{"id":469275,"date":"2021-04-10T22:17:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T05:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=469275"},"modified":"2021-04-10T22:17:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T05:17:23","slug":"villanova-women-xavier-men-defend-big-east-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/villanova-women-xavier-men-defend-big-east-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Villanova Women, Xavier Men Defend Big East Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Villanova\u2019s women\u2019s swimming team won the Big East Championship for the eighth consecutive year, and the Xavier men claimed a third straight title at the meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigeast.com\/news\/2021\/4\/10\/villanova-women-xavier-men-defend-big-east-swimming-and-diving-championship-titles.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that concluded Saturday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Villanova pulled away on the final night, opening up a 68-point margin for the title. Xavier had long since put the men\u2019s race to bed, its cushion over Villanova stretching to nearly 200 points.<\/p>\n<h4>Big East Championships Team Scores<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s scores<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Villanova 906.5<\/li>\n<li>UConn 838<\/li>\n<li>Xavier 535<\/li>\n<li>Seton Hall 505.5<\/li>\n<li>Providence 214<\/li>\n<li>Butler 202<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s scores<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Xavier 862.5<\/li>\n<li>Villanova 685.5<\/li>\n<li>Seton Hall 645<\/li>\n<li>Providence 461.5<\/li>\n<li>UConn 93.5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Villanova finished the meet with an emphatic performance from the women, led by <strong>Kelly Montesi.<\/strong> Voted Most Outstanding Women\u2019s Swimmer, Montesi won the 200 butterfly in 1:58.94, her third individual event win of the meet. She capped the Big East Championships by leading off the victorious 400 freestyle relay, her fourth winning relay for a perfect 7-for-7 championships. Montesi split 50.42, tied for second-fastest of the race with teammate <strong>Abbey Berloco.<\/strong> They joined <strong>Alexis Elkovitch<\/strong> and <strong>Millicent Routledge<\/strong> won in 3:22.21, more than three seconds up on Seton Hall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigeast.com\/documents\/2021\/4\/10\/Complete_Meet_Results.pdf?id=12111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swimmeetresults.tech\/BIG-EAST-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/big-east-swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big East Swimming Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/villanova-leads-both-standings-after-day-1-of-big-east-championships\/\">Villanova Leads Both Standings After Day 1 of Big East Championships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/villanova-women-xavier-men-lead-after-day-2-of-big-east-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Villanova Women, Xavier Men Lead After Day 2 of Big East Championships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kelly-montesi-christian-thomas-andrew-martin-double-up-as-villanova-xavier-lead-big-easts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly Montesi, Christian Thomas, Andrew Martin Double Up as Villanova, Xavier Lead Big Easts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Villanova won four of the women\u2019s events. Routledge earned her second individual win of the meet by winning the 100 free in 50.25, part of a dominant 1-2-3 to punctuate the championship. Berloco was second and Elkovitch tied for third with Seton Hall\u2019s <strong>Natalie Heim. Audrey Pastorek<\/strong> got to the wall first in the 200 backstroke in 1:59.24, seven tenths up on 100 back champ <strong>Kayla Mendonca<\/strong> of UConn.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B3TrFnc2Ewg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>UConn won the other two women\u2019s events on Night 4. <strong>Niamh Hofland<\/strong> doubled up on her 500 free title by winning the mile in 16:26.97, her margin of victory north of 24 seconds. (Villanova, led by <strong>Nicole Welch,<\/strong> went 2-3-4.) UConn\u2019s <strong>Angela Gambardella<\/strong> paced a 1-2 UConn finish in the 200 breaststroke in 2:14.49, .54 ahead of teammate <strong>Katelyn Walsh.<\/strong> (Villanova went 3-4-5-7 to negate any points edge.