ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy swimming and diving teams continued their postseason success by winning the team title at the ECAC Championships on Sunday at Lejeune Hall in Annapolis.
Navy won the women's competition by 160 points with a total of 747.5 points, and won the men's competition by 429 points with 894 points.
The women's team has won the championship for the second year in a row and has placed first in six of the past seven tournaments. The men's team has won the title in each of the past 10 tournaments held to date.
Navy won three of the four major individual awards at the end of the competition. john morrison Named Women's Coach of the Year bill roberts Named Men's Coach of the Year ben mauldin He was named male swimmer of the year.
“This was one of the best performances we've had in this competition in a long time,” Roberts said. “From start to finish, our athletes continued to look for ways to get to the wall first and improve their times. I am extremely proud of this group. It was an accurate reflection of their dedication to our sport.”
1650 Freestyle
The event was contested as a timed final and there were no trial heats.naval marine rose He finished in 4th place with a time of 16 minutes 57.46 seconds. Carly Merriott He finished in 7th place with a time of 18:00.51.
A trio of mid athletes finished in the top five in the men's event. Mauldin won the silver medal with a time of 15:06.60. cedric brooking He took 3rd place with a hard time of 15 minutes 41.78 seconds. Josh Wurgler He finished in 5th place with a time of 15 minutes 46.45 seconds.
200 Backstroke
Jackie Schoenman In the women's edition, they advanced to the championship finals. She placed fifth with a time of 2:06.02.
Will Jones He was the fastest swimmer in the morning trial heat and maintained his seeding in the final with a winning time of 1:46.83. George Brooker placed third on the mid team with a time of 1:48.21.
100 freestyle
Two mids qualified for the women's championship finals. Samantha Clifford placed second with a time of 50.85; sydney paglia He finished 7th in 51.59 seconds.
Six Navy swimmers participated in the finals of eight swimmers in the men's race. austin lockhart He broke the tournament record of 44.40 seconds and won in 44.24 seconds.Teammates also improved on the old standard lachlan andrew He took second place with 44.37 points. Mid also finished 5th to 8th in the race. Evan McKelvie,44.62; Simon Thompson,44.65; Kellan Pattison44.83; and Stefan Aguirre, 44.91 points.
200 Breaststroke
The women's team recorded their first win of the night. sidney bear She won the 200m breast final with a time of 2:16.44. Joining her in the A final was the team captain Theresa Miliotook fourth place with a time of 2:20.77.
richie trentalange and team captain matt murphy In this tournament, he advanced to the men's final. Trentalange finished fifth with a time of 1:59.82, and Murphy was seventh with a time of 2:00.72.
200 Butterfly
Night Saw's final individual event clarice spencer Finished in 5th place with a time of 2:05.49. georgia yang He finished in 6th place with a hard time of 2:05.82.
The men's final ended 1-2 for Navy. Evan O'Dea (1:46.29) Vesting Josh Anderson (1:46.96).
400 freestyle relay
The women's team placed 3rd in the finals with a time of 3:27.04.The team was composed of Jennifer LuongKuford, Milio, Paglia.
In the final event of the championship, the Mids took second place in the relay. garrett mcgovernTrentalanger, Josh Anderson Murphy ran a time of 3:00.83.
Main award winners
ECAC Women's Open Swimming Tournament of the Year: Lily Mead (Loyola)
ECAC Women's Open Tournament Coach: john morrison from the navy
ECAC Men's Open Swimming Tournament Most Valuable Athlete: ben mauldin from the navy
ECAC Men's Open Tournament Coaches: bill roberts from the navy
Top 10 women's scores
1. Navy, 747.50: 2. Bucknell, 587; 3 Pennsylvania, 409.50; 4. Columbia, 372.50. 5. Loyola, 303; 6. Rutgers, 201; 7. Rider, 138; 8. Manhattan, 133.50; 9. James Madison, 129. 10. Frostburg, 85 years old
Top 10 men's scores
1. Navy, 894; 2. Colombia, 465.50. 3. Bucknell, 415; 4. Princeton, 331; 5. Loyola, 316; 6. Rider, 237; 7. Fairfield, 159; 8. Pennsylvania State, 127.50; 9. Yale University, 109; 10. Baruch, 95 age
