BUFFALO, New York- The women's swim and dive team finished strong on the final day of the MAAC Championships. Leigh-Anne Zanella struck gold in the 200-yard butterfly.

The Red Foxes finished the MAAC Championships in third place with 566 overall points. Marist only trailed Niagara University (605) and Fairfield (609) at the championships.

 

Highlights

• Leigh-Anne Zanella took home gold in the 200-yard butterfly final (2:05.57).
• Freshman Genevieve O'Neil earned the bronze in the 200-yard butterfly, joining Zanella on the podium (2:06.36).
• Maddie Healey reached the podium in the 1650-yard freestyle final. Healey captured bronze with a 17:36.95 time.
• Nellie Thompson earned bronze in the 100-yard freestyle. Thompson recorded a 51.44 time to reach the podium.
• Melanie Nunn finished fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:07.07).
• Leigh-Anne Zanella placed fifth in the 1650-yard freestyle final (17:40.96).
• Two Red Foxes finished sixth and seventh in the 200-yard backstroke final. Veronica Stureborg finished sixth (2:05.67) and Molly Hewett finished seventh (2:07.12).
• Lucie Gray finished in eighth place in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.23).
• Graduate student Madison Sweeney placed ninth in the one-meter dive (203.65).
• Freshman diver Cassidy Morgan finished fifth in the one-meter dive (173.80).
• In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Charlotte Lepis, Sophia Swanson, Margaret Hartman, and Nellie Thompson finished sixth (3:32.21).

 

Final Standings

1. Fairfield University, 609
2. Niagara University, 605
3. Marist College, 566
4. Iona University, 495
5. Canisius College, 337
6. Siena College, 293
7. Rider University, 265
8. Mount Saint Mary's, 239
9. Manhattan College, 150