Women's Swimming and Diving 2/16/2020 10:03:00 PM Chris Gallogly

Swimming & Diving Jumps Binghamton on Final Day to Finish Third at 2020 America East Championship

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Vermont Catamounts finished the 2020 America East Championship with 493.5 points, jumping Binghamton (486.5 pts.) in the final events Sunday to finish third for the eighth-straight season.

New Hampshire (876 pts.) won the Championship with last year's champion, UMBC, finishing second with 759.5 points

RELATED LINKS
Day 4 Results | Final Results

COACH'S QUOTE
"These Catamounts fought hard all weekend," said head coach Gerry Cournoyer. "They stayed focused and came to the pool every session to earn a well-deserved third place finish. This is one conference championship meet that I will remember forever. I am so proud of these athletes."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sophia Smith (17:36.28) finished 10th and Mina Poppas (17:38.92) finished 12th in the 1650 free.
Beth Hartog posted a time of 2:03.09 to claim fifth in the A Final of the 200 back. Morgan Montgomery raced to 2:05.26 in the B Final to finish 11th and Peyton McNulty (2:08.39) followed in 15th.
Cailin Campbell took seventh in the A Final of the 100 free after a time of 52.23. Sierra Sexton finished just behind in eighth with a time of 52.70.
Kira Parker (52.26) touched the wall first in the B Final of the 100 free to finish ninth overall. Isabelle Magbie (52.86) finished 11th and Vivian Nguyen (53.57) finished 15th.
Francesca Pucillo (2:23.45) finished 11th overall in the 200 breast after racing in the B Final.
In the B Final of the 200 fly, Katie Rivers (2:07.17) touched the wall first to finish ninth. Katherine Morrissey posted a time of 2:12.32 to finish 12th and Savannah Buch (2:12.63) finished 13th.
The 400 free relay team of Parker, Nguyen, Campbell, and Isabelle Magbie closed the championship with a time of 3:28.16 to finish third.

CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES

Hartog reached the A Final in tonight's 200 back after reaching the A Final in the 100 back last night.
The 200 free relay gold on Friday marked the fourth time in the last five seasons Vermont has won the 200 free relay.

AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS
Sierra Sexton, Vivian Nguyen, Isabelle Magbie, Kira Parker – 200 free relay

ALL-CONFERENCE
Emily Murphy – 3-meter dive
Sierra Sexton – 50 free, 200 free relay
Isabelle Magbie – 200 free relay
Vivian Nguyen – 200 free relay
Kira Parker – 200 free relay

FINAL TEAM RESULTS
     1. New Hampshire (876 pts.)
     2. UMBC (759.5)
     3. Vermont (493.5)
     4. Binghamton (486.5)
     5. Maine (396)
     6. Stony Brook (253.5)
     7. VMI (129)

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