Women’s Swimming Team Shares First at Union Relays

SCHENECTADY, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s swimming team won eight out of nine relays to earn a share of first place with host Union College at the Union Relays this afternoon.

Among the first place finishes for SUNY New Paltz were the 400 medley relay team of Katie Rapp, Christina Magill, Liz Delia and Joanna Masterson. The 3-by-100 team of Danielle Lindner, Claire Gerard and Andrea Ditter finished first along with the 3-by-100 butterfly team of Delia of Nevine Roberts and Liz Ruggiero.

The men’s swimming team finished fourth and earned a victory in the 200 medley relay. The winning relay team featured Kent Yeung, Nick Johnson, Jeff Melton and Craig Gottesman.

Final Team Scores Women – 1) Tie between SUNY New Paltz and Union 112, 3) Hartwick 90, 4) Coast Guard 64, 5) Stevens Tech 36.

Men – 1) Coast Guard 114, 2) Hartwick 110, 3) Union 106, 4) SUNY New Paltz 68, 5) Stevens Tech 36.

SUNY New Paltz Women’s Results

400 Medley Relay (1st) Rapp, MaGill, Delia, Masterson 4:16.82

300 Backstroke (1st) Lindner, Gerard, Ditter 3:13.46

300 Breaststroke (2nd) MaGill, Ruggiero, Rapp 3:47

300 Butterfly (1st) Delia, Roberts, Ruggiero 3:12.40

500 Free Crescendo (1st) Williamson, Ditter, Roberts, Masterson 4:56.82

200 Freestyle (1st) Masterson, Rapp, Lipp, Williamson 1:45.43

600 Medley IM (1st) Delia, Lindner, Ruggiero 7:02.66

200 Medley Relay (1st) Lindner, MaGill, Delia, Williamson 1:58.50

400 Yard Freestyle (1st) Masterson, Roberts, Ruggiero, Lindner 3:48.42

SUNY New Paltz Men’s Results

400 Medley Relay (4th) Sousa, Johnson, Chaplin, Yousey 3:54.16

300 Backstroke (4th) Yousey, Lo, Fleckenstein 3:00.74

300 Breaststroke (2nd) Johnson, Yeung, Lo 3:10.51

300 Butterfly (4th) Melton, Chaplin, Yeung 2:54.53

500 Free Crescendo (4th) Yousey, Sousa, Lo, Fleckenstein 4:34.04

200 Freestyle (4th) Gottesman, Melton, Lo, Demerest 1:36.63

600 Medley IM (3rd) Lo, Sousa, Fleckenstein 6:32.20

200 Medley Relay (1st) Yeung, Johnson, Melton, Gottesman 1:42.90

400 Freestyle (4th) Sousa, Fleckenstein, Yousey, Yeung 3:27.04