.81 (26.85)
1:22.51 (31.70) 1:49.36 (26.85)
2 Ross, Daniel W 21 Georgetown-AM 1:52.33 1:49.88 BEA 17
24.05 52.62 (28.57)
1:24.02 (31.40) 1:49.88 (25.86)
3 Cucchi, Justin 18 Villanova-MA 1:51.76 1:50.47 BEA 16
24.28 51.23 (26.95)
1:24.49 (33.26) 1:50.47 (25.98)
4 Fissella, Tre D 19 Seton Hall-NJ 1:51.54 1:50.53 BEA 15
24.04 52.35 (28.31)
1:23.78 (31.43) 1:50.53 (26.75)
5 Kauth, Tyler L 18 Seton Hall-NJ 1:52.19 1:50.57 BEA 14
24.01 51.33 (27.32)
1:24.77 (33.44) 1:50.57 (25.80)
6 Dyer, Matthew S 20 Xavier-OH 1:51.41 1:50.71 BEA 13
24.70 52.78 (28.08)
1:23.81 (31.03) 1:50.71 (26.90)
7 Hollinshead, He 19 Georgetown-AM 1:52.20 1:53.16 BEA 12
23.98 50.89 (26.91)
1:25.96 (35.07) 1:53.16 (27.20)
8 Delise, Samuel 21 Georgetown-AM 1:52.22 1:53.19 BEA 11
24.43 53.16 (28.73)
1:25.04 (31.88) 1:53.19 (28.15)
Women’s 50 Free:
Two Villanova sophomores grabbed the top two spots in the women’s sprint event. Alexa Fabbri took home the gold, posting a time of 22.70.
Wildcat Taylor Wilson was the only other swimmer under 23 seconds, taking second in 22.96. Xavier’s Emily Conners finished third in 23.02.
Event 10 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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BIGE: % 22.28 2009 WHITNEY CAMPBELL, LOUISVILLE
21.80 D1A
22.99 D1B
25.37 BEA A Qualifying
Meet Qualifying: 25.37
Name Age School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Fabbri, Alexand 20 Villanova-MA 23.08 22.70 D1B 20
2 Wilson, Taylor 20 Villanova-MA 23.01 22.96 D1B 17
3 Conners, Emily 19 Xavier-OH 23.01 23.02 BEA 16
4 Gaertner, Carol 20 Xavier-OH 23.41 23.10 BEA 15
5 Drew, Paxtyn D 21 Xavier-OH 23.56 23.35 BEA 14
6 Conley, Morgan 19 Georgetown-AM 23.70 23.39 BEA 13
7 Capone, Clara J 19 Seton Hall-NJ 23.61 23.57 BEA 12
8 Page, Bailey M 21 Georgetown-AM 23.73 23.70 BEA 11
Men’s 50 Free:
Seton Hall’s Dakota Williams, who took fourth in this event last year, won the men’s race this year. The sophomore posted a time of 20.40.
Villanova’s John Hoin took silver in 20.59, edging out Xavier’s Albert Hitt (20.60) by .01.
Event 11 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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BIGE: % 19.08 2010 JOSH SCHNEIDER, CINCINNATI
19.09 D1A
20.19 D1B
22.35 BEA A Qualifying
Meet Qualifying: 22.35
Name Age School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Williams, Dakot 19 Seton Hall-NJ 20.39 20.40 BEA 20
2 Hoin, John K 20 Villanova-MA 20.80 20.59 BEA 17
3 Hitt, Albert K 23 Xavier-OH 20.73 20.60 BEA 16
4 Phillips, Conno 19 Seton Hall-NJ 20.81 20.62 BEA 15
5 Leach, William 21 Georgetown-AM 20.82 20.73 BEA 14
6 Krecsmar, Steph 19 Villanova-MA 20.83 20.75 BEA 13
7 Maslowski, Seth 20 Georgetown-AM 20.83 20.85 BEA 12
8 Johanns, Samuel 20 Xavier-OH 20.92 20.94 BEA 11
Women’s 1m Diving:
Villanova’s Bridie Dunn dove to first with a score of 534.40 in the women’s 1m diving event. Georgetown’s Meg Barnhorst placed second with 513.80 points while her teammate Elizabeth Miller took third with a score of 507.10.
Women’s 200 Free Relay:
Villanova has gone three-for-three so far in relays after winning the 200 free relay tonight. The team of Fabbri (22.67), Goodwin (22.61), Jessica Randolph (22.68), and Wilson (22.57) won the event in 1:30.53, over a second ahead of the rest of the field.
