BIG EAST Day Three Preview
2/21/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 21, 2014
PSYCH SHEETS l LIVE RESULTS l MEET MOBILE APP l TEAM SCORES
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Friday could prove to be moving day for the Pirates at the 2014 BIG EAST Championships as both Seton Hall swimming & diving squads are well-positioned to make a charge up the team leaderboard on day three of the four-day meet.
The Hall ranks third in the team standings on both the men's and the women's side and will be looking to build on a pair of solid showings from day two at Gloucester Institute of Technology. Friday's program calls for five individual events as well as the 400-medley relay.
On Thursday, Kerrie Kolackovsky (Franklin Square, N.Y.) placed second in the 200-IM to deliver what stands as the top Seton Hall performance to this point in the meet. The senior is slated to vie for her first conference championship in the 100-breaststroke on Friday, an event in which she owns the fastest time in the league this season.
Sophomore Megan Mallon (Glen Mills, Pa.) also figures to challenge for the 100-breast title, rounding out a formidable duo that ranks 1-2 in the event.
Earlier this year, Kolackovsky led off a 400-medley relay squad that earned the Seton Hall women a #1 seed, combining with Mallon, Melody Bush (Guelph, Ontario) and Tessa Lindner (Sun Prairie, Wis.) to post a league-leading time of 3:52.01 at the Patriot Invitational.
A championship contender in her own right, Bush will enter the 100-backstroke preliminaries as the #2 seed. She also ranks as the Pirates' top seed in the 200-free (9).
Fellow freshman Cece Henry (St. Charles, Mo.) placed herself right in the middle of the 400-IM championship picture with her 4:32.82 effort at the Patriot Invitational while senior Kelly Markwell (Old Bridge, N.J.) and Lindner each rank among the projected top-eight competitors in the 100-fly.
The Seton Hall men possess a similar opportunity to reach the top of the podium tonight, entering a top-eight seed into each of the individual events.
Junior James Logan (Wallingford, Pa.) helped the Pirates pick up second place points in the 200-free relay and could add a medal finish as the #2-ranked swimmer in the 100-breast. Junior Zach DeLillo (Sinking Spring, Pa.) is seeded third in the 100-fly, .31 seconds off the top mark, while sophomore Tim Bosse (New Windsor, N.Y.) comes in as one of the top-six 200-free competitors.
Freshmen Xavier Jimenez (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Keith Carlino (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) rank seventh and eighth respectively in the 100-back while sophomore Andrew William (Bayonne, N.J.) is seeded eighth in the 400-IM.
In relay action, Bosse, Carlino, DeLillo and Logan earned The Hall a #3 seed in the 400-medley race, posting a time of 3:28.07 at the Patriot Invitational.
Here is a closer look at how the stage is set for The Hall heading into Friday's events:
400-YARD IM
WOMEN
School Record: J. Ehret, 4:23.41 (2011)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Sara Jurek (Villanova) - 4:29.44
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
4. Cece Henry, Fr. - 4:32.82, Patriot Invitational
15. Megan Mostoller, Jr. - 4:43.74, Patriot Invitational
16. Alexa Santis, So. - 4:43.82, Patriot Invitational
19. Kelsey Buonaiuto, Fr. - 4:46.07, Patriot Invitational
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MEN
School Record: K. Webster, 3:46.03 (2010)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Evan Grey (Georgetown) - 4:03.65
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
8. Andrew William, So. - 4:12.80, Patriot Invitational
13. Steve Hausmann, So. - 4:18.01, Patriot Invitational
15. Seth Underwood, Fr. -4:21.39, Patriot Invitational
16. Ian Campbell, Fr. - 4:22.46, Navy Invitational
18. Joey Giovine, So. - 4:26.37, Navy Invitational
100-YARD BUTTERFLY
WOMEN
School Record: J. Heider, 56.28 (1994)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Fiona Hardie (Villanova) - 55.24
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
7. Kelly Markwell, Sr. - 57.06, Patriot Invitational
8. Tessa Lindner, Fr. - 57.28, Patriot Invitational
