Marist Men
The Marist men’s swimming and diving team helped Head Coach Larry VanWagner clinch his 350th career win with a 172.5-116.5 victory over Fairfield on Nov. 6 in McCann Natatorium. With the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference triumph, the Red Foxes are 2-1 overall and remain unbeaten in conference competition.
As the men’s and women’s head coach at Marist, VanWagner has 252 dual meet wins with the remaining 98 coming in the postseason. He has spent 26 of his 40 seasons working alongside Diving Head Coach Melanie Bolstad.
Marist’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ 200-yard medley relay squads opened the meet with a 1-2 finish before freshman Miguel Basalo took the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:06.61.
The Red Foxes had six different individual first place winners, led by freshman Miguel Madeira. In the 100-yard backstroke, Madeira clocked in at 54.37 seconds for first place and finished the 200-yard event in 1:58.72 for second.
Freshman Daniel Knoll won the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:43.81 to help Marist open up a 91-40 lead through first seven events. Another strong showing in the freestyle group came from freshman Riley Stadel, who finished second in the 1,000- (10:08.73) and 500-yard (4:54.59) events. At the shorter distances, Manuel Garcia won the 50-yard event in 22.79 seconds and finished second at 100 yards (49.60 seconds).
Senior captain Josh Dodway took the top spot on both boards, racking up 303.67 points at one meter and 315.60 points at three meters. Sophomore Peter Gallino placed third in both events with scores of 263.02 points and 260.70 points, respectively.
Marist has a quick turnaround, as it will compete in a MAAC dual meet at Rider at 1 p.m. Nov. 14. The Broncs have won the conference title the last four seasons.
Marist Women
Head Coach Larry VanWagner earned his 350th career win as the Marist women’s swimming and diving team topped Fairfield, 180-102, on Nov. 6 in McCann Natatorium. Marist is now 2-1 on the season and won its 32nd consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference dual meet to extend its streak dating back to 2009.
As the men’s and women’s head coach at Marist, VanWagner has racked up 252 dual meet wins with the remaining 98 coming in the postseason. He has spent 26 of his 40 seasons working alongside Diving Head Coach Melanie Bolstad.
The Red Foxes’ three relay squads finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 200-yard medley relay to begin the meet with times of 1:52.32, 1:53.27, and 1:53.74, respectively. Sophomore Georgia Goldman led off for the second place ‘B’ relay team and individually won both backstroke events after clocking in at 59.92 seconds in the 100-yard event and swimming the 200 in 2:10.60.
Sophomore Daniela Gomez edged junior Sarah Mosca in the 100-yard breaststroke by .09 seconds with a time of 1:10.75 as the Red Foxes opened up a 106-22 lead through the first seven events. In the 1,000-yard freestyle sophomore Melanie Newton led all competitors with a time of 10:56.87 while senior captain Bethany Powhida took the 100-yard event in 54 seconds flat.
Marist divers went 1-2-3 on the 3-meter board, led by senior Renata Diotalevi’s score of 274.20 points. Sophomore Megan Berarelli made her season debut and finished second (257.02 points) and freshman Lauren Katz rounded out the group (221.77 points). Diotalevi and Berardelli also finished in the top two spots at one meter with 253.42 points and 246.82 points, respectively.
The Red Foxes will continue their conference schedule with a dual meet at Rider at 1 p.m. Nov. 14. The Broncs have been runners up at the MAAC Championships for six of the last eight years.