Xavier took second in 1:31.94 while Georgetown rounded out the top three in 1:32.76.
Event 13 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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BIGE: % 1:29.46 2009 LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE
CAMPBELL, LANDISCH,DISHUCK, HALET
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Villanova-MA 'A' 1:32.20 1:30.53 40
1) Fabbri, Alexandra M 20 2) Goodwin, Darby E 20
3) Randolph, Jessica A 22 4) Wilson, Taylor N 20
22.67 45.28 (22.61)
1:07.96 (22.68) 1:30.53 (22.57)
2 Xavier-OH 'A' 1:33.17 1:31.94 34
1) Conners, Emily A 19 2) Garner, Abigail C 18
3) Gaertner, Caroline F 20 4) Drew, Paxtyn D 21
23.17 46.48 (23.31)
1:09.16 (22.68) 1:31.94 (22.78)
3 Georgetown-AM 'A' 1:35.33 1:32.76 32
1) Conley, Morgan C 19 2) Haley, Kelleigh G 19
3) Morgan, Dorothy L 20 4) Page, Bailey M 21
23.36 46.39 (23.03)
1:09.60 (23.21) 1:32.76 (23.16)
4 Seton Hall-NJ 'A' 1:35.32 1:34.13 30
1) Capone, Clara J 19 2) Lindner, Tessa L 22
3) Decker, Jordan E 19 4) McCardle, Courtney N 19
23.70 47.33 (23.63)
1:10.85 (23.52) 1:34.13 (23.28)
5 Butler-IN 'A' 1:36.66 1:36.13 28
1) Horton, Victoria L 19 2) Davies, Harriet E 18
3) Robb, Rachel A 19 4) Gosnell, Audrey B 21
24.31 48.32 (24.01)
1:12.89 (24.57) 1:36.13 (23.24)
6 Providence-NE 'A' 1:41.45 1:38.71 26
1) Quinn, Kelly A 21 2) McCartin, Colleen J 19
3) Cunningham, Erin M 21 4) McKenna, Mary E 21
24.46 49.22 (24.76)
1:14.76 (25.54) 1:38.71 (23.95)
Men’s 200 Free Relay:
Villanova was victorious in the final event of the night by winning the men’s 200 free relay by 0.12. The team of Hoin (20.42), Tyler Nussbaum (20.34), Christopher Painter (20.36), and Stephen Krecsmar (20.06) won in 1:21.18.
Seton Hall finished a close second in 1:21.30 while Xavier took third in 1:21.98.
Event 14 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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BIGE: % 1:17.74 2012 LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE
ANDREWS, SCHLYTTER, HOEKSTRA, DE LUCCA
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Villanova-MA 'A' 1:23.32 1:21.18 40
1) Hoin, John K 20 2) Nussbaum, Tyler J 20
3) Paynter, Christopher M 18 4) Krecsmar, Stephen A 19
20.42 40.76 (20.34)
1:01.12 (20.36) 1:21.18 (20.06)
2 Seton Hall-NJ 'A' 1:23.51 1:21.30 34
1) Phillips, Connor A 19 2) Yanchulis, Noah T 20
3) Kauth, Tyler L 18 4) Williams, Dakota F 19
20.79 41.20 (20.41)
1:01.43 (20.23) 1:21.30 (19.87)
3 Xavier-OH 'A' 1:22.57 1:21.98 32
1) Snader, Robert W 21 2) Miller, Tony M 22
3) Hernandez, Enrique O 20 4) Hitt, Albert K 23
21.19 41.59 (20.40)
1:02.13 (20.54) 1:21.98 (19.85)
4 Georgetown-AM 'A' 1:24.11 1:22.03 30
1) Leach, William T 21 2) Chung, David 21
3) Maslowski, Seth R 20 4) Kohlhoff, Jacob D 20
20.77 41.29 (20.52)
1:01.52 (20.23) 1:22.03 (20.51)
5 Providence-NE 'A' 1:26.81 1:25.71 28
1) Brannigan, Patrick K 18 2) Begnaud, Zachary E 21
3) Mariner, Jonathan H 21 4) Sabaitis, Charles S 20
21.59 42.95 (21.36)
1:04.42 (21.47) 1:25.71 (21.29)
Women’s Team Scores:
1. Villanova-369
2. Georgetown-246
3. Xavier-186
4. Seton Hall-141
5. Providence-123
6. Butler-62
Men’s Team Scores:
1. Seton Hall-292
2. Georgetown-267
3. Villanova-224
4. Xavier-185
5. Providence-84
Prelims will begin tomorrow at 10 a.m. EST.