BUFFALO, N.Y. – Maggie Parobek (Amherst, NY/Amherst) and
Zach Nau (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) earning individual podium spots, along with strong performances by the medley relay teams highlighted a busy day for the Buffalo State swimming and diving teams as it completed day three of the SUNYAC Championships before a raucous Friday night crowd.
THE BASICS
MEN'S RESULTS: Eighth (134 points) through 27 events
WOMEN'S RESULTS: Eighth (123 points) through 27 events
LOCATION: Burt Flickinger Athletic Center – Buffalo, N.Y.
TEAMS COMPETITING: Buffalo State, Cortland, Oneonta, Fredonia, Oswego, Potsdam, Geneseo, Brockport, New Paltz
WOMEN'S NOTABLES
- Parobek finished seventh in both the preliminary and final of the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing the final in a time of 1:11.61.
- The 200-yard medley relay quartet of Parobek, Marita Miller (Freeville, NY/Dryden), Brianna Garcia (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West), and Hannah Heil (Medina, NY/Medina) raced to a seventh-place finish in a time of 2:14.80.
- Garcia made it to the consolation final of the 200-yard freestyle, and she finished fifth in her race and 13th overall in a time of 2:04.99.
- Miller also finished fifth in the consolation final, swimming in 13th place overall in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:05.67, a personal best.
MEN'S NOTABLES
- Nau just made the final of the 100-yard backstroke, finishing his heat in 55.37. In the final, Nau would place seventh with a time of 55.41.
- The 200-yard medley relay team of Nau, Colby Riexinger (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport), Sean Mahaney (Alden, NY/Alden), and Wesley Van (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca) finished in sixth, in a time of 1:40.51.
- The Bengals had three swimmers in the consolation final of the 100-yard butterfly, as Matt Banks (Lancaster, N.Y./St. Joe's), Mahaney, and Van finished 2-3-4, in times of 54.48, 54.70, and 54.77, respectively.
- Branden Rivers (Lockport, NY/Lockport) finished in 12th in the 1-meter dive, with an 11-dive score of 385.50.
RESULTS
UP NEXT
The Bengals will finish the championships with day four action to begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. The squad will compete in the 200-backstroke, 100-freestyle, 200-breaststroke, 200-butterfly, 1,650 freestyle, and the 400-freestyle relay.
