POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's and women's swimming & diving teams will continue their season at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships this weekend in Annapolis, Maryland. The tournament will run from Friday, February 25th to Sunday, February 27th.  
 

• The last time the Red Foxes competed was at the MAAC Championships in Buffalo, New York.  

• Marist found success, placing in 3rd place after four days of competition.  

• For the men, the relay team of Ahmed Sallam, Chris Dauser, Pavel Makarchuk, and Ethan McCormac placed in second and broke a school record.  

• Sallam also won the 50-yard freestyle and set a new school record for that event. He also set a record in the backstroke.  

• Junior Tyler Wenzel placed in third in the 3-meter dive.  

• The women were also very successful at the MAAC Championship. 

• Grace Reeves, who was named the MAAC Most Outstanding Diver, won the 1-meter dive and the 3-meter dive.  

• Veronica Stureborg placed in second with a time of 56.50 in the 100-meter backstroke. Stureborg also finished in third in the 200-meter backstroke. 

• Freshman Madeline Healey placed second in the 500-yard freestyle and third in the 1650 freestyle. 

• Marist is one of 27 teams declared for the ECAC Championships.
• A full list of the declared teams can be found here: https://ecacsports.com/sports/2017/10/24/2017%20Winter%20Swim%20Declared%20Teams.aspx 

Competing for the women:

• Pending the results of the ECAC Championships, Marist could have the chance to reach the NCAA Zone Qualifier Diving Championships. That event takes place from March 7th – March 9th.