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_469279\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-469279\" data-attachment-id=\"469279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/villanova-women-xavier-men-defend-big-east-championships\/xaviermenschamps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Xaviermenschamps\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4-11-21&lt;br \/&gt;\nXavier men&#8217;s swimming 2021 Big East Champions&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Xavier men&#8217;s swimming; Photo Courtesy: Big East Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-469279\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps.jpg\" alt=\"Xaviermenschamps\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Xaviermenschamps-533x356.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-469279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xavier men&#8217;s swimming; Photo Courtesy: Big East Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the men\u2019s side, Xavier\u2019s freestyle depth took center stage again. <strong>Andrew Martin<\/strong> completed his dominance of the distance events, augmenting his 200 and 500 titles by winning the 1,650 in 15:26.91, jumping out to the early lead controlling the field. On the sprint side, 50 free champ <strong>Christian Thomas<\/strong> added the 100 free crown in 44.38.<\/p>\n<p>Where the two converged, on the 400 free relay, the opposition had little chance. Teaming with <strong>Ethan Wing<\/strong> and <strong>Alexander Sironen,<\/strong> the Musketeers went 2:57.96, besting Seton Hall by 1.5 seconds. Martin, the winner of three individual events and three relays, was the Most Outstanding Men&#8217;s Swimmer of the Big East Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Sironen won the 200 back in 1:47.17 with teammate <strong>Benjamin Quon<\/strong> third. <strong>Cameron Weese<\/strong> was third in the 200 breast. <strong>Brett Wilson<\/strong> took third in the mile.<\/p>\n<p>Villanova\u2019s lone victory of the final day came in the 200 breast, with <strong>Richard Nolan<\/strong> winning his second event in a time of 2:00.26. Teammate <strong>Francis Prikasky<\/strong> jumped from fifth in prelims to second in finals. <strong>Jake McIntyre<\/strong> was second in the mile in 15:31.58.<\/p>\n<p>Seton Hall made a fervent push for second but had too much ground to cover. <strong>Justin Oosterwyk<\/strong> finished second in the 200 fly, .01 behind Providence College\u2019s <strong>Justin Viotto<\/strong> (1:48.23) in the best race of the day. Seton Hall\u2019s <strong>Ross Pantano<\/strong> was second in the 100 back. <strong>Ben Laclair<\/strong> took second in the 100 free in 44.59, .01 ahead of teammate <strong>Thomas Minar<\/strong> among four Pirates in the final heat. Minar, <strong>Gideon Langenbusch, Liam Cosgrove<\/strong> and Laclair were second in the 400 free relay, Laclair with the quickest split of the race in 43.96.<\/p>\n<h4>Big East Championships Awards<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Most Outstanding Women&#8217;s Swimmer: Kelly Montesi, Villanova<\/li>\n<li>Most Outstanding Men&#8217;s Swimmer: Andrew Martin, Xavier<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s Coaching Staff of the Year: Rick Simpson, Villanova<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s Coaching Staff of the Year: John O\u2019Neill, Providence<\/li>\n<li>Most Outstanding Women&#8217;s Diver: Elizabeth Drab, UConn<\/li>\n<li>Most Outstanding Men&#8217;s Diver: Michael Ackert, Villanova<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s Diving Coach of the Year: Joshua Arndt, UConn<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s Diving Coach of the Year: Todd Michael, Villanova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Villanova\u2019s women\u2019s swimming team won the Big East Championship for the eighth consecutive year, and the Xavier men claimed a third straight title at the meet that concluded Saturday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8367,"featured_media":469278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[122077,6,7],"tags":[60636,127992,128069,43703,101853,9017,127995,47508,127985,52452,17093,5013,42875,21860,20914],"class_list":["post-469275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-college","category-usa","tag-abbey-berloco","tag-alexander-sironen","tag-alexis-elkovitch","tag-andrew-martin","tag-angela-gambardella","tag-butler","tag-christian-thomas","tag-kelly-montesi","tag-millicent-routledge","tag-niamh-hofland","tag-providence","tag-seton-hall","tag-uconn","tag-villanova","tag-xavier"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Villanova Women, Xavier Men Defend Big East Championships<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Villanova\u2019s women\u2019s swimming team won the Big East Championship for the 8th consecutive year. 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