SJC Finishes Second at Skyline Championships, Five Earn All-Conference
OLD WESTBURY, NY - Senior Ryan Luchsinger placed first in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events and Maritime set a meet record in the 400-yard freestyle relay en route to capturing its fifth consecutive league title on Saturday at the 2012 Skyline Swimming Championships, held at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of Old Westbury.
On the women's side, senior Censi Danner won three individual events and swam a leg on the record-setting 400-yard freestyle relay to lead Mount Saint Mary to its third conference title in five seasons.
Luchsinger posted a winning time of 1:03.68 in the 100-yard breaststroke and set a conference record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:25.40 before pairing with Jonathan DaSilva, Joseph Tucker and Collin McNamara on the Privateers' record-setting 400-yard freestyle relay (3:25.03). Luchsinger was tabbed the 2011-12 Skyline Men's Swimmer of the Year for his efforts, while DaSilva took gold in the 100-yard butterfly (55.51) and 200-yard butterfly (2:09.98).
Freshman Bryan Woodhead of Old Westbury garnered Rookie of the Year distinction after registering a meet record in the 50-yard freestyle (21.28) and placing first in the 100-yard freestyle (47.62) and 100-yard backstroke (53.87) events.
Maritime amassed 170 points to outdistance runner-up Old Westbury (69). Led by senior Enrique Naudy's victories in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.08) and 200-yard backstroke (2:05.69), Mount Saint Mary finished third with 43 points, followed by Purchase (39) and Mount Saint Vincent (26).
Danner claimed the 50-yard freestyle (25.79), 100-yard freestyle (57.74) and 200-yard individual medley (2:21.27) events as Mount Saint Mary amassed 115 points and captured the women's title. St. Joseph's-L.I. finished second with 96 points, followed by Purchase (64), Maritime (38), Old Westbury (21) and Mount Saint Vincent (18).
MSMC freshman Meghan Seaman earned Skyline Rookie of the Year honors after placing first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:11.13) and 1,000-yard freestyle (12:15.07) events, while teammate Allison Wyatt won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.94) and established a conference record in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:37.68). The duo then teamed up with Danner and junior Brianna Perazella to capture the 400-yard freestyle relay in a Skyline-record time of 4:00.36.
Danner was named the 2011-12 Skyline Female Swimmer of the Year, while sophomore Lauren Ouzounian of St. Joseph's-L.I. shattered league records in both the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.75) and 200-yard backstroke (2:19.06) for the second consecutive year. Mount Saint Mary earned the men's and women's Team Sportsmanship Awards, while Peter Nestel of Purchase was tabbed the men's and women's Coach of the Year.
Men's First-Team All-Conference (Event champions)
David Mierzwa, Maritime (1,000-yard freestyle)
Enrique Naudy, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke)
Bryan Woodhead, Old Westbury (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke)
Ryan Luchsinger, Maritime (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke)
Jonathan DaSilva, Maritime (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly)
Alex Dwyer, Maritime (500-yard freestyle)
Ricky Damiano, Old Westbury (200-yard individual medley)
Jonathan DaSilva, Joseph Tucker, Collin McNamara, Ryan Luchsinger, Maritime (400-yard freestyle relay)
Zach Haughn, Dominic Pereira, Jonathan DaSilva, Collin McNamara, Maritime (200-yard medley relay)
Men's Second-Team All-Conference (second-place finishers)
Eric Reimer, Maritime (1,000-yard freestyle)
Michael Marte, Mount Saint Vincent (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle)
Jeffrey Sutera, Purchase (100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke)
Dominic Pereira, Maritime (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke)
Zach Haughn, Maritime (200-yard butterfly)
Ryan Luchsinger, Maritime (50-yard freestyle)
Collin McNamara, Maritime (100-yard freestyle)
David Mierzwa, Maritime (500-yard freestyle)
Alex Dwyer, Maritime (200-yard individual medley)
Mark Bohlinger, Ryan Murray, Conor Dowd, Enrique Naudy, Mount Saint Mary (400-yard freestyle relay)
Bryan Woodhead, Stephen Paul, Ricky Damiano, Cameron Russo, Old Westbury (200-yard medley relay)
Women's First-Team All-Conference (Event champions)
Meghan Seaman, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle)
Lauren Ouzounian, St. Joseph's-L.I. (100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke)
Allison Wyatt, Mount Saint Mary (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke)
Jessica Alessi, St. Joseph's-L.I. (200-yard butterfly)
Censi Danner, Mount Saint Mary (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley)
Amanda Schneider, St. Joseph's-L.I. (500-yard freestyle)
Kamara Lewis, Purchase (100-yard butterfly)
Meghan Seaman, Allison Wyatt, Brianna Perazella, Censi Danner, Mount Saint Mary (400-yard freestyle relay)
Lauren Ouzounian, Allison Grega, Jessica Alessi, Melissa Nocco, St. Joseph's-L.I. (200-yard medley relay)
Women's Second-Team All-Conference (second-place finishers)
Deidre Kenny, Mount Saint Mary (1,000-yard freestyle)
Lydia Coleman, Old Westbury (50-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle)
Brianna Perazella, Mount Saint Mary (100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke)
Allison Grega, St. Joseph's-L.I. (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke)
Kamara Lewis, Purchase (200-yard butterfly)
Meghan Seaman, Mount Saint Mary (100-yard freestyle)
Janet Marmol, Old Westbury (500-yard freestyle)
Janna Libby, Mount Saint Vincent (100-yard butterfly)
Lauren Ouzounian, St. Joseph's-L.I. (200-yard individual medley)
Mariel VanderLinden, Kwantisha Lozada, Charlotte Acklin, Leighahn Ferrari, Maritime (400-yard freestyle relay)
Alexandria Bodick, Bianca Covello, Kamara Lewis, Christina Muller, Purchase (200-yard medley relay)
