Junior won three individual events
(Poughkeepsie) - Junior Jamie Falco (North Haven, Conn.) won three individual events on Saturday afternoon in Marist’s 146-97 win over Rider. Other strong performances were turned in by Jenell Walsh-Thomas, who won two individual events, and Melissa Mangona (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) who swept the diving events.
Falco continued her impressive junior campaign against the Broncs in winning the 200-yard individual medley, the 200-yard backstroke and the 200-yard breaststroke. She bested the field in the IM in a time of 2:07.98, before taking the top position in the back in 2:06.60 and the breast in 2:27.09.
Freshman Jenell Walsh-Thomas swept the distance freestyle events for the Foxes, winning the 1,000-yard free in 10:35.10 and the 500-yard event in 5:10.67. Sophomore Sandra Bujalski (Thomaston, Conn.) also had a strong swim for Marist, as she finished second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:57.12 and won the 100-yard free in 54.29 seconds.
Mangona went on to sweep the diving events on Saturday for the Marist, in helping them to the victory. Off the three-meter board she posted a winning score of 217.95, before besting the field in the one-meter event with a score of 226.12. Mangona was supported by t Anna Sanner (Somerset, Pa.) who placed second in the three-meter event and fifth off the one-meter board and freshman Katherine Carpenter (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) who finished fourth in both diving events.
With the win Marist evens its record at 1-1 on the season overall and moves to 1-0 in MAAC competitions. Marist will be back in action on Sunday, November 12 when it hosts MAAC foe Fairfield. The meet is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in the McCann Natatorium.
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