Saturday, April 10
Geneva, Ohio
ALL DAY
Seton Hall University
vs
BIG EAST Championships
Records Fall, Pirates Wrap Up 2021 BIG EAST Championships
4/11/2021 2:15:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Geneva, Ohio – The Seton Hall women's swimming team finished up Day Four with a record-breaking performance in the 400 Free Relay on Saturday to close out the 2021 BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships in fourth place overall.
The relay team consisting of Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.), Julie Stankiewicz (Metuchen, N.J.), Natalie Heim and Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) managed to take second place and set a new school record with a time of 3:25.73 in the 400 Free Relay.
In her first BIG EAST Championships, Amanda Zajdzinski scored a fifth-place finish for The Hall in the 1650 Free with a time of 17:13.00. Madeleine Bachand (Raleigh, N.C.) also qualified for the Pirates in the event.
Seniors Marianne Molloy (Toms River, N.J.) and Amelia Wootton (Bethel, Conn.) qualified for finals in the 200 Back with Wootton swimming a lifetime-best time of 2:05.85. Madeline Field (Wheaton, Ill.) also qualified for The Hall in the event finals.
In the 100 Free, Seton Hall saw four swimmers qualify for finals: Stankiewicz, Jerresand, Heim and Istambouli. The freshmen, Heim (51.20) and Istambouli (51.56) would take third and sixth, respectively, with each swimmer setting a new personal best.
The 200 Breaststoke finals saw three Pirates compete with Meredith Mutter (Pottstown, Penn.), Nicole Bastian and Lexi Kolodgie (Baltimore, Md.) all grabbing a spot in Saturday night's finals. The Pirates would add three more finalists in the 200 Fly Finals with Heidi Dickson (Greenwich, N.J.), Sarah Frie (Waterford, Va.) and Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) all representing The Hall. Cripps would go on to take fourth in the event with a time of 2:02.58.
Just as they did in the 1M Dive, both Pirate divers, Ashley Diekemper (Severna Park, Md.) and Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.), would qualify for the 3M Dive finals on Day Four.
The Pirates wrapped up the 2021 BIG EAST Swim & Dive Championships in fourth place overall. the Pirates claimed an individual BIG EAST Championship, two school records fell and numerous personal-best times were set.
STANDINGS AFTER DAY THREE
1. Villanova – 906.5
2. Connecticut - 838
3. Xavier -535
4. Seton Hall – 505.5
5. Providence - 214
6. Butler - 202
The relay team consisting of Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.), Julie Stankiewicz (Metuchen, N.J.), Natalie Heim and Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) managed to take second place and set a new school record with a time of 3:25.73 in the 400 Free Relay.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/wK8eLToSYv
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 11, 2021
In her first BIG EAST Championships, Amanda Zajdzinski scored a fifth-place finish for The Hall in the 1650 Free with a time of 17:13.00. Madeleine Bachand (Raleigh, N.C.) also qualified for the Pirates in the event.
Seniors Marianne Molloy (Toms River, N.J.) and Amelia Wootton (Bethel, Conn.) qualified for finals in the 200 Back with Wootton swimming a lifetime-best time of 2:05.85. Madeline Field (Wheaton, Ill.) also qualified for The Hall in the event finals.
In the 100 Free, Seton Hall saw four swimmers qualify for finals: Stankiewicz, Jerresand, Heim and Istambouli. The freshmen, Heim (51.20) and Istambouli (51.56) would take third and sixth, respectively, with each swimmer setting a new personal best.
The 200 Breaststoke finals saw three Pirates compete with Meredith Mutter (Pottstown, Penn.), Nicole Bastian and Lexi Kolodgie (Baltimore, Md.) all grabbing a spot in Saturday night's finals. The Pirates would add three more finalists in the 200 Fly Finals with Heidi Dickson (Greenwich, N.J.), Sarah Frie (Waterford, Va.) and Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) all representing The Hall. Cripps would go on to take fourth in the event with a time of 2:02.58.
Sierra Cripps takes fourth in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:02.58!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/qpVLiMltWK
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 11, 2021
Just as they did in the 1M Dive, both Pirate divers, Ashley Diekemper (Severna Park, Md.) and Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.), would qualify for the 3M Dive finals on Day Four.
The Pirates wrapped up the 2021 BIG EAST Swim & Dive Championships in fourth place overall. the Pirates claimed an individual BIG EAST Championship, two school records fell and numerous personal-best times were set.
STANDINGS AFTER DAY THREE
1. Villanova – 906.5
2. Connecticut - 838
3. Xavier -535
4. Seton Hall – 505.5
5. Providence - 214
6. Butler - 202
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