Northeast-10 Conference Champs - Day 2

Men

Bentley University junior Jon Andrews (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug HS) completed a second straight sweep of the diving events at the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships by capturing the one-meter Saturday at Southern Connecticut State’s Hutchinson Natatorium.

His efforts helped Bentley extend its lead in the team standings from 42.5 points to 82.5. The Falcons will enter Sunday’s final round with 585.5 points, and Southern Connecticut is second with 503.  Saint Rose is a distant third in the seven-team competition with 355.5 points.

Andrews, who captured the three-meter on Friday for the second straight year, successfully defended his one-meter championship, posting a score of 406.20 points. He finished 20 nearly points in front of runner-up Max O’Brien of St. Michael’s College.

Bentley also had one silver and one bronze during Saturday’s action. In the 200 yard medley relay, seniors Willie Connolly (Washington, Conn./Shepaug Valley HS) and Sam Laden (Cheshire, Conn./ Cheshire HS) combined with sophomores Dave Curran (Danbury, Conn./Danbury HS) and Joe Frantel (Canandaigua, N.Y./Marcus Whitman HS) for a time of 1:38.86, good for second place. Connolly took third in the 100 backstroke, touching in 53.89 seconds.

Also in the 100 back, sophomore Pat Ryan (Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury HS) and Curran were fifth and sixth, respectively, with times of 56.67 and 57.21.

Bentley had three fourth-place finishes during the meet’s second day, including junior Egen Ouellette (West Hartford, Conn./West Hartford HS) in the 100 butterfly (53.42) and sophomore Matt Wessels (Epsom, N.H./Bishop Brady HS) in the 400 individual medley (4:27.55).

Ouellette was also part of the Falcons’ 800 free relay team that finished fourth in 7:19.80. That quartet also included junior Chris Horan (Hanover, Mass./Boston College HS), sophomore Eric Stricker (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central HS) and freshman Tyler Champagne (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional HS).

Rounding out the list of top six finishers for Bentley on Saturday was freshman George Go (Manila, Philippines), with a sixth in the 100 fly (56.36).
              
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Southern Connecticut State, New Haven
Day 2 of 3
 
Team Scores: 1. Bentley 585.5; 2. Southern Connecticut 503, 3. Saint Rose 355.5, 4. Adelphi 323, 5. St. Michael’s 298, 6. Le Moyne 292, Pace 90.
 
Day 1 Winners: 200 Medley Relay: Southern Connecticut (Miguel Nesrala, Austin Mizzell, Matt Sorena, Steve Cusano) 1:36.41; 400 Individual Medley: Vadim Yafayev (SR), 4:02.04; 100 Butterfly: Sorena (SC), 52.71; 200 Free: Nesrala (SC), 1:40.71; 100 Breaststroke: Mizzell (SC), 57.53; 100 Backstroke: Andrew Acquaviva (L), 52.16; 1 Meter Diving: Jon Andrews (B), 406.20; 800 Free Relay: Southern Connecticut (Nesrala, Sorena, Thomas Hardy, Mizzell), 6:53.19.

Women

A gold medal by junior Anne Kaduboski (Dedham, Mass./Dedham HS) and a pair of school records highlighted the list of performances by members of the Bentley University women’s swim team during Saturday’s second-day of competition at the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Southern Connecticut’s Hutchinson Natatorium.

Kaduboski repeated as the conference’s 100 yard butterfly champion, posting an NCAA “B” cut time of 58.84 seconds to edge Le Moyne’s Katie O’Donnell by just one-

Kaduboski was also part of Bentley’s school record-breaking effort in the 200 medley relay, combining with sophomore Susie Boretti (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) and freshmen Jessica Hodsdon (Brewer, Maine/Brewer HS) and Monika Drogosz (Unionville, Conn./Farmington HS) for a time of 1:52.49. That was good for fourth place and bettered the existing mark by .09 seconds.

Hodsdon broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke for the fourth time this season, lowering it 0.28 seconds to 1:06.78. She was second in the event, behind Southern Connecticut’s Jennifer O’Neil, and bettered the NCAA “B” cut time she had set against Keene State.

Bentley also picked up a fourth-place finish in the 800 free relay, with Kaduboski and Boretti teaming with senior Carolyn Connolly (Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert HS) and Kelly Mazza (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun HS) for a time of 8:14.17.
 
In the team standings, Bentley is fourth out of eight with 316 points. Southern Connecticut will take a meet-best 661.5 points into Sunday’s final day of competition, with Saint Rose second (488.5) and Le Moyne third (361).
 
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Southern Connecticut State, New Haven
Day 2 of 3
 
Team Scores: 1. Southern Connecticut 661.5, 2. Saint Rose 488.5, 3. Le Moyne 361, 4. Bentley 316, 5. Pace 280, 6. St. Michael’s 217, 7. Assumption 192, 8. Adelphi 111.
 
Day 2 Winners: 200 Medley Relay: Southern Connecticut (Amanda Thomas, Jennifer O’Neil, Cody Hall, Christine Slie) 1:46.09; 400 Individual Medley: Hall (SC), 4:24.67; 100 Butterfly: Anne Kaduboski (B), 58.84; 200 Free: Hall (SC), 1:53.74; 100 Breaststroke: O’Neil (SC), 1:05.20; 100 Backstroke: Thomas (SC), 57.29; 800 Free Relay: Southern Connecticut (Thomas, Hall, Nicole Huerta, Meghan Fay), 7:49.35.