19. Gabi Levine, Jr. -59.83, Patriot Invitational
20. Kelly Miller, So. - 1:00.32, Patriot Invitational
24. Sarah Dougherty, Fr. - 1:01.27, Patriot Invitational
MEN
School Record: P. Economou, 48.97 (2001)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Martin Vanin (Georgetown) - 50.25
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
3. Zach DeLillo, Jr. - 50.56, Patriot Invitational
11. Jack Poupore, Fr. - 52.19, Patriot Invitational
12. Keith Carlino, Fr. -52.31, Patriot Invitational
17. Greg Black, Sr. - 52.99, Patriot Invitational
19. Jon Ropson, Sr. - 53.01, Patriot Invitational
200-YARD FREESTYLE
WOMEN
School Record: K. Kolackovsky, 1:51.01 (2013)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Kaisla Kollanus (Villanova) - 1:48.69
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
9. Melody Bush, Fr. - 1:54.51, Rider Dual Meet
10. Rae Congdon, So. - 1:55.45, Patriot Invitational
12. Cora Meehan, So. -1:55.95, Patriot Invitational
16. Maddie Harris, Fr. - 1:57.71, Patriot Invitational
17. Kate Dwyer, Sr. - 1:57.82, Patriot Invitational
MEN
School Record: K. Webster, 1:36.75 (2010)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Chad Thompson (Xavier) - 1:41.30
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
6. Tim Bosse, So. - 1:43.92, Patriot Invitational
22. Cooper Lindsley, Fr. - 1:46.55, Patriot Invitational
23. Zach Suter, Fr. -1:46.90, Patriot Invitational
24. Matt Labombard, Fr. - 1:47.75, Patriot Invitational
25. Tyler Naumann, Sr. - 1:47.76, Patriot Invitational
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE
WOMEN
School Record: K. Kolackovsky, 1:04.05 (2013)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Kerrie Kolackovsky (Seton Hall) - 1:04.29
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
1. Kerrie Kolackovsky, Sr. - 1:04.29, Patriot Invitational
2. Megan Mallon, So. - 1:06.04, Connecticut Dual Meet
13. Annie Bucca, Fr. -1:08.28, Patriot Invitational
16. Megan Mostoller, Jr. - 1:09.61, Patriot Invitational
17. Maddie Harris, Fr. - 1:09.91, Patriot Invitational
MEN
School Record: A. D'Errico, 54.85 (2007)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Christian Kilgore (Georgetown) - 58.25
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
2. James Logan, Jr. - 58.39, Patriot Invitational
8. Joey Lacus, Sr. - 59.96, Patriot Invitational
10. Ian DeLisio, Sr. -1:00.37, Patriot Invitational
15. Jack Poupore, Fr. - 1:02.22, Patriot Invitational
17. Steve Hausmann, So. - 1:04.70, Patriot Invitational
100-YARD BACKSTROKE
WOMEN
School Record: M. Bush, 57.12 (2013)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Carolyn Stewart (Xavier) - 56.35
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
2. Melody Bush, Fr. - 57.12, Patriot Invitational
7. Gabi Levine, Jr. - 58.56, Patriot Invitational
9. Kelsey Buonaiuto, Fr. -58.90, Patriot Invitational
17. Kelly Miller, So. - 1:00.91, Patriot Invitational
18. Katie Adams, So. - 1:01.22, Patriot Invitational
MEN
School Record: K. Webster, 47.51 (2010)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Michael Ng (Georgetown) - 50.77
Top-Five Seeded Seton Hall Swimmers:
7. Xavier Jimenez, Fr. - 52.56, Patriot Invitational
8. Keith Carlino, Fr. - 52.70, Patriot Invitational
16. Matt Benson, Sr. -53.97, Patriot Invitational
20. Matt Labombard, Fr. - 55.78, Patriot Invitational
22. Evan Forbes, Sr. - 56.67, Patriot Invitational
400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
WOMEN
School Record: Shuba, Kolackovsky, Markwell, Levine, 3:50.63 (2013)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Seton Hall - 3:52.01
Seton Hall Seed:
1. 3:52.01 - (Bush, Kolackovsky, Lindner, Mallon, Patriot Invitational)
* Villanova is seeded second with a time of 3:52.75
MEN
School Record: Webster, Pritchard, Murakami, Holland, 3:22.95 (2011)
2013-14 Conference Leader: Georgetown - 3:25.72
Seton Hall Seed:
3. 3:28.07 - (Bosse, Carlino, DeLillo, Logan, Patriot Invitational)
Competition is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. from GCIT. Live results will be available HERE or by downloading the free Meet Mobile App.
Finals are set to start at 6:00 p.m.
Don't forget to follow @SHUSwimDive and @BIGEASTChamps on Twitter for updates on the action as well.
