Women Finish 1st at Union Relays, Men Place 3rd

SCHENECTADY, NY — The men’s and women’s swim teams traveld to Union College for the Union Relays this afternoon. The women finished first with 126 points and the men placed third with 84 points.

400 Medley Relay
Women – 1st (4:05.65) – Michelle Coombs, Joelle Hopf, Erica Ellis, Allison Wells
Coombs made a National B Cut in her 100 backstroke with a time of 59.02
Men – 3rd (3:45.26) – Stephen Cozzolongo, Pat Rathbun, Rob Webb, David Gardner

3 x 100 Back Relay
Women – 1st (3:03.57) – Marissa Morris, Samantha Graham, Coombs
Men – 2nd (2:50.18) – Zack Lowenstein, Gardner, Cozzolongo

3 x 100 Breast Relay
Women – 1st (3:30.70) – Hopf, Becky Baker, Regina Davide
Men – 3rd (3:17.70) – Webb, Johnny Fleckenstein, Rathbun

3 x 100 Butterfly Relay
Women – 1st (3:08.76) – Ellis, Wells, Liz Ruggerio
Men – 3rd (2:55.42) – Webb, Matt Demerest, Andrew Outcault

Cresendo Relay
Women – 1st (4:50.85) – Davide, Wells, Morris, Coombs
Men – 3rd (4:25.95) – Rathbun, Billy Papetti, Lowenstein, Gardner

200 Free Relay
Women – 1st (1:42.72) – Davide, Brittany Berrus, Morris, Wells
Men – 1st (1:30.41) – Gardner, Papetti, Matt Demerest, Rathbun

3 x 200 IM
Women – 1st (6:55.28) – Morris, Ellis, Hopf
Men – 3rd (6:27.81) – Webb, Cozzolongo, Lowenstein

200 Medley Relay
Women – 1st (1:53.26) – Coombs, Baker, Ellis, Davide
Men – 4th (1:44.42) – Cozzolongo, Webb, Mike Demerest, Matt Demerest

400 Free Relay
Women – 1st (3:43.61) – Morris, Wells, Hopf, Coombs
Men – 1st (3;19.50) – Papetti, Rathbun, Gardner, Lowenstein

Final Standings
Women: New Paltz (126), Union (112), Coast Guard (84), Montclair State (56), Vassar (48)
Men: Coast Guard (126), Union (124), New Paltz (84), Montclair State (54), Vassar (54)

The swim teams return to action on Friday November 2nd when they travel to Oneonta before hosting Morrisville on November 3rd.