BUFFALO, N.Y. – Hannah Heil (Medina, NY/Medina) and Zach Nau (Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) returned to the podium Saturday, leading the way for the Buffalo State swimming and diving teams as the teams wrapped up action at the SUNYAC Championships Saturday evening.
THE BASICS
MEN'S RESULTS: Eighth (187 points) through 40 events
WOMEN'S RESULTS: Eighth (174 points) through 40 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
- Heil finished her first championship meet with a solid performance in her signature event, the 100-yard freestyle. After earning a trip to the finals, Heil finished just under a second off a Buffalo State program record with a time of 53.74, good for fourth place.
- In the same event, Brianna Garcia (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West) earned a spot in the consolation final, finishing in 12th place overall with a time of 56.93.
- Maggie Parobek (Amherst, NY/Amherst) took top honors in dominant fashion in the consolation final of the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in a time of 2:33.66.
- The 400-yard freestyle relay quartet of Garcia, Parobek, Heil, and senior Marita Miller (Freeville, NY/Dryden) earned an eighth place finish, in 3:47.54.
MEN'S NOTABLES
- Nau earned his second podium honor in as many days, finishing his final championship meet with a time of 2:05.28 in the 200-yard backstroke.
- Also making his last final was James Purpura (Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill), who earned a spot into the consolation final of the 200-yard backstroke, finishing 12th overall in 2:05.79.
- Fellow senior Wesley Van (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca) was solid in his final individual event as a Bengal, the 100-yard freestyle. Earning a trip to the consolation final, Van finished the event in 49.76.
- Matt Banks (Lancaster, NY/St. Joseph's) was the fourth male to earn a consolation spot in the evening, earning a time of 2:04.51, good for 10th overall.
- Nau, Banks, Van, and senior Sean Mahaney (Alden, NY/Alden) capped a successful weekend with a seventh-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as the quartet finished in 3:18.88.
