Seton Hall University
BIG EAST Championships
Historic Night from Jerresand Leads Pirates on Day Two
4/8/2021 8:46:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
The sophomore Jerresand became the first Pirate to ever win the BIG EAST Women's 50 Free final. After breaking the school record in the prelim earlier in the day with a time of 23.50, Jerresand shattered her own record finishing with a time of 23.34 in the final to capture the BIG EAST Championship.
𝘾𝙊𝘾𝙊 𝘿𝙀𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝘼𝙂𝘼𝙄𝙉!
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 8, 2021
Cornelia Jerresand wins the 50 Free and shatters her own school record in the process with a time of 23.34!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/bQVhqURwBK
Freshman Natalie Heim also had an impressive showing in the 50 Free Final, swimming her best time as a Pirate at 23.64, just .01 off her personal-best.
Freshman Natalie Heim had her fastest 50 Free as a Pirate with a time of 23.64 in the 50 Free Final!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/G27U4mldl5
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 8, 2021
To start the day in the 500 Free, the Pirates sent three finalists to the finals. Senior Julie Stankiewicz (Metuchen, N.J.) took fifth for The Hall with a time of 4:57.96. Freshman Amanda Zajdzinski won the consolation final with a time of 4:58.66, good enough for a top-10 time in school history while Heidi Dickson (Greenwich, N.J.) rounded out the finalist for The Hall in the 500 Free.
The senior Julie Stankiewicz places fifth for the Pirates in the 500 Free with a time of 4:57.96!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/5UHm2u9SH9
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 8, 2021
In the 200 IM, seniors Amelia Wootton (Bethel, Conn.) and Marianne Molloy (Toms River, N.J.) went 1-2 in the consolation final, finishing with times of 2:06.33 and 2:06.72, respectively. On the diving board, the Pirates sent both Ashley Diekemper (Severna Park, Md.) and Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.) to the finals for The Hall.
Both of our divers, senior Ashley Diekemper and freshman Laura Stavila, are advancing to the finals in the 1M Dive!
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 8, 2021
Here's Laura during today's prelims!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/TWMHiNviie
The Pirates closed out a solid Day Two with a strong swim in the 200 Free Relay. The relay team consisting of Heim, Stankiewicz, Wootton and Jerresand took third in the event with a time of 1:34.62.
A great finish in the 200 Free Relay earns the Pirates a 🥉 place finish with a time of 1:34.62!
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) April 8, 2021
Natalie Heim, Julie Stankiewicz, Amelia Wootton and Cornelia Jerresand close out the night strong for the Pirates!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BIGEASTswim pic.twitter.com/2Pc1pPBamr
Through a strong effort on the day, the Pirates were able to jump up to the third spot in the team scores following Day Two. Day Three will begin tomorrow, a full schedule of events can be found here. Day Three prelims and finals will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network's YouTube Channel. Links for these broadcasts can be found on the team's schedule page.
STANDINGS AFTER DAY TWO
1. Villanova - 347
2. Connecticut - 276
3. Seton Hall - 187
4. Xavier - 158
5. Providence – 97
6. Butler - 88
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