Nazareth Women, Stevens Men Claim E8 Titles at Swimming & Diving Championships

2/24/2019 12:08:36 AM

FINAL RESULTS
The Nazareth Women's team and the Stevens Men's team claimed titles as the 2019 Empire 8 Conference Swimming & Diving Championships culminated Saturday night in Webster, New York. It's the seventh-straight title for the Stevens' men's program and second straight for the Nazareth women.

For the full team scores and individual awards, please see below 

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
Nazareth surged to a second straight Empire 8 Conference title in women's swimming and diving Saturday as the Golden Flyers held off Stevens over the four-day event to score 924 points at Webster Aquatic Center.

Nazareth sophomore Taylor Robey was named Swimmer of the Meet and freshman Allie Norwood was named Diver of the Meet while third-year head coach Scott Whitbeck was named Coach of the Meet.

In securing the title, Nazareth got another school-record performance from Robey in the 100 freestyle as she shattered her own mark with an NCAA qualifying time of :51.17. She also anchored the 400 free relay that placed second in 3:37.58. Freshmen Erin Spina and Paige Pasquarella also swam in the race along with sophomore Kathryn Batz.

Nazareth's Brittany Heffler also swam to a conference title in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.86).

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MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
Stevens registered eight top-three finishes during the final day of competition to capture the program's seventh-straight Empire 8 Conference Championship.

Junior Tyler Zanki was named the Male Swimmer of the Meet, while Ducks' head coach Paul Hughes earned Men's Coach of the Meet. Zanki registered his second "B" cut time of the meet in the 200-yard breaststroke with his first-place finish at 2:00.43.

Stevens' 400-yard freestyle relay squad finished first after touching the wall at 3:04.07.

Female Swimmer of the Meet - Taylor Robey, Nazareth
Male Swimmer of the Meet - Tyler Zanki, Stevens

Female Diver of the Meet - Allie Norwood, Nazareth
Male Diver of the Meet - Chris Deaver, Alfred

Female Rookie of the Meet - Gina Grauer, Hartwick
Male Rookie of the Year - Tom Griffin, Nazareth

Women's Coach of the Meet - Scott Whitbeck, Nazareth
Men's Coach of the Meet - Paul Hughes, Stevens

Men's Team Scores
1. Stevens - 993
2. Nazareth - 800
3. Hartwick - 703
4. Alfred - 590
5. Utica - 210

Women's Team Scores
1. Nazareth - 924
2. Stevens - 863
3. Hartwick - 778
4. Alfred - 464
5. Utica - 236

- Information for this release provided by the athletic communication staffs at Nazareth and Stevens -

ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit www.empire8.com and https://youtu.be/wzL4HcDoUUQ