Swim Places Third at Skyline Championships, Five Eagles on All-Skyline Team

Press Release from the Skyline Conference

PURCHASE, N.Y. - Sophomore Lauren Becerra enjoyed a record-setting evening while winning three individual events, and freshmen Allison Sciucco and Regina Zeoli notched two victories apiece as Mount Saint Mary seized its third consecutive Skyline Women's Swimming Championship on Thursday evening on the campus of Purchase College. 

On the men's side, junior Daniel Hemmer and freshman Robert Lewis won two events apiece as Maritime claimed its seventh consecutive Skyline title.

Becerra posted a meet-record time of 5:29.53 in the 500-yard freestyle and also placed first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:20.84) and 200-yard individual medley (2:22.29) events en route to being named the Most Outstanding Performer at the Championship for the second consecutive year.  Sciucco captured gold in the 50-yard (26.57) and 100-yard freestyle 57.92) events, while Zeoli earned victories in both the 100-yard backstroke (1:06.20) and 200-yard backstroke (2:22.75) for the Knights, who seized their fourth Skyline crown in five seasons. 

MSMC led the way with 139 points, followed by Purchase (58), St. Joseph's-L.I. (50), Mount Saint Vincent (48), Maritime (29) and Old Westbury (28).     

Purchase junior Amanda Gibson garnered Rookie of the Year honors as she placed first in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events while finishing runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley. 

Hemmer placed first in both the 100-yard (55.78) and 200-yard butterfly (2:15.42) competitions, while Lewis took home gold in the 500-yard (5:29.50) and 1,000-yard (11:22.93) freestyle events to lead the Privateers to the league crown.  Maritime amassed 129 points on the evening, while Mount Saint Mary compiled 95 points, followed by Purchase (61), Old Westbury (47) and Mount Saint Vincent (8). 

Junior Bryan Woodhead of Old Westbury was tabbed the Championship's Most Outstanding Performer for the second consecutive year as he registered a blistering meet-record time of 59.24 in the 100-yard breaststroke and also earned gold in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. 

The Rookie of the Year honor was shared by teammates Sam Jaffe and Andrew Latona of Purchase.  Jaffe established a Championship record in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.91), while Latone placed first in the 20-yard backstroke in a meet-record time of 1:56.75.  

Danielle Lindner of Mount Saint Mary was named the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year.

Women's First-Team All-Conference
Amanda Gibson, Purchase (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke)
Erin Maloney, Brook, Baltazar, Kylee McGrane, Janna Libby, Mount Saint Vincent (200-yard medley relay)
Lauren Becerra, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard individual medley, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000 yard freestyle)
Alexandra Lally, Purchase (200-yard freestyle)
Regina Zeoli, Mount Saint Mary (100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke)
Hannah Salzberg, Purchase (100-yard breaststroke)
Allison Sciucco, Mount Saint Mary (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle)
Meghan Seaman, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard freestyle)
Kira Adler, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard butterfly)
Kylee McGrane, Mount Saint Vincent (100-yard butterfly)
Meghan Seaman, Allison Sciucco, Danielle Rodriguez, Lauren Becerra, Mount Saint Mary (400-yard freestyle relay)

Women's Second-Team All-Conference
Lauren Ouzounian, St. Joseph's-L.I. (200-yard backstroke)
Alexis Donin, St. Joseph's-L.I. (100-yard breaststroke)
Regina Zeoli, Amanda Bocekci, Kira Adler, Allison Sciucco, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard medley relay)
Bianca Covello, Purchase (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke)
Meghan Seaman, Mount Saint Mary (500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle)
Kira Adler, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard freestyle)
Erin Maloney, Mount Saint Vincent (100-yard backstroke)
Gabrielle Zollo, St. Joseph's-L.I. (200-yard butterfly)
Sandi Woodhead, Old Westbury (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly)
Amanda Gibson, Purchase (200-yard individual medley)
Gabrielle Zollo, Melissa Nocco, Kimberly Mazza, Lauren Ouzounian, St. Joseph's-L.I. (400-yard freestyle relay)

Men's First-Team All-Conference
Andrew Latona, Purchase (200-yard backstroke, 200-yard freestyle)
Sam Jaffe, Purchase (200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley)
Zach Haughn, Brendan Erskine, Dan Hemmer, Collin McNamara, Maritime (200-yard medley relay)
Robert Lewis, Maritime (500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle)
Varun Soondar, Purchase (100-yard backstroke)
Dan Hemmer, Maritime (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly)
Bryan Woodhead, Old Westbury (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke)
Sam Watson, Mount Saint Mary (100-yard backstroke)
Jonathan Murray, Peter Skerys, Scott Armstrong, Collin McNamara, Maritime (400-yard freestyle relay)

Men's Second-Team All-Conference
Sam Jaffe, Purchase (100-yard breaststroke)
Ryan Murray, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard breaststroke)
Andrew Latona, Sam Jaffe, Michael Kastner, Samir Mekrami, Purchase (200-yard medley relay)
Christopher Sagan, Mount Saint Mary (1,000-yard freestyle)
Matt Cannon, Maritime (200-yard freestyle)
Tim Rice, Old Westbury (100-yard backstroke)
Conor Dowd, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard butterfly)
Collin McNamara, Maritime (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle)
Sam Watson, Mount Saint Mary (200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley)
Zach Haughn, Maritime (100-yard backstroke)
Andrew Shepard, Mount Saint Vincent (500-yard freestyle)
Andrew Latona, Purchase (100-yard butterfly)
Jason Lorch, Mark Bohlinger, Camilo Gonzalez, Joseph Gwillym, Mount Saint Mary (400-yard freestyle relay)