Women's Swimming and Diving | 2/21/2020 10:09:02 PM
Nazareth College leads after Friday’s action at the 2020 Empire 8 and Allegheny Empire Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the Webster Aquatic Center and hosted by Hartwick College. The Golden Flyers maintained their lead over second-place Hartwick after three days. Nazareth has 782 points, while Hartwick has 645.5. Alfred is third with 387.5 points, while Utica is fourth with 291. Nazareth, Hartwick and Alfred hold the top three spots in the 10-team Allegheny Empire Championships.
Hartwick senior Tori Argentieri won the 200-yard butterfly for the second consecutive season, defeating teammate Cecilia Mowrey by just under three seconds in a time of 2:09.43.
Alfred junior Lauren Serotta won her second straight Empire 8 crown in the 100-yard backstroke, rolling to a two second win in a time of 58.04 seconds. Nazareth freshman Abigail Santos won an individual event for the third straight night, taking the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:05.68.
Hartwick’s 800-yard freestyle relay team of Channing Lewis, Abby Miller, Mowrey and Abigail Schwartz rolled to a win by two seconds over Nazareth in a time of 7:54.23. Miller used a tremendous 200-yard split of 1:55.61 in the second leg to take the lead for the Hawks, while Schwartz finished her anchor leg in 1:57.10 to secure the win.
Action concludes on Saturday from the Webster Aquatic Center, with preliminary action starting at 10 a.m. and the finals getting underway at 5:30 p.m. The Golden Flyers look to hang on and win their third straight E8 crown.
Friday’s Empire 8 Individual Champions
200-yard butterfly – Tori Argentieri, Hartwick – 2:09.43
100-yard backstroke – Lauren Serotta, Alfred – :58.04
100-yard breaststroke – Abigail Santos, Nazareth, :57.18
800-yard freestyle relay – Channing Lewis, Abby Miller, Ceceilia Mowrey, Abby Schwartz, Hartwick – 7:54.23
Empire 8 Team Scores
Nazareth – 782
Hartwick – 645.5
Alfred – 387.5
Utica – 291
Allegheny Empire Team Scores
Nazareth – 1,264
Hartwick – 1,000.5
Alfred – 612.5
Penn State Behrend – 562
Alfred State – 551
Utica – 414
Franciscan – 319
Penn State Altoona – 293
SUNY Delhi – 188
Pitt-Bradford – 11