Oosterwyk, 400 Medley Relay Crowned Champions
2/25/2022 10:27:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
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— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2022
Justin Oosterwyk wins the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 Fly with a personal-best time of 47.75! 🏆🏆🏆#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/K5AwSyBsxs
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— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 25, 2022
Justin Oosterwyk wins the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 Fly with a personal-best time of 47.75! 🏆🏆🏆#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/K5AwSyBsxs
Safe to say the Pirates were PUMPED for the newest BIG EAST 100 Fly Champion!
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 26, 2022
Way to go Justin!💪#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/MhIYzeG9C3
FINISHING STRONG!💪🏆
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 26, 2022
The Pirates take first in the 400 Medley Relay as the team of Pantano, Conzemius, Oosterwyk and LaClair combine to touch the wall in 3:15.19!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/8QaK7mCfiK
Closing out Day Three at the 2022 BIG EAST Championships on a high note! 🏆
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 26, 2022
The relay team of Pantano, Conzemius, Oosterwyk and LaClair combined to finish first in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:15.19!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/gWY03rcZLO
In addition to their first-place finish in the 400 Medley Relay, both LaClair and Pantano would each pick up individual second-place finishes. With a time of 1:37.85, LaClair took second in the 200 Free, continuing his career success in the event. Also taking the podium for the Pirates in the 200 Free was Gideon Langenbusch (Oberhausen, Germany) with a fifth-place finish and time of 1:38.84. Thomas Minar (Oxford, Conn.) swam a personal-best time of 1:40.30 while Gaige Ryan (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) swam a season-best time of 1:40.72 in the consolation final of the event.
A regular on the BIG EAST podium🏆
— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 26, 2022
Ben LaClair with a second-place finish in the 200 Free Championship Final! 🥈#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/ESf11lXl5z
Later, in the 100 Back, Pantano would follow up his personal-best time in prelims of 48.63 with a near identical time of 48.64 in finals for a second-place finish in the event.
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— Seton Hall Swimming & Diving (@SHUSwimDive) February 26, 2022
Congrats to @pantano_ross on his second-place finish in the 100 Back Championship Final! 🥈#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/TJSHaPhATt
In the 400 IM Consolation Final, Sean Vizzard (Mount Laurel, N.J.) would swim a personal-best time of 4:00.00 en route to a third-place finish. Caleb Smith (Charlottesville, Va.) and Walker Parra (Pensacola, Fla.) would go on to swim season-best times of 4:03.85 and 4:05.85, respectively. The prelims of the 100 Fly would also bring about two more personal bests earlier in the day. Ben Puglessi (Ada, Mich.) finished in a time of 49.98 while Bryant LaCroix (Bloomsburg, Pa.) touched the wall in a time of 50.94.
Adding to his strong showing on the day, Conzemius also placed fourth in the 100 Breaststroke. Representing the Pirates on the podium, the junior finished in a new personal-best time of 55.29. In the consolation final of the event, Justen Lopez (Levittown, N.Y.) took first with a time of 56.45.
Seton Hall currently finds itself in fourth place in the team standings with 349 points.
Men's Team Standings
- Xavier 511.5
- Georgetown 502
- Villanova 399.5
- Seton Hall 349
- Providence 232
The Pirates will be back at it for the final day of the BIG EAST swimming and diving championships tomorrow. Tomorrow's schedule of events will be as follows: 1650 Free, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Fly, 3M Dive and 400 Free Relay. The championships are being streamed live on FloSwimming.
Live results can be found here.
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