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Bucknell Invite - Day 3

UConn Men

The University of Connecticut men’s swimming and diving team completed its three-day outing at the Bison Invitational, hosted by Bucknell University. The Huskies took third place at the event, totaling 1,020 points. The Bison also hosted Delaware, Fordham, Binghamton, Georgetown, William & Mary, Buffalo and La Salle.

Over the course of the meet, the Huskies placed in the top-three of 12 different events. Individually, junior Chris Girg (Burbach, Germany) swam to second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:28.58) and third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.82). Senior Jeff Magin (Brookfield, Conn.) touched the wall in 49.61 in the 100-yard backstroke for second place and came in third in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.37). Junior James Donlevy (Lake Grove, N.Y.) tied for third after swimming the 50-yard freestyle in 20.69.

Magin and Donlevy joined sophomore Daniel Krentsa (Brookfield, Conn.) and freshman Luke Martin (Richmond, Va.) for a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:22.64). Donlevy, Krentsa and Magin also swam with sophomore Kyle Kimura (Tampa, Fla.) in the 400-yard freestyle relay, coming in second with a time of 3:03.62. In the 800-yard freestyle relay, Girg, Kimura, Magin and Krentsa delivered a time of 6:43.62 for second place.

Seniors Greg Baliko (Fanwood, N.J.) and Ryan Walsh (Monroe, N.Y.) were paired with Magin and Donlvey for the 200-yard medley relay, completing the race in 1:31.62 to finish third. The quartet came in third in the 400-yard medley relay (3:21.29).

For the divers, senior John Brice (Bala Cynwood, Pa.) placed third in the three-meter platform with 322.00 points while sophomore Jeffrey Aselin (Riverside, Conn.) came in fourth after tallying 316.05 points. In the one-meter, Brice once again took third-place on 308.00 points while Aselin with eighth. 


UConn Women

The University of Connecticut women’s swimming and diving team completed its three-day outing at the Bison Invitational, hosted by Bucknell University. The Huskies took second place at the event, totaling 1,219 points. The Bison also hosted Delaware, Fordham, Binghamton, Georgetown, William & Mary, Buffalo and La Salle.

Over the course of the meet, the Huskies placed in the top-three of 13 different events.  Freshman Jackie Van Lew (Tinton Falls, N.J.) had an impressive showing individually and as a member of multiple relay teams. The newcomer took first in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:48.96. She touched the wall second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:54.07).

Van Lew joined classmates Annika Grewal (Oakville, Ontario) and Madeline Blair (Bethlehem, Pa.) along with junior Margot Manning (Frederick, Md.) in the 200-yard freestyle relay, coming in second in a time of 1:34.27. Grewal and Van Lew also swam to a second-place finish (3:44.45) in the 400-yard medley relay with senior Laura Ruttan (Stittsville, Ontario) and junior Sophie Nothnagle (Victor, N.Y.).

Blair, Nothnagle, Van Lew and Manning teamed up in the 400-yard freestyle relay, checking in third in a time of 3:25.09. The quartet swam to a second in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:26.82).

Manning claimed third-place in the 200-yard IM (2:04.01) while Nothnagle swam the 100-yard butterfly in 55.18 for her own third-place finish. Nothnagle was also second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:58.96).

Grewal touched the wall in 1:57.30 to come in second in the 200-yard backstroke and junior Christine Pedersen (Vinterbro, Norway) was fourth (2:00.60). Junior Jamie Lynn Brookover (Cherry Hill, N.J.) clinched third place by swimming the 100-yard backstroke in 55.46.

On the diving side, junior Monica Marcello (Middletown, Conn.) won the three-meter competition with 309.15 points. Senior Taryna Urbanus (Quincy, Mass.) and junior Alexandra Butera (Havertown, Pa.) were second and third, respectively. On the one-meter platform, Urbanus claimed the top spot with 293.35 points while Butera was the runner-up and Marcello checked in at fifth. 

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