LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena Swimming & Diving's first of two home meets in as many weeks to usher in the new year brought a return to the win column Saturday afternoon at the Siena Swim Center. The Saints (4-6-1) took down Stonehill 171-98 in their third home dual meet of the 2023-24 season.
The Green and Gold won 12 of 16 events on the day to claim their first home dual meet win of the year and their third in just over a year against the Skyhawks.
The team of freshman
Mea Amedio, junior
Olivia Martin, freshman
Camryn Raines, and graduate student
Rory Kalac kicked things off with a winning time of 1:50.00 in the 200 medley relay, while freshman
Hope Ivanovich (10:54.26) and senior
Audrey Shultz (10:55.29) went 1-2 in the 1,000 free with a pair of impressive marks.
Junior
Kylie Carter (1:58.94), junior
Maddie Buck (1:59.33) and Kalac (1:59.49) took each of the top three spots in the 200 free, while freshman
Carsyn Ide (1:01.13) snagged third place in the 100 back.
Amedio (1:09.52) and Martin (1:09.91) went 2-3 in the 100 breast, while Ivanovich (2:14.67) and senior
Demi Bobarakis (2:18.82) took first and third in the 200 fly, and Kalac (24.72), freshman
Natalie Blume (25.35), and sophomore
Mya Reed (26.02) performed a sweep in the 50 free.
Blume (54.75), junior
Shaylea Triller (55.66), and Raines (56.14) took the top three spots in the 100 free, While Amedio claimed first in the 200 back (2:10.92). The top three spots in the 200 breast went to Carter (2:29.31), Shultz (2:32.26), and Martin (2:37.20), while Buck (5:33.84) and freshman
Maria Candelora (5:33.84) claimed the top two places in the 500 free.
Ivanovich (59.61) and Bobarakis (1:02.16) led the way in the 100 fly, while Amedio (2:13.36) posted the top time for Siena in the 200 IM. The Saints ended the meet with the team of Ivanovich, Buck, Kalac, and Carter narrowly missing the pool record in the 800 free relay with a time of 8:02.13.
Senior
Talia Spenziero once again led the way in both diving events with a score of 231.43 in one-meter and a tally of 212.65 in three-meter.
Siena will conclude regular season dual meet action by honoring its four seniors next Sunday when it hosts MAAC foe Saint Peter's at the Siena Swim Center on Sunday, January 28 at 12:30 PM.